Hmmm …
Right at the moment … ?
Right at the moment, I’m going to change channels.
Seriously.
I think there’s only SO much Konnie Huq I can deal with at this time of the morning.
Not that there’s anything wrong with her: anyone that helps present Blue Peter for that long is going to be held in a certain amount of regard.
No.
It’s the fact that Yesterday were at it again.
I think it’s about the hundredth time I’ve seen the Who’s In Your History mini-show she did for Yesterday.
Yeah …
They can really overdo the repeats …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
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Yesterday’s Teaser was a quiet one: with absolutely no-one putting in their answers*. So lets see who goes for today’s rather literary questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 16th June is Bloomsday: this celebrates the events of which James Joyce novel … ?Q2) In which year was that novel set … ?Q3) And in which city … ?Q4) What’s the name of the novel’s central character … ?Q5) As a FINAL Bloomsday question … who got married on Bloomsday, 1956, at Saint George the Matyr Church, in honour of the day … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 15th June, 1836, saw which US state admitted to the Union … ?A1) Arkansas.Q2) 15th June, 1985, saw a painting called Danaë attacked with sulfuric acid. Who was that painting by … ?Q2) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. Although just Rembramdt’s fine.Q3) 15th June, 1978, saw King Hussein of Jordan marry Queen Noor: what had been her name, up until then … ?A3) Lisa Najeeb Halaby.Q4) 15th June, 1911, saw the founding of what was to become IBM: under what name?A4) The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company.Q5) And finally … 15th June, 1954 saw the founding of European footballing organisation, UEFA: what does UEFA stand for … ?A5) Union of European Football Associations.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
After I’ve left you with a clip from Finnegan’s Wake …
* I think Debbi has a bit of a do going on, today … !
Hi! You're right. Who knew doing an online book launch could be so time consuming and exhausting? :)
ReplyDeleteBTW, hope you had a happy Bloomsday! :) Since I'm part Irish, I suppose I should read more of James Joyce's work.
Of course, I'm also part English and Scottish. All I need is some Welsh and I'd have all the British isles covered, wouldn't I? :)
1. Ulysses
2. 1904
3. Dublin
4. Leopold Bloom
5. Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes