You know, I’ve got admit, I’ve quietly got a classic Dr Who story — The Planet of Evil — playing in the background.
Fascinating stuff …
Especially the look and feel: don’t forget, this is not long after Genesis of the Daleks.
Those mid-70’s era episodes did have their rather gothic charms … !
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Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Before I give you the complete run down …
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Yesterday’s Teaser was relatively quiet: but did see Trevor putting both his answers — and scoring 6 out of 6 — and quoting Sci-Fi writer, Spider Robinson. Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s questions. Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 25th November, 1867, saw who patent dynamite … ?Q2) 25th November, 1881, saw the birth of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli: who was he better known, as Pope?Q3) 25th November, 1974, saw the death of which former UN Secretary General … ?Q4) 25th November, 1843, saw the birth of industrialist, Henry Ware Elliot: which famed American poet was his youngest son … ?Q5) And finally … 25th November, 1914, saw the birth of baseball player, Joe DiMaggio: with which team did he spend his 13-year career … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 24th November, 1859, saw the publication of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species: what’s the book’ full title … ?A1) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.Q2) 24th November, 1989, saw the resignation of entire communist government of which country?A2) Czechoslovakia.Q3) 24th November, 1966, saw which US city experience its smoggiest day … ?A3) New York.Q4) 24th November, 1957, saw the birth of US actress, Denise Crosby: which character did she play in Star Trek: The Next Generation?A4) Security Chief Tasha Yar.Q5) More to the point, which American crooner’s granddaughter is she … ?A5) Bing Crosby.Q6) And finally … 24th November, 1980, saw the death of US actor, George Raft: in which 1959 comedy did he play ‘Spats’ Columbo … ?A6) Some Like It Hot.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
Q1 Alfred Bernhard Nobel
ReplyDeleteQ2 Blessed Pope John XXIII
Q3 U Thant
Q4 Thomas Stearns Eliot usually known as T.S. Eliot
Q5 New York Yankees
Trevor
“He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.”
“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.”
“Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.”
“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.”
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
“Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.”
Quotes by Andrew Carnegie (Scottish-born American industrialist and philanthropist)
Born 25 November 1835.