Oooh, well that’s something …
Seemingly … ?
Seemingly, The Now Show is back on Radio 4, tomorrow.
Which I’ve got to admit, I’ve not actually heard in years.
On the other hand … ?
On the other hand, I do know I’ve always enjoyed Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis’s output.
OK, GRANTED they’re maybe not hugely radically edgey comedians.
But they ARE funny.
Which is the important bit, isn’t it … ?
Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, let’s …
‹‹†››
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mr Strict and Debbi putting in their answers: with Debbi telling us I’d picked another good tune*, it also saw her and Mr S BOTH bagging 6 out of 6.
Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 16th February, 1899, saw the founding of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur is Iceland’s first what … ?Q2) 16th February, 1985, saw whistle blowing civil servant, Clive Ponting, resign: over his part in a leak about the sinking of which ship … ?Q3) 16th February, 1940, saw which German tanker boarded by British sailors … ?Q4) 16th February, 2006, saw the last what decommissioned by the US Army … ?Q5) 16th February, 2005, saw the Kyoto Protocol come into force: what does the Kyoto Protocol intend to slow … ?Q6) And finally … 16th February, 1921, saw the birth of Reverend John Galbraith Graham: under the pen-name, Araucaria, what does he compile for The Guardian … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 15th February, 1906, saw the founding of which British political party … ?A1) The Labour party.Q2) More to the point, what was the name of that party’s first Prime Minister … ?A2) Ramsey MacDonald.Q3) 15th February, 1971, saw Britain introduce decimalized pounds sterling: in which year was the 20p piece introduced … ?A3) 1982.Q4) 15th February, 2003, saw protests — in roughly 600 cities — against war, where … ?A4) Iraq.Q5) 15th February, 1564, saw the birth of which astronomer … ?A5) Galileo Galilei.Q6) And finally … 15th February, 1942, saw which city surrender to the Japanese army … ?A6) Singapore.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.
AFTER I’ve left you in the gentle hands of Ice Tº …
* Oooh … I’ll look forward to that, Debbi … !
º I STILL can’t believe he got voted off the US edition of The Weakest Link: I mean, this is ICE T we’re talking about, rap’s answer to Chuck Norris!
1. football club
ReplyDelete2. the Belgrano
3. Altmark
4. MASH unit
5. global warming
6. crosswords
The launch date for Riptide is March 12. Yippee! :)