It has to be said, Britain’s weather’s … strange … at the mo.
Honestly, we’ve had a run of incredibly gorgeous weather, just recently.
Seriously gorgeous weather.
Until today and yesterday, that is: it’s now officially overcast.
And frankly … ?
I’m hoping for a nice dramatic thunderstorm: if nothing else, the change of pace would be nice … !
~≈¥≈~
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) 21st July, 1983, saw the world’s lowest temperature recorded: -89.2º C at the Russian run Vostok Station. Where IS Vostok Station?
Q2) 21st July, 365 AD, saw a tsunami hit the Egyptian city of Alexandria. The tsunami is believed to have been caused by an earthquake off the coast of which Mediterranean island … ?
Q3) 21st July, 1973, saw foreign agents kill a Norwegian waiter: in the belief he’d been involved in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games Hostage Crisis. Which country were those agents from … ?
Q4) 21st July, 1982, saw the HMS Hermes arrive back in Britain. After being the command ship for which British conflict … ?
Q5) Finally … 21st July, 1949, saw the US Senate ratify the North Atlantic Treaty. Which alliance did this treaty found … ?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 20th July saw the first men walk on the Earth’s Moon. In which year … ?A1) 1969.
Q2) More to the point, name either of those first two men.A2) Neil Armstrong and Edward ‘Buzz’ Aldrin.
Q3) Which member of the crew stayed on the orbiting command module … ?A3) Michael Collins.
Q4) That command module took its name from a craft in a book by which Frenchman … ?A4) Jules Verne.
Q5) What was the name of the landing craft … ?A5) The Eagle.
Q6) The rocket that got the crew there was a Saturn 5. Given which mission designation: Apollo Ten, Eleven or Twelve … ?A6) Apollo Eleven.
Q7) Finally … Which US president was the one to announce the US would be heading for the moon … ?A7) John F. Kennedy.
Enjoy those.
I’ll leave you with this thought from the late Ernest Hemingway …
“A man’s got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book.”Ernest Hemingway July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961.
And was this song from fellow birthday celebrant — and noted Islamic convert — Yusuf Islam …
Have a good day …
* Done that a time or two, Debbi, I know where you’re coming from … !
1 comment:
Hello! I like your choice of tunes, as always. :)
1. Antarctica
2. Crete
3. Israel
4. the Falklands War
5. NATO
If only I had a TARDIS and a new brain, huh? :)
"Sometimes I'm so clever, I have no idea what I'm saying." -- Oscar Wilde
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