At last … !
It’s happened … !
I think I can safely say that I’m now officially an uncle.
My sister, Ruth gave birth to her son, Jude Paul, at 1•11 am this morning, weighing 7lbs 9oz.
I don’t know how Ruth feels, but I know I’m relieved!
Phew
I know this much: I think it means the much delayed family christmas dinner can now go ahead: complete with it’s newest member …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor putting in his answers: along with bagging 7 out of 7, he also put in some quotes from scientific giant, Sir Isaac Newton. Let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ?
Q1) 26th December — Boxing Day, in other words — is a public holiday in only one Province of Canada: which province … ?Q2) 26th December is also the Feast of Saint Stephen, in Western churches: when do Eastern churches celebrate it … ?Q3) How is Boxing Day known in South Africa … ?Q4) 26th December, 1970, saw the death of British Olympic medallist, Lillian Board: in which Olympics did she win a silver medal in the 400 metres … ?Q5) 26th December, 1974, saw the death of American comedian, Benjamin Kubelsky: how was he better known … ?Q6) 26th December, 1893, saw the birth of Mao Zedong: how is the pocket-sized edition of Quotations from Chairman Mao better known in the West … ?Q7) And finally … 26th December, 1870, saw the completion of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel: through which mountain range does this tunnel run … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) In which book of the New testament book of the Bible is the Baby Jesus visited by the Three Magi … ?A1) The Gospel of Matthew.Q2) More to the point, what are the traditional names of those three Magi … ?Q2) Melchior, Caspar and Balthasar.Q3) The earliest reference to the birth of Jesus being on the 25th of December is in a calendar for which year: 354AD, 356AD or 356AD?A3) 354ADQ4) 25th December, 1818, saw the first performance of which hymn … ?A4) Silent Night.Q5) Staying with a musical theme, 25th December, 1984, saw the birth of twins, Jessica and Lisa Origliasso: they’re better known as which Australian band … ?A5) The Veronicas.Q6) 25th December is celebrated as Quaid-e-Azam’s Day, in Pakistan: whose birth does this celebrate … ?A6) Mohammad Ali Jinnah — محمد علی جناح, for the Urdu speaker — founding father of Pakistan.Q7) And finally … 25th December, 1989, saw the execution of Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena: which East European country had been dictator of … ?A7) Romania.
Enjoy those, everyone.
Don’t forget to let know how you Christmas day went …
Q1 Ontario
ReplyDeleteQ2 December 27
Q3 Day of Good Will
Q41968 Mexico City (My first wife Anita went to school with her)
Q5 Jack Benny
Q6 Little Red Book
Q7 European Alps (Mont Cenis)
Trevor
“From that moment, I did not cease to pray to God that by his grace it might one day be permitted to me to learn Greek.”
“No, this customary aim of research by excavators is completely foreign to the historical work with which I am occupied... my sole and only aim is to be able to establish a historical fact, on which I disagree with some eminent historians and geographers.”
“We could imagine nothing pleasanter than to spend all of our lives digging for relics of the past.”
Quotes by Heinrich Schliemann (German archaeologist who excavated Troy) died 26th December 1890.
“A good movie is three good scenes and no bad scenes.”
“I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!”
“There's action only if there is danger.”
Quotes by Howard Winchester Hawks (US film director, producer & screenwriter) died 26th December 1977.
Definition of Uncle
ReplyDeleteUncle
An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation.
The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.
A pawnbroker.
Well I am indeed old but I am a Great Uncle not just an ordinary Uncle and many of me great Nieces and Nephews are teenagers so I may become a Great Great Uncle in the not too distant Future.
Trevor