You know, I THINK I’ve just seen this week’s big distraction, I really do … !
You’ve PROBABLY guessed that I’m something of a fan of McSebi’s Pac The Man X: their noticeably fun remake of Pacman’s been on practically all the Mac’s I’ve ever owned.
Well …
I’ve finally managed to wangle a Google+ invite.
Somehow, I doubt that G+ is going to replace Facebook or Twitter.
But I DID manage to find that I could play a free version of Angry Birds on it.
Yep!
I think we can safely say Pac The Man X has competition …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
Before I get overwhelmed by beeps and squeals …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Nina putting in their answers: With Nina bagging 4 out of 5 and Debbi 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) 6th September, 1888, saw Charles Turner become the first English bowler to take 250 wickets in a season: name any of the four English bowlers to have done it since … !Q2) 6th September, 1952, saw Canada’s first TV station — CBFT — start broadcasting: but in which city … ?Q3) More to the point, what does CBFT stand for … ?Q4) 6th September, 1937, saw the start of the Battle of El Mazuco: during which war was that battle … ?Q5) 6th September, 1968, saw which African country become independent … ?Q6) And finally … 6th September, 2008, saw President Abdullah Gül become the first Turkish President to visit which country … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 5th September, 1666, saw the end of the Great Fire Of London: who many people are known to have died in it … ?A1) 16.Q2) 5th September, 1798, saw the Jourdan law, introduced in France. What did this introduce: conscription, mandatory organ donation, or compulsory atheism … ?Q2) Conscription.Q3) 5th September, 1959, saw the introduction of trunk calls in the UK, from what: a public pay phone, a mobile phone, or a radio-telephone … ?A3) A public pay phone.Q4) 5th September, 2000, saw the small Island nation of Tuvalu join the United Nations: name either of the two nations that have smaller populations …A4) Vatican City or Nauru.Q5) And finally … 5th September, 1960, saw which boxer awarded Olympic gold at the 1960 Rome Games?A5) Muhammed Ali, then known as Cassius Clay.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with this tune from Bad Manners … Complete with birthday boy, and lead singer, Buster Bloodvessel, doing his thing …
1) Cricket? Honestly? I'm not even going to try this one, sorry. You have to explain the deal with cricket to me someday...
ReplyDelete2) Quebec
3) Chesapeake Bay Triton Fleet? Cell Behaviour Task Force? Canting Ballast, Tin Foil?
4) the Spanish Civil War
5) Swaziland
6) Armenia
1. J.T. Hearne
ReplyDelete2. Montreal
3. Canadian British French Television (maybe?)
4. Spanish Civil War
5. Swaziland
6. Armenia