You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve got the BBC news channel on, at the moment.
And I couldn’t help but notice some of the … odd … stuff.
Or odder than usual stuff, at any rate …
Or stuff I’m thinking is certainly unusual.
Like the fact the North of England’s been hit by a minor earthquake.
Australia’s been hit by extensive flooding.
Over a thousand redwing blackbirds have dropped dead — in mid-flight — over a small town in Arkansas.
Oh, and here in the South East of England, we’re due to get hit by a partial eclipse, at around 8ish.
You know, if I didn’t know any better, I’d’ve thought the strange gibbering people you occasionally meet are going to be proved right about 2012 …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
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Yesterday’s teaser saw Trevor and Kaiju — neither of whom gibber, as far as I can tell — putting in their answers: with both scoring 6 out of 6, it also saw Trevor quoting Victor Borge, and Kaiju telling the exact model the world’s first electric watch was. Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions.
Q1) 4th January, 1896, saw which state admitted as the 45th state of the USA … ?Q2) 4th January, 1847, saw who sell 1,000 revolvers to the Texas Rangers … ?Q3) 4th January, 1985 saw the death of writer, Christopher Isherwood: name either of the novels — collectively known as The Berlin Stories — which formed the basis of the film, Cabaret …Q4) 4th January, 1960, saw the birth of singer, Michæl Stipe: with which band did he find fame … ?Q5) And finally … 4th January, 1884, saw the founding of which left-wing group … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) January 3rd, 1961, saw the SL1 nuclear reactor go into meltdown, and kill its three operators: in which US state was this … ?A1) Idaho.Q2) One year later, 3rd January, 1962 saw Pope John 23rd excommunicate which Caribbean leader … ?Q2) Fidel Castro.Q3) 3rd December, 1938, saw President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish the ‘March of Dimes’ charity: this famously helped fund the Salk vaccine against which disease … ?A3) Poliomyelitis.Q4) 3rd December, 1977, saw the birth of singer, Michelle Stephenson: which group was she — very briefly — a member of … ?A4) The Spice Girls. (She left — or was kicked out — before they became famous, being replaced, eventually, by Emma Bunton.)Q5) 3rd December, 1892, saw the birth of which late philologist … ?A5) J. R. R. Tolkien. (And, according to Forbes Magazine, he was also the 5th highest earning dead celebrity of 2009.)Q6) And finally … 3rd January, 1957, saw the Hamilton Watch Company introduce the first what: electric watch, quartz watch, or atomic clock … ?A6) Electric watch.
Enjoy those, everyone. Now, if you’ll excuse me … ? I’m going to look up the end of the world …
Q1 Utah
ReplyDeleteQ2 Samuel Colt
Q3 Goodbye to Berlin + Mr. Norris Changes Trains
Q4 R.E.M.
Q5 Fabian Society
Trevor
“I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.”
“I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life.”
“If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else.”
“What do I care about law? Ain't I got the power?”
“You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.”
Quotes by Cornelius Vanderbilt (American Entrepreneur) died 4th January 1877.