It’s official: it’s Thursday.
And … ?
Well, for starters, it’s also officially rather cloudy.
To the point where, when I look out of my front room window, this morning, I couldn’t help but notice the sky.
It was grey.
Quite a nice shade of grey. Almost attractive.
But none the less … grey …
And not exactly the colour you’d expect, given we — just last month — had the hottest July we’d seen in years.
Cie le vie.
One can only hope this means we can a mild winter. Somehow, I have doubts …
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yes, let’s …
~≈†≈~
Yesterday’s Teaser was another quiet one,
So, given today’s set is shorter — and possibly slightly easier* — let’s see who we can tempt with todays questions.
Q1) 15th August, 2013, is — as you’ve noticed — a Thursday: named for Thor, the Norse god of which weather phenomena … ?
Q2) More to the point, which tool did he wield … ?
Q3) Which Hitch-hiker’s Guide to The Galaxy character famously says “I never could get the hang of Thursdays” … ?
Q4) Since 1935, the UK has held what on a Thursday … ?
Q5) Finally … Ancient Romans considered Thursday sacred to which god … ?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 14th August, 1969, saw British troops deployed in Northern Ireland. Who was the PM of Northern Ireland, at the time … ?A1) Major James Chichester-Clark.
Q2) More to the point, the Northern Irish Parliament was housed in a building in which part of Belfast … ?A2) Stormont.
Q3) Moving on … 14th August, 1947, saw which nation achieve independence from the British Empire … ?A3) Pakistan.
Q4) 14th August, 2003, saw power cuts hit north-eastern parts of the US: and parts of which other country … ?A4) Canada.
Q5) 14th August, 1967, saw the passing of the UK’s Marine Broadcasting Offences Act, which banned offshore pirate radio stations. What’s the name of the 2009 film about offshore pirate stations … ?A5) The Boat That Rocked. (Retitled Pirate Radio, in the US.)
Q6) Finally … 14th August, 1994, saw the capture of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez — also known as Carlos the Jackal — by the French. In which African country … ?A6) Sudan.
Enjoy those.
I’ll leave you with this thought from G. K. Chesterton …
“It is always the humble man who talks too much; the proud man watches himself too closely.”From G. K. Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday
And with this tune …
Have a good day.
* I’ve got the answers in front of me, after all.
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