17th September, 2018.
Yes: it’s Monday.
And frankly, I’m in money troubles, already.
To be honest?
I’m having to send off a letter: to try and make sure I can keep reduced payments, reduced.
Wish me luck.
~≈§≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) The US Constitution was signed on 17th September: in which year?
Q2) It was signed in which US city?
Q3) According to the Constitution’s Preamble, the US Constitution is supposed to secure the blessing of what?
Q4) The Constitution established the US legislative branch. What’s that branch called?
Q5) Name either house of that legislative branch.
Q6) It ALSO defines the Executive of the USA. Which office IS that Executive?
Q7) That executive is also commander in chief of the US what: Treasury, Armed Forces or Legislature?
Q8) Which Article of the Constitution defines the Judicial Branch?
Q9) What’s the highest court in the US?
Q10) Finally … how many ratified Amendments to the Constitution are there: thirty-one, thirty-three or thirty-five?Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) Cape Verde joined the UN: on 16th September, 1975. Which European language is the chain’s official language?
A1) Portugese.
Q2) What’s the capital of Cape Verde?
A2) Praia.
Q3) 16th September saw the signing of the Montreal Protocol. What was it designed to protect: the Great Barrier Reef, the Ozone Layer or the oceans?
A3) The Ozone Layer.
Q4) At least 177 people were killed in a fire: when it broke out in the Kinross gold mine on 16th September, 1986. Mine and fire were in which country?
A4) South Africa.
Q5) 16th September, 1992, saw the UK leave what: the UN, EU or ERM?
A5) The Exchange Rate Mechanism, or ERM.
Q6) Finally … 16th September, 1927, saw the birth of the actor who played Columbo. Who was he?
A6) Peter Falk.
Here’s a thought …
“The Constitution itself. Its language is ‘we the people’. Not we the white people, not even we the citizens, not we the privileged class, not we the high, not we the low, but we the people. Not we the horses, sheep, and swine and wheel-barrows, but we the people, we the human inhabitants.”
Frederick Douglass.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Have a good day.
* The yawn’s one of those things, Olga: at least I think so, anyway. I know looking on Google Scholar digs up a lot of articles about the subject? But get the impression that’s like looking on Wikipedia: helpful, especially where there’s citations, but not exactly Oxbridge research! :D
† It’s … actually rather interesting to read, Debbi. You can see where Bladerunner’s writers got the ideas for everything: but it’s very different. I think the book was much more hardboiled detective, where the film was a lot more noir …. I’m just hoping I’ve got the comparisons right! (Sorry, it’s another ten question job! But hopefully the subject would appeal …)
Q1) 1787
ReplyDeleteQ2) Philadelphia
Q3) liberty
Q4) The Congress
Q5) The Senate (and the House of representatives)
Q6) The President of the United State
Q7) The Armed Forces
Q8) Article Three
Q9) The Supreme Court
Q10) There are 27 ratified amendments, although 33 amendments have been proposed, if my sources are not wrong.
Yes, I know what you mean. Talking about research, I don't know how much of it is filtering out there, but here in Spain, there's a never-ending list of scandals about politicians claiming to Masters and PhDs that were (it seems) given without them doing a doing a single thing (bought by their political parties), or contain numerous irregularities. It's become one of this the pot and the kettle calling each other black... And to think I have two degrees, and MSc and a PhD! I wonder if they would fetch anything in the open market! (The fun bit about it is that the main university involved, la Universidad Juan Carlos I [named after the previous king, father of the actual one] is a private one, and the previous king and his family have been involved in a large number of scandals [and some that the government has decided not to investigate because they are beyond investigation, it seems, it makes my blood boil... ) so the name seems very appropriate).
I hope the letter works and the money situation improves. Here, the renovations to the apartment I've bought for renting are coming to an end, so I hope it will eventually start making some money to make up for the expenses...
I was able to answer most without looking them up! For once! :)
ReplyDelete1. 1787
2. Philadelphia
3. liberty
4. Congress
5. the Senate and the House of Representatives
6. President of the United States
7. Armed Forces
8. Article III
9. the U.S. Supreme Court
10. 33 proposed and 27 ratified (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Ratified_amendments)