Ta-DAH … !
There we go!
I know that’s possibly NOT what you’re expecting, but as it was Jude’s First birthday, yesterday … ?
It’s just a shame I didn’t manage to catch one of him with the cake … !
At his age … ? I don’t blame him for the slightly baffled look.
Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, let’s … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome, giving Jude a belated birthday mention* — putting in her answers: AND bagging 6 out of 6.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 27th December, 1977, saw the UK premiere of Star Wars: what do the film’s makers now call it … ?Q2) More to the point, who played Obi-wan Kenobi, in the recent prequels … ?Q3) Even more to the point, which Akira Kurosawa film does director George Lucas cite as a major influence on Star Wars?Q4) Moving on … 27th December, 2004, saw who’s party win the famously re-run Ukrainian General Election … ?Q5) 27th December, 1949, saw which country granted independence by the Netherlands?Q6) 27th December, 537 AD, saw the completion of which church?Q7) And finally … 27th December is Constitution Day in which Asian country … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) Saint Stephen’s Day is more commonly known as what?A1) Boxing Day.Q2) Which of Shakespeare's plays was performed for James 1st, on that day in 1606?A2) King Lear.Q3) In which year was Boxing Day declared a public holiday in the UK … ?A3) 1871.Q4) Traditionally starting on 26th December, which year saw the first celebration of Kwanzaa … ?A4) 1966.Q5) 26th December, 1982, saw Time Magazine name what as it’s Man of the Year … ?A5) The Personal Computer.Q6) And finally … 26th December, 2006, saw an exploding oil pipeline in Nigeria kill at 260 people. In which Nigerian city … ?A6) Lagos.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with a mildly mournful birthday girl, Marlene Dietrich …
* Hang on, Debbi: Bill worked at the Library of Congress … ? I’m impressed …
1 comment:
Yes, he did. He started out in (essentially) a clerical position. He took courses in computer science and ended up becoming the library's spam expert. It was his job to protect the system from being compromised.
The reason he chose to work at the LOC was so he could be close to their genealogy collection. He was always going there to do research. By working there and living close by, he was like a kid working in a candy store. :)
1. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
2. Ewan McGregor
3. The Hidden Fortress
4. Viktor Yushchenko
5. Indonesia
6. Hagia Sophia, now known as St. Sophia Museum
7. North Korea
You know what's interesting? I was watching Lord of the Rings, and I thought, "This is just like Star Wars. I think George Lucas ripped off J.R.R. Tolkien!"
Guess I was wrong, huh? :)
Or it's yet another example of how all stories have been done. Just in different ways. Maybe.
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