Right …
It’s ten to seven in the morning: which mean I’m in a rush.
Basically, I’m unemployed: and on the government sponsored work programme. And have to be in Basildon by 11.
Which in my case means being on the bus by 9•30.
So … ?
So, without much further ado, let’s move on to the meat, shall we?
~≈Å≈~
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers. Along with letting us know she liked yesterday’s tune, she also bagged five out of five.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) Named after General Moses Cleveland, 22nd July, 1796, saw the naming of which patch of Ohio … ?
Q2) 22nd July, 1797, saw the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife take place. Which arm did Admiral Nelson have amputated as a result of this battle … ?
Q3) 22nd July, 1983, saw the revocation of Martial Law: in which European country … ?
Q4) 22nd July, 1210, saw the birth of Joan of England: who (confusingly) was Queen Consort of where … ?
Q5) Finally … 22nd July, 1793, saw Alexander MacKenzie and his team, become the first people to cross Canada: and reach which ocean … ?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 21st July, 1983, saw the world’s lowest temperature recorded: -89.2º C at the Russian run Vostok Station. Where IS Vostok Station?A1) Antarctica.
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 … ?A2) Crete.
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 … ?A3) Israel.
Q4) 21st July, 1982, saw the HMS Hermes arrive back in Britain. After being the command ship for which British conflict … ?A4) The Falklands War.
Q5) Finally … 21st July, 1949, saw the US Senate ratify the North Atlantic Treaty. Which alliance did this treaty found … ?A5) The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation: or NATO.
Enjoy those those: I’ll leave you with this thought from Willem Dafoe …
“Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people's hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You get to perform uninterrupted.”Willem Dafoe, born July 22, 1955.
And a tune co-written by birthday boy, Don Henley …
Have a good day.
* Did you hear about the time he was refused entry to the US, Debbi … ? Apparently, the US border folk had a suspected (Yemeni) terrorist, on their list of people to refuse entry to, with a similar name. Yemeni, note. I can understand the US being picky, given events, but refusing entry to CAT STEVENS, a British folk singer … ? Dear Lord … !
5 comments:
Yeah, I remember it well! :)
What can I say? Cat Stevens? Really? Really? :)
1. Cleveland
2. right arm
3. Poland
4. Scotland or Sicily (maybe)
5. Pacific
What happens on the work programme? It's idiotic that you have to trek all the way to Basildon, especially as unemployed people are particularly dependent on public transport.
PS The verification word I have to type is "hairer". Sounds like Michael has got in the machine ;)
Idiotic and expensive, Fluff: usually I have to basically do a job search, there, as I do at home.
It’s an expensive way of making me do what I’m doing anyway.
They pay my bus fare: which means that — as the tickets cost £6 a time, as I’ve bough 31 of them in eighteen months I’ve been going, one every two weeks — I’ve cost the taxpayer an extra £186, that I needn’t have done.
And I suppose the jobs would be in Basildon, which would be expensive and time-consuming for you to get to. I used to say I was prepared to work towards London (e.g.Romford), but not out into the wilds of Essex.
Near enough, Fluff: there’s usually very few in Brentwood: and the ones that are, go fast …
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