Q1) 6th November, 1944, saw the initial manufacture of Plutonium. What’s the atomic number of Plutonium: 90, 92 or 94 … ?
Q2) More to the point … what’s the standard atomic weight of Plutonium: 244, 245 or 246 … ?
Q3) Moving on … 6th November, 1935, saw Edwin Armstrong present a paper on how to improve radio signal’s by what: amplitude modulation, very high frequency broadcasting or frequency?
Q4) 6th November, 1996, saw Bill Clinton win his second term as US President: which US party won majorities in the US Senate and the House of Representatives … ?
Q5) 6th November, 1913, saw the leader of a march of Asian miners protesting in South Africa, arrested: who was that leader … ?
Q6) And finally … 6th November, 1999, saw which Commonwealth country vote against becoming a republic … ?
Q1) In the UK, 5th November is Bonfire night: commemorating the Gunpowder plot against James 1st. How was James 1st known in Scotland … ?A1) James 6th.
Q2) More to the point, during the 17th century, Bonfire Night was a focus for anti-what sentiment: anti-Islam, anti-Catholic or anti-matter … ?A2) Anti-Catholic.
Q3) Equally to the point, Bonfire Night celebrations were heightened at the start of the Glorious Revolution: when who landed in the UK on 5th November, 1688 … ?A3) William 3rd: also known as William of Orange.
Q4) Moving on … 5th November 1935, saw the debut of the Parker Brothers version of which game … ?A4) Monopoly.
Q5) 5th November, 1999, saw a Federal Judge in New York declare whom to be a monopoly … ?A5) Microsoft.
Q6) And finally … 5th November, 2006, saw the execution of which former Iraqi president … ?A6) Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, in full, or دام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي, in Arabic.
º OK, not serious … Just not funny …
Blue Collar Pub Rock, any one … ?
Oh, and …
Hmmm ... somehow, I'm not surprised. I can imagine Lydon would understand Ian's point of view quite well. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome blue collar pub rock, btw!
Cross your fingers and hope that Mitt doesn't win!
Check out Midlist Life. I included something Rick said that you might enjoy. :)
1. 94
2. 244
3. frequency modulation
4. Republican
5. Mohandas K. Gandhi
6. Australia