Bleaugh …
I’ve got to admit, I think I’m developing something of a tea obsession.
Which, I’ll admit, is a bit better than one or two of the things I’ve ingested over the years.
Still, if nothing else … ?
It means I’m up, about …
And ready for whatever the day throws at me.
Well …
That’s the theory, at any rate.
Let’s move on, shall we … ?
Before I turn into a whinging pom*.
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting in her answers: and, along with mentioning looking forward to coming to the UKº, this year, she also managed to score 5 out of 5.
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) 1st February, 1865, saw Abraham Lincoln sign the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution into law: what did this ban … ?Q2) 1st February, 1920, saw the Royal Canadian Mounted Police begin operation: what creature features o the Mounties Coat of Arms?Q3) 1st February, 2004, saw who have a wardrobe malfunction at the 38th Superbowl … ?Q4) 1st February, 1327, saw who crowned as King of England?Q5) And finally … 1st February, 1994, saw British MPs condemn the sale of which car company … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 31st January, 1958, saw the launch of the first US satellite: what was it called … ?A1) Explorer 1.Q2) 8 years earlier, 31st January, 1950, saw which US president announce that the USA was to develop a hydrogen bomb … ?A2) President Harry S. Truman.Q3) January, 31st, 1902, saw the birth of actress, Tallulah Bankhead: who played her in the 1991 musical, Tallulah Who?A3) Suzie Quatro.Q4) 31st January, 1946, saw Yugoslavia’s Constitution go into force: name any of Yugoslavia’s constituent countries.A4) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and SloveniaQ5) And finally … 31st January, 1990 saw the first branch of which fast food joint open in Moscow?A5) McDonald’sª.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.
* There’s an old old Australian joke, I first heard many years ago: “How can you tell a plane-load of poms has just landed? The engines will stop, but the whining won’t.” I’m in that kind of mood, today …
º Hopefully, by then I’ll have a job, and be able to buy you that expresso, Debbi.
ª Someone I worked with, many years ago, visited Moscow as part of a Russian language course: he said you could tell that Russians who were visiting it for the 2nd time … they brought cutlery …
Here's wishing you well in your job search, Paul. I know what it's like to be without a job and scraping by. Not fun.
ReplyDelete1. slavery
2. the Canadian horse
3. Janet Jackson
4. Edward III
5. Rover Group Ltd.