You know, I’ve got to admit, I’m happy that I’ve got an alarm that goes off at ten minute intervals, I really am.
I’d’ve hated to be late for work or post this up late, just because I’ve slept through it, I really would …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor putting in his answers: and, along with bagging 6 out of 6, he also found time to quote both John Bunyan and William Blake.
Granted the Teasers aren’t as lyrical, but let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s set of questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 29th November, 1975, saw which racing driver killed in an air crash … ?Q2) 29th November, 1913, saw the founding of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime in Paris: that’s the governing body for which sport … ?Q3) 29th November, 1895, saw the birth of Busby Berkeley: which 1933 musical — directed by Lloyd Bacon — did he provide the choreography for … ?Q4) 29th November, 1898, saw the birth of the author of The Screwtape Letters: what was his name … ?Q5) And finally … 29th November, 1965, saw the launch of the Alouette 2: but by which country’s space agency … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 28th November 1785, saw the Treaty of Hopewell signed, between the US government and which tribe of Native Americans … ?A1) The Cherokee.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 … ?A2) Portuguese navigator, Ferdinand Magellan.Q3) 28th November, 1950, saw the birth of US actor, Ed Harris: in which James Cameron film does he play Bud Brigham … ?A3) The Abyss.Q4) 28th November, 1960, saw which country become independent of France … ?A4) Mauritania.Q5) On a similar theme, 28th November, 1975, saw which country become independent of Portugal … ?A5) East Timor.Q6) And finally … 28th November, 1994, saw the death of which of the Great Train Robbers … ?A6) Ronald ‘Buster’ Christopher Edwards.
Enjoy those, folks, I’ll catch you later …
Q1 Norman Graham Hill
ReplyDeleteQ2 competitive fencing
Q3 Gold Diggers of 1933
Q4 Clive Staples Lewis
Q5 Canada
Trevor
“With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.”
“The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.”
“A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.”
“An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.”
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”
“Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.”
“Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.”
Quotes by C.S. Lewis (Irish Novelist) born 29 November 1898.