But let’s get a move on, shall we?
Q1) 29th August, 2005, saw the US Gulf coast hit by a hurricane. Which Hurricane?
Q2) One years earlier, 29th August, 2004, saw who win his fifth consecutive Formula 1 Drivers Championship?
Q3) Libero Grassi was killed on 29th August, 1991: after taken a very vocal stand against extortion attempts by whom?
Q4) The USS Nevada was decommissioned: on the 29th August, 1946. Was the Nevada the second, third or fourth US Navy ship to bear that name?
Q5) Finally … Police arrested a number or rock fans: at the Windsor Free Festival. The date was 29th August of which year?
Q1) 28th August, 1937, saw Toyota Motors become independent of its parent company. The parent company had originally made what: engines, looms or cranes?A1) Looms.
Q2) Prime Minster Tony Blair gave evidence to an enquiry: about the death of weapons expert, Dr David Kelly. The enquiry, on 28th August, 2003, was about events surrounding which 21st Century war?
Q3) 28th August, 1963, saw the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge open. The bridge goes from Medina, in Washington State: to which other city?A3) Seattle.
Q4) 28th August, 1930, saw the birth of actor, Windsor Davies. His best known role was as Battery Sergeant Major Williams: in which sitcom?
Q5) Finally … 28th August, 1521, saw Ottoman Turks occupy which Serbian city?A5) Belgrade.
“I have no regrets. I wouldn’t have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say.”Ingrid Bergman, 29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982.
Ah, right found it … !
ReplyDeleteI’ve been charged postage for thee extra HDMI cable.
(Amazon USUALLY doesn’t charge for delivery if your order is over £20, I should add. Which is why I was surprised to be charged for something. Sometimes, those, a seller on the site doesn’t use Amazon’s delivery vans: hence the charge. I think … )
Nice Charlie Parker tune! :)
ReplyDelete1. Katrina
2. Michael Schumacher (and he won five consecutive, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher)
3. the Mafia
4. the second
5. 1974