Argh … !
And double Argh … !
Lord knows what happened there: but I think Bruce — my gently aging Mac mini — has had a bad week.
I’ve just had to do a restart of him: JUST to make sure that caches are clear, and any potential frozen processes are clear.
Bloody annoying, though: I wanted to get a nice early start, today … !
Let’s get a move on, then: as I’m in a rush … !
~≈Œ≈~
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and bagging ten out of ten.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 12th February, 1689, saw Parliament declare that Britain’s last Roman Catholic monarch’s flight to France, constituted an abdication. Who was that monarch?
Q2) 12th February saw civil disturbances start: in which European country?
Q3) 12th February, 1733, saw James Oglethorpe found what’s now the US state of Georgia. Which British King was the State named after: George 1st, George 2nd or George 3rd … ?
Q4) 12th February, 1947, saw a meteor crash in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range. That mountain range is in which country … ?
Q5) Finally … 12th February, 1946, saw the end of Operation Deadlight: a Royal Navy operation to — at the end of World War Two — scuttle German what?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 11th February, 2013, saw who announce his resignation as Pope …?A1) Benedict 16th.
Q2) In which year was he elected Pope … ?A2) 2005.
Q3) What name was he born under … ?A3) Joseph Ratzinger.
Q4) As with most other Popes, the outgoing one was elected: by a body consisting of which members of the Church … ?A4) Eligible members of the College Of Cardinals.
Q5) When electing a pope, that group is called a papal what … ?A5) Papal Conclave.
Q6) Who did our outgoing Pope replace … ?A6) John Paul 2nd.
Q7) Who was elected as our outgoing Pope’s successor, in 2013 … ?A7) Pope Francis.
Q8) What’s the name of the church that these men have been head of … ?A8) The Roman Catholic Church.
Q9) That church was supposed to have been founded by which saint … ?A9) Saint Peter.
Q10) Finally … The only two other Popes are Bishops of long established Churches in North Africa, heading churches based in which Egyptian city … ?A10) Alexandria.
I’ll leave you with this tune …
And this thought from Abraham Lincoln …
“Any people anywhere being inclined and having the power have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better.”Abraham Lincoln February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865.
Have a good day.
* Oh, but I’ve had a bad start to the morning: ever get those, Debbi … ?
Oh ... pretty much every day. :)
ReplyDelete1. James I
2. Poland
3. George II
4. Russia
5. U-boats