Hmmm …
Well …
That seemed to work out …
Did I mention I had an interview, yesterday … ?
In sunny Stratford, I should point out. Which was nice, actually: I used to work there, many moons ago.
So the train trip in and out was something.
At any rate … ? At any rate, I think it went well. The question is … ? Whether I impressed the interviewer enough for the company to hire me.
Frankly, I don’t know.
I’ll only find out if they phone me by Wednesday, to let me know.
Here’s hoping …
~≈Â≈~
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and scoring six out of six.
Let‘s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 26th July, 1803, saw the opening of the Surrey Iron Railway: arguably, the world’s first railway. What pulled the trains, on that railway … ?
Q2) Which of Richard Wagner’s operas opened on 26th July, 1882: The Flying Dutchman, Parsifal or Tristan und Isolde … ?
Q3) 26th July, 1945, saw the last Royal Navy ship sunk during WW2. Was it the HMS Loyalty, HMS Squirrel or HMS Vestal … ?
Q4) 26th July, 1951, saw the original release of Disney’s Alice In Wonderland. Kathryn Beaumont, who voiced Alice, also voiced which Peter Pan character?
Q5) Finally … 26th July, 1928, saw the birth of director, Stanley Kubrick. One of his films was finished after his death: by Steven Spielberg. Which film?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 25th July, 1959, saw the Saunders-Roe N1 make the Channel crossing, from Calais to Dover: becoming the first practical example of its kind of craft to do so. What kind of craft was it?A1) A hovercraft.
Q2) Who was the English engineer credited with designing that kind of craft … ?A2) Sir Christopher Cockerill.
Q3) 25th July, 1976, saw the Viking 1 probe take a famous — or notorious — photo. Of what … ?A3) The Cydonia area of Mars: better known as the Face On Mars. (Space, an X-Files episode inspired by the Face On Mars, was intended as a cheap filler episode. It went on to become that year’s most expensive!)
Q4) 25th July, 1943, saw Benito Mussolini step down as head of his country’s government: and armed forces. WHICH country … ?A4) Italy.
Q5) 25th July, 1992, saw the Summer Olympics open, in Barcelona. It was the first time representatives from where had been present at the Games: every nation on Earth, every religion or every ethnicity?A5) Every nation.
Q6) Finally … Wyoming became a territory of the United States on 25th July, 1868. What’s Wyoming’s capital: Cheyenne, Shoshone or Sioux?A6) Cheyenne.
Today’s the birthday of Queen’s drummer, Roger Taylor: so I’ll leave you with this …
And with this thought …
“I don’t like doing interviews. There is always the problem of being misquoted or, what’s even worse, of being quoted exactly.”Stanley Kubrick July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999.
Enjoy your day … !
* Cheers for that, Debbi. Like I say, I thought it went well: but the proof of it will be if I get the job! (Actually, Debbi … what DID you think of yesterday’s set … ? I thought I excelled meself, there … )
1 comment:
It was quite good!
1. horses
2. Parsifal
3. HMS Vestal
4. Wendy
5. Eyes Wide Shut
What did you think of my video of Pittsburgh?
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