Hmmm …
Hmmm …
That’s a thought …
I just hope I don’t get into trouble …
I don’t know if you’ve been following the stuff I put up here about Merlin, but I’ve managed to put the URI for the post on YouTube page with the clip. If that makes sense … ?
I just hope I don’t get much bad comment from the actual copyright owners.
Which is actually a second point: that seems to have changed from BBC Worldwide to Fremantle Media.
With no actual sign on either the Wikipedia or IMDb entries that that’s who the owners are …
Funny, that …
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But lets get moving on, shall we … ? Before I start getting even more incoherent …
Yesterday’s Teaser saw putting in his answers: and — along with bagging 5 out of 5 — and quoting both L. Sprague de Camp and Ernie Wise.
Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 28th November 1785, saw the Treaty of Hopewell signed, between the US government and which tribe of Native Americans … ?Q2) 28th November, 1520, saw the first Europeans to cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific, via the South American Strait: the three ships concerned were under whose command … ?Q3) 28th November, 1950, saw the birth of US actor, Ed Harris: in which James Cameron film does he play Bud Brigham … ?Q4) 28th November, 1960, saw which country become independent of France … ?Q5) On a similar theme, 28th November, 1975, saw which country become independent of Portugal … ?Q6) And finally … 28th November, 1994, saw the death of which of the Great Train Robbers … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 27th November, 2006, saw the death of British DJ, Alan Freeman: what was his nickname … ?A1) Fluff.Q2) 27th November, 2001, saw a hydrogen atmosphere discovered on which extra-solar planet … ?A2) HD 209458 b: otherwise known as Osiris. (Am I the only person who really think the name is slightly evil sounding … ?)Q3) 27th November, 1978, saw the birth of Birmingham born rapper, Mike Skinner: who is he better known as … ?A3) The Streets.Q4) 27th November, 1973, saw the US Senate confirm Gerald Ford as President of the USA: but under which Amendment to the US Constitution … ?A4) The 25th.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 … )A5) Bruce Lee: he was born 27/11/1940, whereas Jimi was born on 27/11/1942.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later. Enjoy the videos, though …
I don’t know about you, but The Streets first couple of hit were fantastic … !
Q1 Cherokee
ReplyDeleteQ2 Ferdinand Magellan
Q3 The Abyss
Q4 Mauritania
Q5 East Timor
Q6 Ronald Christopher Edwards known as Buster Edwards
Trevor
“If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.”
“He that is down needs fear no fall, He that is low, no pride”
“Then I saw that there was a way to Hell, even from the gates of heaven.”
Quotes by John Bunyan (English Writer) born 28 November 1628
“Eternity is in love with the productions of time.”
“Every harlot was a virgin once. “
“Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. “
“The true method of knowledge is experiment. “
“You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. “
Quotes by William Blake (English poet) born 28 November 1757.