Oh, blimey …
That looks nasty …
I’ve just switched on the news, and found out a couple of things.
For starters, there’s been a Magnitude 6•3 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Thankfully, nowhere near the part of the country that a couple of old friends emigrated to, although — at first glance — it has killed 65 people.
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Secondly … ?
They’ve just announced on the local bit of the BBC News that Essex County Council is to finalise its budget for this year.
Somehow, I can’t see the results of that being good.
From what the newsreader said … ?
Jobs are going to go …
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Lets move on, shall we … ?
Yeah, lets …
Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Mr Strict and Debbi putting in their answers.
With both scoring five out of five, it also saw Mr S showing us Steve Fossett’s balloon, and Debbi letting us know she’s available on Kindle.
Good for them!
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) 22nd February, 1955, saw Maureen Connolly retire: from which sport … ?Q2) More to the point, what was her nickname … ?Q3) 22nd February, 1979, saw which Caribbean island achieve independence from the UK … ?Q4) 22nd February, 1950, saw the birth of actress, Julie Walters: in which film did she play Liverpudlian hairdresser, Susan White … ?Q5) Three years later, 22nd February, 1953, saw the birth of actor, Nigel Planer: which member of The Young Ones did he play … ?Q6) And finally … 22nd February, 2002, saw the death of which American animator … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 21st February, 1988, saw televangelist, Jimmy Swaggart, resign his post after a sex scandal: who’s his more famous — and equally scandalous — rock and rolling cousin … ?A1) Jerry Lee Lewis.Q2) 21st February, 1965, saw the death of activist, Malcolm X: who played Malcolm X, in the 1992 film of the same name … ?Q2) Denzel Washington.Q3) 21st February, 1953, saw the discovery of the structure of DNA: name either of the Cambridge scientists who made the discovery.A3) Francis Crick and James D. Watson.Q4) 21st February, 1677, saw the death of which philosopher … ?A4) Baruch Spinoza.Q5) And finally … 21st February, 1995, saw Steve Fossett land in Canada, after becoming the first person to cross the Pacific, single-handedly, in what … ?A5) A balloon.
Enjoy those, everyone: and as it’s Nigel Planer’s birthday … ?
I’ll leave you with a tune … !
1. tennis
ReplyDelete2. "Little Mo"
3. St. Lucia
4. Educating Rita
5. the long-suffering hippie, Neil
6. Chuck Jones, the awesome creator of Bugs Bunny (among other characters)
PS: The big news is my latest novel became a Kindle bestseller last Sunday. (Still amazed! :)) On Amazon.com. It's also on Amazon UK, but I'll stop here. To keep going would be even more gauche. :)