Winging my way home to @Gotham at the crack of dawn.. Enjoy 'Scarecrow' tonight #theymeet @robinlordtaylor @mister_CMS
— Sean Pertwee (@seanpertwee) February 9, 2015
@seanpertwee @Gotham @robinlordtaylor @mister_CMS why can't I find out when #Gotham is back on @channel5_tv @Channel5Press
— Bryan (@Somewhataldente) February 9, 2015
But let’s get a move on, shall we?
Q1) 11th February, 660 BC, is the traditional date of the accession of Emperor Jimmu of Japan. What’s the name of Japan’s largest island: Hokkaidō, Honshū, Shikoku or Kyūshū?
Q2) 11th February, 2001, saw the launch of a famous virus: named after which tennis player?
Q3) 11th February, 1979, saw supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini take control of the capital of Iran. What IS that capital?
Q4) 11th February, 1906, saw Pope Pius 10th issue a papal letter sent, denouncing the separation of Church and State. These letters are called what: encyclicals, bulls or notes?
Q5) Finally … 11th February, 1929, saw Italy sign the Lateran Treaty: with whom?
Q1) 10th February is the Feast Of Saint Paul’s Shipwreck. On which European island?A1) Malta.
Q2) 10th February, 2014, saw the death of Shirley Temple. In 1989, George Bush, senior, appoint her as US Ambassador to where?A2) Czechoslovakia.
Q3) 10th February, 1355, was the date of the Saint Scholastica’s Day Riots: which saw the death of at least 63 people. The riots were in which English University town: Oxford, Cambridge or Bristol?A3) Oxford. It apparently started after two students started an argument with a pub landlord. There’s possibly a whole half hour about that …
Q4) 10th February, 1920, saw Poland get married: to what?A4) The sea. (It was a deeply symbolic wedding: celebrating Poland regaining access to the Baltic, after World War 1.)
Q5) Finally … 10th February, 1942, saw Glenn Miller awarded the world’s first Gold record: for his version of which Swing tune?
“Fashion is a tool... to compete in life outside the home. People like you better, without knowing why, because people always react well to a person they like the looks of.”
Mary Quant, born 11 February, 1934.
BTW, I love Sean Pertwee as Arthur!
ReplyDelete1. Honshu
2. Anna Kournikova
3. Tehran
4. encyclicals
5. the Holy See