Hmmm …
THAT’S official, then: I’m going to be having visitors, later …
I have to confess, I got a call last night from an old friend of my sister’s, who’s needing help, splicing some music together.
Lord knows how much help I can be.
Beyond having a basic knowledge of open source sound editing software,
Audacity
, and the sound layering capabilities of iMovie
, I’m blowed if there’s much I CAN do.
Still … it doesn’t do to turn down a young lady, does it … ? If the sound tweaking goes well, I’ll let you know.
Now … let’s move on, shall we?
~≈$≈~
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with a big thank you, she also managed to bag six out of seven.
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) 8th November, 1519, saw Hernán Cortés enter which Central American city … ?
Q2) That city was ruled by which native American tribe: the Aztec, Inca or Mayans … ?
Q3) The tribe concerned was led by whom … ?
Q4) The ruins of the city are in what’s now which Central American country … ?
Q5) Finally … Cortés was one of the generation of Spanish conquerors known as … what … ?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 7th November, 1917, saw the start of the October Revolution: in what’s now which country … ?A1) Russia: or the Russian Federation, I should say.
Q2) The October revolution started when Bolsheviks stormed which Palace?A2) The Winter Palace.
Q3) That palace is in what’s now which city … ?A3) Saint Petersburg.
Q4) It’s called the October Revolution because it started on 25th October, 1917, in the older form of calendar, used at the time. What was that calendar called … ?A4) The Julien Calendar.
Q5) The assault on the palace was led by whom … ?
Q6) The start of the assault was signaled by a shot from which battleship … ?A6) The Aurora.
Q7) Finally … the assault — and revolution — led to the creation, in 1922, of which state … ?A7) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR.
Enjoy those.
I’ll leave you with a traditional poem …
“Who could conquer Tenochitlán? Who could shake the foundation of heaven?”Traditional Meso-American poem.
And with yet another Eurovision entry: one with a bit of a clue …
Enjoy the day …
* My pleasure, Debbi … ! (Oh, it was the Aurora, by the way: if I’ve got it right, the Potemkin saw the mutiny, a few months earlier, that was one of the triggers.)
1 comment:
Okay.
1. Mexico City
2. Aztecs
3. Moctezuma (sp?) or Montezuma
4. Mexico
5. conquistadors
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