17th February, 2019.
Yes … I’ve got a cold!
Damn it!
I am … well, in a very definite non-McDonalds way?
I’m not loving it.
I’ve also got an earworm: actually I’ve got a couple of them.
I’v got Helicopter, Helicopter and Breakfast — both from The Associates album, Perhaps — banging through my head: at complete cross-purposes …
Oy … !
The only upside to those tunes … ?
Is that the late Billy McKenzie’s voice is still fantastic … even though the man himself is long gone.
~≈§≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Badwolf*, 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) Madama Butterfly debuted on 17th February, 1904. Madama Butterfly is a … what?
Q2) Who composed Madama Butterfly?
Q3) Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa worked on Madama Butterfly’s what?
Q4) Madam Butterfly is due to marry an American called Pinkerton. Her real name is … ?
Q5) Finally … ? Madama Butterfly is set in which Japanese city?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 16th February saw Wallace Carothers receive the US patent for Nylon. In which year?A1) 1937.
Q2) True or false: nylon is named after London and New York.A2) False: the company that made this version, made the name up.
Q3) Famously, Nylon was originally made by which company … ?A3) DuPont.
Q4) The versions called nylon 6, and nylon 66, are used to make what floor covering?A4) Carpeting.
Q5) Finally, and famously … ? Nylon has been to make pairs of what … ?A5) Stockings.
Here’s a thought …
“I am following my destiny.”Madama Butterfly, herself.
And a song or two …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Have a good day.
* Yeah: I’m always losing screws, @Badwolf‡! (One thing I saw? Suggested putting the screws on a sheet of kitchen paper!)
† I’ll just sit here and grin, Debbi‡. :D (Oh, my copy of Dr Who and The Loch Ness Monster turned up, yesterday. It’s near the top of my reading list … )
‡ Oh, did either of you list to the playlist at the start of today’s post? Billy McKenzie’s voice is something else …
2 comments:
BADWOLFOMEGA
1 second ago
(1) opera (2)Giacomo Puccini (3) librettist(4)Cho-Cho-San (5)Nagasaki Screw on a sheet of paper is quite a practical thought, as long as on a flat surface so they don't roll away and you spend half your day looking for the missing screw. I lost all the screws to mind my long long ago
I'll have to give it a listen!
1. opera
2. Puccini
3. libretto
4. Cho Cho San
5. Nagasaki
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