Hmmm …
Well, that’s seemed to have gone well.
I’m actually up and about — on a Sunday — after the clock’s have gone back.
Which is kind of nice.
Well …
Niceish, lets put it that way.
It’s nice to be able to look pout of the window and know it’s light at this time of morning, however temporarily.
Hmmm …
Actually, can I make a confession … ?
Usually, I’m not a morning person.
Today, though, I’m actually rather chirpy,
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting in her answers. And, along with bagging 6 out of 6, also managed to comment on Washington’s sudden outbreak of
grooviness.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ?
Q1) 30th October, 1270, saw the end of the 8th Crusade and the lifting of the siege of which North African city … ?
Q2) 30th October, 1922, saw Benito Mussolini named as Prime Minister of Italy: in which year was he summarily executed … ?
Q3) 30th October, 1961, saw the USSR receive worldwide condemnation after testing what … ?
Q4) 30th October, 2000, saw the shutdown of the last Multics mainframe: in which country was this machine … ?
Q5) And finally … 30th October, 1984, saw police recover the body of Father Jerzy Popieluszko: which trade union had he famously supported … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 29th October, 1969, saw the first ever computer-to-computer link-up in the ARPANET, which eventually became the Internet. What was ARPANET a contraction of … ?
A1) Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.
Q2) More to the point, the ARPANET was what: a packet-switching network, a carton-conversion network or parcel-force matrix?
A2) A packet-switching network. (I made the other two up. You can tell, can’t you … ? Although I think a carton-conversion network is a group of Why Don’t You fans … )
Q3) As a final internet question … what’s the name of the software that connects computers on the ’Net … ?
A3) The Internet Protocol Suite: also known as TCP/IP.
Q4) Moving on … 29th October, 2008, saw which team win the World Series baseball championship for the first time in 28 years … ?
A4) The Philadelphia Phillies.
Q5) 29th October, 1964, saw Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite: to form which Republic … ?
A5) Tanzania.
Q6) And finally … 29th October, 2003, saw the (then) leader of Britain’s Conservative party hand in his resignation: what was his name … ?
A6) Iain Duncan Smith.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
I’ll leave you with interview with the now late
Jimmy Saville, after his death, yesterday …
Grooviness or lack thereof. lol
ReplyDelete1. Tunis
2. 1945
3. an atom bomb
4. Canada
5. the Solidarity union