Ye GODS!
I’m going to have to sign up for Instagram … !
I’ve been on lie for a few years now: and think I’m getting some attention from people.
At least, for my YouTube channel.
This one, in particular, has had a lot of views.
Don’t ask about the Mandela Effect! It’s starting to annoy me!
At ANY rate … ?
I’m thinking I should join Instagram.
JUST so I can find bloody idiots leaving comment on the Teaser videos, asking me to follow them on Instagram …
AND TELL THEM TO BLOODY WELL STOP!!!!!!!
Honestly, Comment Spam!
~≈‰≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring six out of six in the process.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) Which country was banned from attending the Olympic Games: on 12th August, 1964?
Q2) The IBM PC was originally released: on 12th August, 1981. Did that original PC run a version of the Windows operating system?
Q3) Douglas Croskery was shot by Iraqi soldiers: on 12th August, 1990. Whilst trying to flee which occupied country?
Q4) A strike started on 12th August, 1994: by one group of American sportsmen. A group of sportsmen that played what: American Football, Baseball or ice hockey?
Q5) Finally … Wing Commander Guy Gibson was born on 12th August, 1918. The Victoria Cross winner led 617 Squadron during its best known raid. As a result of that raid? The Squad was known as the what?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers: again, covered by the Creative Commons License …
Q1) Dacia became a Roman province: on 11th August, 106 AD. Roman Dacia now part of where: Romania, Bulgaria or Serbia?A1) Romania.
Q2) More to the point, what’s the capital of that modern country?A2) Bucharest.
Q3) The last eclipse of the century took place: on 11th August, 1999. The total eclipse was only visible from where in England: Somerset, Gloucestershire or Cornwall?A3) Cornwall.
Q4) Zola Budd APPARENTLY tripped Mary Decker: at a race in the 1984 Olympics. Those Olympics were held in which US city?A4) Los Angeles.
Q5) Captain Francis Light established a British colony: on 11th August, 1786. That colony is now which Malaysian state?A5) Penang.
Q6) Finally … 11th August, 1897, saw the birth of which children’s writer?
Here’s a song or two: co-written by keyboard player, and Charlie Chaplin/Adolf Hitler look-alike, Ron Mael …
And here’s a thought …
“My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.”Mark Knopfler, born 12 August 1949.
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Have a good day.
* You’re right, Debbi, it was 1786: those damn late nights, again! And congratulations on the podcast: I hate fielding a phone call when I’ve got a cold, so I know how you feel! (I don’t know if Trump’s THAT stupid, Debbi: there’s some bloody clever idiots, out there! )
1 comment:
Well, he's certainly tweet-happy! :)
And please join Instagram. I'm on there and it's fun! Rick's there, too.
No pressure. Just give it a whirl and see how you like it.
1. South Africa
2. No
3. Kuwait
4. Baseball (we were at a game in Baltimore when the players literally walked off the field in mid-inning!)
5. the Dam Busters raid and "The Dambusters"
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