Hmmm …
That’s a thing …
I’ve got the BBC’s news channel on, at the moment.
And so far … ?
Nothing about WikiLeaks. Whether that’s because nothing’s happened with it, or that the relevant newspapers have major to offer, I don’t know.
But it has got me wondering …
Hmmm …
Lets get a shift on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — all on his ownsome — putting in his answers: along with quoting playwright, John Osbourne, he also managed 4 out of 5.
Ummm …
We wanted the son, Trevor …
Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s set, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 13th December, 1974, saw which island nation become a republic … ?Q2) 13th December, 1995, saw riots break out in which London borough … ?Q3) 13th December, 1934, saw the birth of which American film producer … ?Q4) 13th December, 2008, saw the death of actress, Kathy Staff: in which British sitcom did she play Nora Batty … ?Q5) And finally … 13th December, 1960, saw who — temporarily — deposed, whilst on a visit to Brazil … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 12th December, 1408, saw the founding of the crusading order called the Order of the Dragon: which Wallachian Duke’s father was a member … ? (We want the Duke: not the father … )A1) Vlad 3rd the Impaler. AKA Vlad Țepeș: and, because his father, Vlad 2nd, had been nicknamed ‘Dracul’, or ‘The Dragon’, Vlad 3rd was also called Dracula: ‘The Son of the Dragon’. (You know, he turns up at the strangest moments … )Q2) 12th December, 1967, saw which member of the Rolling Stones have a drug conviction over turned … ?A2) Brian Jones.Q3) 12th December, 1950, saw Paula Ackerman lead her first services in the US: what was she the first woman in the US to be appointed as … ?A3) A rabbi.Q4) 12th December, 1893, saw the birth of which star of 1931 film, Little Cæsar?A4) Emanuel Goldenberg: better known, of course, as Edward G. Robinson.Q5) And finally … 12th December, 203, saw the death of Keiko the Orca: which film had he been a star of … ?A5) Free Willy.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
Q1 Malta
ReplyDeleteQ2 Brixton is in the London Borough of Lambeth
Q3 Richard Darryl Zanuck
Q4 Last of the Summer Wine
Q5 Haile Selassie I
Trevor
“Life's an awfully lonesome affair. You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming.”
“It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw
“You must be absolutely honest and true in the depicting of a totem for meaning is attached to every line. You must be most particular about detail and proportion.”
“Indian Art broadened my seeing, loosened the formal tightness I had learned in England's schools. Its bigness and stark reality baffled my white man's understanding... I had been schooled to see outsides only, not struggle to pierce.”
“Bless... the two painting masters who first pointed out to me (raw young pupil that I was) that there was coming and going among trees, that there was sunlight in shadows.”
“It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she's something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of.”
Quotes by Emily Carr (Canadian Artist & writer) born 13th December 1871. There is an Art school named after her on Granville Island Vancouver.
1. Malta
ReplyDelete2. Brixton
3. Richard Darryl Zanuck, in SURPRISE Los Angeles, California
4. Last of the Summer Wine
5. Haile Selassie