Hey-ho!
Back to work we go … !
Yep, it’s me first day back at work after the holidays, and I’m looking forward to it.
In part … ?
Because — hopefully — we’re having the long delayed family Christmas dinner, afterwards … !
And opening the pressies … !
Ahem … !
Oh, granted, me and Anna — the elder, and very non pregnant of my two sisters — opened one or two of them.
But we thought we should wait for Ruth and little Jude to get back, to open most of them …
Just to be polite …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor, Suzie* and Kaiju all putting in their answers. With all of them scoring five out of 5, it also saw Trevor putting in quotes from Marlene Dietrich, and Suzie mentioning a pub in Lewes called The Snowdrop.
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) 28th December, 1832, saw US vice-president John C. Calhoun become the first US vice-president to do what … ?Q2) 28th December, 1976, saw the death of American blues musician, Freddie King: what was his biggest US hit … ?Q3) 28th December, 1912, saw the first city trams used in which US city … ?Q4) 28th December, 1795, saw the start of construction of Yonge Street, which had been the longest street on Earth: in which Canadian city was its construction started … ?Q5) And finally … 28th December, 1993, saw HM Customs and Excise seize £70, 0000, 000 worth of cocaine: the first that British investigators had linked to which criminal organisation … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 27th December, 1836, saw England’s worst avalanche take place: near which Sussex town … ?A1) Lewes.Q2) 27th December, 1879 saw the birth of Kent born actor, Sydney Greenstreet: in which 1941 film did he play Kasper Gutman … ?Q2) The Maltese Falcon.Q3) 27th December, 1571, saw the birth of astronomer, Johannes Kepler: during his career, he was an assistant to which Danish astronomer and mathematician … ?A3) Tycho Brahe.Q4) Coincidently, and many years later, 27th December, 1822, saw the birth of which French microbiologist … ?A4) Louis Pasteur.Q5) And finally … 27th December, 1901, saw the birth of German born actress, Marlene Dietrich: in which year of the 1930s did she become a US citizen … ?A5) 1939.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
* Welcome back!
3 comments:
Q1 Resign
Q2 Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King
Q3 San Francisco, California
Q4 York, Upper Canada now called Toronto, Ontario
Q5 Colombia's Cali cartel. Part of The Mafia.
Trevor
“Food is life, life is food. If you don't like my approach you are welcome to go down to McDonalds"
"Most cookery programs are made in the television studio, but mine are on the street, in the desert and in the mountains. It's like that because we want to show viewers the country, so for example I'll end up having to take a donkey, that is winding through mountain passes"
"We went to buy fried fish here (in India) and we simply went to the stall which had the longest queue; that's how I can tell. You let the locals vote for the food"
"Cooking is an art and patience a virtue. Careful shopping, fresh ingredients and an unhurried approach are nearly all you need. There is one more thing - love. Love for food and love for those you invite to your table. With a combination of these things you can be an artist"
"Watch a French housewife as she makes her way slowly along the loaded stalls… searching for the peak of ripeness and flavour… What you are seeing is a true artist at work, patiently assembling all the materials of her craft, just as the painter squeezes oil colours onto his palette ready to create a masterpiece.”
"I apparently said that celebrity cooks are so up their own bottoms that they do not realise that food should be fun, not a station waiting for a train to arrive to take them to a destination to learn how to cook"
Quotes by Keith Floyd (English Celebrity Chef) born 28th December 1943.
First of all, congrats to your sis on that utterly cute little addition to the Cuddly Cuddy family.
1. Have the initials JCC - which made him crazy. He wanted to be JCS!
2. I Ain't Dead Yet (Oops, yes I am)
3. I'll say New York since it's on the east coast, but I really want to say San Francisco because I love SFO (not the V-P's initials at all)
4. Toronto
5. The Super Mario Bad Guys
I predict young Jude will grow to be a handsome young man. Congrats, Uncle Paul!
As for the Teaser answers that took me the longest to complete yet! Not because of dificculty, but because my animal mates went berserk! All fighting each other and begging attention. Sheeesh... Anyways...
1. Calhoun was the first vice president in U.S. history to resign from office
2. "I'm Tore Down"
3. Boston Elevated Railway in 1912-13. Or it could be the system in San Francisco...
4. Richmond Hill, Ontario
5. Mafia
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