Yep, it’s official, again: I’m off to sign on, again.
And, BOY, I think I’m … …
Well, not in trouble.
But I’m going to take a touch more paperwork along, just to show I’ve been job hunting.
Don’t you just LOVE that sort of thing … !
~≈Â≈~
Moving on … ?
Moving on, today is Wednesday: which means it’s time for the Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser.
Q1) 9th October saw the birth of John Lennon. In which year … ?
Q2) More to the point, in which city … ?
Q3) His Aunty Mimi — famously sceptical about his childhood musical ambitions — told Lennon that “The guitar’s all very well, John, but you’ll never make a … ” what … ?
Q4) What was the name of the skiffle band Lennon formed, in 1956 … ?
Q5) Lennon’s better known, second band, The Beatles, were formed in 1960. The name was suggested by the band’s original bassist: what was his name … ?
Q6) More to the point, the name was a nod to which classic US rock and roll band … ?
Q7) The Beatles early gigs were played in clubs in and around which German city … ?
Q8) Moving on … What was the name of Lennon’s debut solo album … ?
Q9) In an interview three days before his death, Lennon was quoted as saying that he’d “I’ve selected to work with only two people.” Name either of those people.
Q10) Finally … released three weeks before his murder in New York, what was the name of the last album John Lennon released, during his lifetime?
Questions.
Q1) 2nd October, 1925, saw the first test of a working television set: by whom … ?
Q2) Those first test images were the head of a ventriloquist dummy called ‘Stooky … ’ who: Bill, Ben or Bert … ?
Q3) The first public demonstration of TV was to a group from which royal institution … ?
Q4) Also at that demonstration was a reporter from which thundering newspaper … ?
Q5) When did the BBC start its original, experimental broadcasts: 1932, 1933 or 1934 … ?
Q6) More to the point, in which year did Aunty start regular broadcasts from Alexandra Palace … ?
Q7) Britain’s first commercial station — ITV — started broadcasting in which year of the 1950s … ?
Q8) Equally to the point … in which year did Channel Four start broadcasting …?
Q9) What was the name of the satellite that first broadcast TV signals from Europe … ?
Q10) Finally … TV shows broadcast on the internet are sometimes called ‘VoD’ services: standing for ‘Video on’ … what … ?
Answers.
A1) John Logie Baird.
A2) Bill.
A3) The Royal Institute.
A4) ‘The Times’.
A5) 1932.
A6) 1936.
A7) 1955.
A8) 1982.
A9) Telstar.
A10) Demand.
Enjoy those.
I’ll catch you later …
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