Hmmm …
You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve just seen a story on the BBC’s news Channel that’s got me briefly wondering.
Basically … ?
Football referees in Scotland have gone on strike.
And several of the Portuguese and Polish referees that the SPL have drafted in to fill in at this weeks matches have gone home, already.
I’m just wondering what Terry — one of the late customers at a pub I worked at, and a former referee, himself — would’ve made of that: feel free to say something, Trevor … !
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
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Moving on, yesterday’s Teaser saw a welcome return for both Kaiju* and @Euthymios, who — along with Trevor — all put in answers. It saw Trevor and @Euthymios scoring 5 out of 5, with Kaiju bagging 4 out of 5: and I’m tempted to give Kaiju an extra point, as the Wikipedia entries are all over the shop!
Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 27th November, 2006, saw the death of British DJ, Alan Freeman: what was his nickname … ?Q2) 27th November, 2001, saw a hydrogen atmosphere discovered on which extra-solar planet … ?Q3) 27th November, 1978, saw the birth of Birmingham born rapper, Mike Skinner: who is he better known as … ?Q4) 27th November, 1973, saw the US Senate confirm Gerald Ford as President of the USA: but under which Amendment to the US Constitution … ?Q5) And finally … 27th November is the birth of both Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Lee: but which of them is the older? (Or would be if they were still alive … )
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 26th November, 1778, saw Captain James Cook become the first European to visit which island? A1) MauiQ2) 26th November, 1917, saw the foundation of the National Hockey League: name any of the first five teams to sign up.A2) Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas.Q3) 26th November, 1939, saw the birth of singer, Anna Mae Bullock: how is she better known … ?A3) Tina Turner.Q4) 26th November, 1970, saw the heaviest recorded rainfall, in the town of Basse-Terre, Guadaloupe: how much rain — in inches — fell in the space of a minute … ?A4) 1.5 inches.Q5) And finally … 26th November, 1953, saw the UK’s House of Lords vote for what: commercial TV, The Official Secrets Act, or commercial whaling … ?A5) Commercial TV.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.
Let me know what you think of the video …
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Q1 Fluff
Q2 HD 209458 b commonly called Osiris
Q3 The Streets
Q4 Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV)
Q5 Bruce Lee
Trevor
“In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.”
“It does not pay a prophet to be too specific.”
“The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.”
“There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.”
Quotes by L. Sprague de Camp (American Science fiction author) born 27 November 1907.
“We became Morris and Morecambe. This partnership did not last long, however.”
“We took the whole thing far too seriously. After all, those were early days in television.”
Quotes by Ernie Wise (English Comedian) born 27 November 1925.
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