Hmmm …
That’s either very good …
Or very bad …
One or the other.
You see, the Job Centre is looking at making sure I go on a Mandatory Job placement.
OK …
Not sure I’m keen on the idea, but there you go: we run into the word ‘mandatory’.
What did grab my attention, when I was told about it … ?
Was that the contract to run the thing … ?
Had been awarded to SEETEC: who’d also run the Work Programme I was on.
I was — understandably — not impressed when I was told the most unhelpful Quango in existence were back on my case.
It’s four weeks of work placement, at thirty hours a week.
How wrong can SEETEC get it?
I don’t know.
But the word that crosses my mind, here, is ‘very’ …
~≈Â≈~
At any rate, let’s get a move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and bagging six out of six.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s rather mountainous questions, shall we?
Q1) 29th May, 1953, saw Hillary and Norgay complete their climb of Mount Everest: name either of the countries Mount Everest is in.
Q2) More to the point, HALF of Mount Everest is in what used to be where … ?
Q3) Which Commonwealth country did Edmund Hillary come from … ?
Q4) Similarly, which country was Mr Norgay from … ?
Q5) What was his first name … ?
Q6) Which ethnic group did he belong to … ?
Q7) How high is Everest: 27,029 ft, 29,029 ft or 31,029 ft … ?
Q8) What’s the Tibetan name for Mount Everest … ?
Q9) Most of the mountain’s native names translate as Holy what: father, mother or child … ?
Q10) In which mountain range is Mount Everest … ?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 28th May, 1907, saw the first run of the Isle of Man TT Race. What DOES the TT stand for … ?A1) Tourist Trophy.
Q2) Who won that first race … ?A2) A chap called Charlie Collier.
Q3) 28th May, 1998, saw Pakistan test nuclear missiles: sparking international protest. They fired theirs in response to tests by which neighbouring country … ?A3) India.
Q4) 28th May, 2002, saw the Mars Odyssey craft observe large amounts of which gas, on Mars: Hydrogen, Helium or Lithium … ?A4) Hydrogen.
Q5) 28th May, 2012, saw security firms announce the discovery of the Flame virus. Flame attacked computers in which part of the world: the Middle East, Far East or Europe … ?A5) The Middle East.
Q6) Finally … 28th May, 1993, saw Monaco join the United Nations. What’s the name of the ruling family of Monaco … ?A6) The House of Grimaldi.
I’ll leave you with this tune …
And this thought …
“Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.”Sir Edmund Hillary.
Have a good day …
* Interesting’s putting it mildly, I think, Debbi. (I have seriously got to sit down with that film … !)
That's a great video!
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2. Tibet
3. New Zealand
4. Nepal
5. Tenzing
6. Asian or Nepalese
7. 29,029 ft.
8. Chomolungma
9. Mother
10. the Himalayas