I’ve got to confess, right at the moment … ?
I’m tired: I really couldn’t sleep, last night.
But with a day off … ?
I can always get some sleep, later.
And I’ve also got one of the last episodes of I, Claudius: the first in which Claudius, himself, takes the throne …
Or get given it, by 4, 000 Prætorian Guards.
And I’ve got to admit, Jacobi’s is still riveting, after all this time.
Lets leave that there, shall we …
And get moving on …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju — a welcomely returned one, who’d managed to belated manage 5 out of 5, the divine yesterday — putting in their answers: and saw both bagging 5 out of 5.
Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 23rd December is the by-now-traditional date of the fictional Festivus holiday: which US TV show popularized it … ?Q2) 23rd December, 1938, saw an example of what type of apparently extinct fish being discovered … ?Q3) More to the point, the fish in question was found off the coast of which African nation … ?Q4) 23rd December, 1947, saw Bell Laboratories demonstrate which piece of electronic kit … ?Q5) 23rd December, 1986, saw the first plane to make a non-stop, round-the-world trip finish its journey: in which US state?Q6) More to the point, what was the name of that plane … ?Q7) And Finally … 23rd December, 1823, saw the anonymous publication of which well known American poem … ?A7) A Visit From Saint Nicholas: otherwise known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 22nd December, 2002, saw the death of singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Joe Strummer: which 70s era band was he the co-founder of … ?A1) The Clash.Q2) 22nd December, 1849, saw whose execution called off at the last minute … ?Q2) Fyodor Dostoyevsky.Q3) 22nd December, 1944, saw German troops demand the surrender of troops lead by General Anthony Clement McAuliffe: what was his notoriously — or possibly famously — blunt reply … ?A3) “Nuts.” (The impression I get — possibly from too many films set in WW2 — is that he was possibly smoking a seriously large cigar … )Q4) 22nd December, 1858, saw the birth of Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini: which of his operas is the only one to have a preserved recording, by the original conductor … ?A4) La bohème: (A recording was made in 1946, some fifty years after its debut, by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, complete with the aging Arturo Toscanini waving the baton.)Q5) And finally … 22nd December, 2005, saw the discovery of two additional rings around which planet of the solar system … ?A5) Uranus.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
1. Festivus is a fictional, non-denominational festival that was invented by Frank Constanza (Jerry Stiller) in an episode of "Seinfeld". [I think I'll start celebrating it...]
ReplyDelete2. coelacanth
3. off the Chalumna coast of South Africa
4. The transistor, invented by the renowned racist douche, William Shockley.
5. Edwards Air Force Base in California, outside Lancaster at Rosamond
6. Voyager
7. Thanks for the answer, Paul!
A7) A Visit From Saint Nicholas: otherwise known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Q1 Seinfeld
ReplyDeleteQ2 Coelacanth
Q3 South Africa
Q4 transistor
Q5 California
Q6 Rutan Model 76 Voyager
Q7 “A7) A Visit From Saint Nicholas: otherwise known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” As you put it.
Trevor
“Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top.”
“Noah came before the flood. I have come before the fire.”
“An angel of God never has wings.”
“I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man.”
“The greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us is to seek after our dead.”
“The secret of masonry is to keep a secret.”
“Truth is Mormonism. God is the author of it.”
Quotes by Joseph Smith, Jr. born 23rd December 1805. He was the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
like yr blog, dude. Quirky n cool
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