You know, it’s one heck of a morning, don’t you… ?
I mean … Lou Reed’s died, for one thing.
Which is a shame.
What’s more worrying to me … ? Is the buses.
You know I’m on the government sponsored work programme? In Basildon … ?
Well, I am: and usually I take the number #9 to get there.
Except, of course, today … ? Is the Day of the Saint Jude’s Day Storm: complete with rail closures, road closures, ferry closures, falling trees, power cuts, and everything else.
OK, GRANTED you can’t necessarily make those trees out.
But they’re swaying a bit more than I’d expect …
Hmmm …
Let’s move on, shall we?
~≈ü≈~
Yesterday’s Teaser was quiet: although regular, Debbi*, did look in to say ‘Hello’.
So let’s see how you do with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 28th October, 1958, saw Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli elected as Pope. What name did he use as Pope … ?
Q2) Who was Roncalli’s predecessor as pope … ?
Q3) 28th October, 1886, saw President Grover Cleveland dedicate the Statue of Liberty: the Statue is in a harbour in which US city?
Q4) 28th October, 1962, saw President Kennedy thank Soviet Russia for offering to remove missiles: from which island … ?
Q5) 28th October, 1904, saw Panama establish diplomatic relations with which South American country … ?
Q6) Finally … 28th October, 1918, saw Czechoslovakia become independent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Name either of Czechoslovakia’s successor states …
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 27th October, 1994, saw the discover of Gliese 229B. What IS Gliese 229B: a red giant, a planetoid or a brown dwarf … ?A1) A brown dwarf. (Although, apparently, it may well be magenta in colour … )
Q2) One year later, 27th October, 1995, saw Latvia apply for membership of what … ?A2) The European Union.
Q3) More to the point, the Latvian coast is on which Sea … ?A3) The Baltic.
Q4) 27th October — in a non-leap year — is of the year: the 299th, 300th or 301st … ?A4) The 300th.
Q5) 27th October, 1968, saw protestors against which war, demonstrating outside the US Embassy in London … ?A5) The Vietnam War.
Q6) Finally … 27th October, 1995, saw former Prime Minister Bettino Craxi tried and convicted on corruptions charges. Which European country is he the former Prime Minister of … ?
I’ll leave you with this thought from Microsoft founder, Bill Gates …
“The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC.”Bill Gates born 28th October, 1955.
With this tune from The Shadows …
And, given Lou Reed’s death … ? I’ll also leave you with this …
Have a good day: and don’t get caught by the storm …
* I’ll look forward to that one, Debbi … !
1 comment:
I had no idea about Lou Reed! How sad ... :(
1. John XXIII
2. Pius XII
3. New York
4. Cuba
5. Colombia
6. the Czech Republic and Slovakia
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