Oh … Dear …
It look’s like the Royal Family’s got a potential media storm on its hands.
It’s official. Prince Harry’s been caught with his pants down.
And I have to admit, I’m very tempted to finish that sentence with the word again … !
Bless him …
He’s getting as much of a reputation as Princess Margaret and Prince Andrew.
Let’s move on, shall we?
Before I get cheekily tempted to give you a link to them …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting her answers: and along with admitting the Pie Floater had caught her attention*, also 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) 23rd August, 1305, saw the death of Scottish hero, Sir William Wallace: who played Wallace, in the film, Braveheart?
Q2) More to the point, Wallace was hung at Smithfields, in London: Smithfield is the site of the last surviving London … what … market?
Q3) 23rd August, 1839, saw the UK capture which Chinese port city … ?
Q4) This capture saw the start of the First Opium War: between the UK and which Chinese Imperial dynasty … ?
Q5) 23rd August, 1994, saw Eugene Ballard commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. Ballard was the only black pilot to serve in the US Airforce, during which war … ?
Q6) And finally … 23rd August, 1991, saw who punish those involved in a coup, four days earlier … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 22nd August, 1639, saw the founding of the city of Madras: how is Madras now known?A1) Chennai.
Q2) More to the point, which India federal state is it the capital of … ?A2) Tamil Nadu.
Q3) 22nd August, 1966, saw ICI announce job losses: in its factories that made what … ?A3) Nylon.
Q4) Following on from that, what does ICI stand for … ?A4) Imperial Chemical Industries.
Q5) 22nd August, 1922, saw the discovery of gold in which South African city … ?A5) Johannesburg.
Q6) And finally … 22nd August, 2007, saw the Storm Botnet send a record amount of spam emails: was it 56, 57 or 58 million messages … ?A6) 57 million.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with this quote, in memory of the late R. D. Laing …
“We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.”In Memorium, R. D. Laing, 7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989
And this tune from the equally late Keith Moon …
* I don’t think there’s anything quite as eyecatching as the Pie Floater, Debbi … ! Unless it was the name of the original creator’s … ummm … venue: ‘Harry’s Café De Wheels’. Apparently, if you were feeling really posh, he’d put ketchup on it … And tell you what was in the pie …
Wow! I love it. :)
ReplyDeleteHarry's Cafe de Wheels and Keith Moon! Awesome! Ha ha ha ...
1. Mel Gibson
2. wholesale market (also, meat market)
3. Hong Kong
4. the Qing Dynasty
5. World War I
6. Fiji's chief magistrate Usaia Ratuvili