10th April, 2020.
You know, it’s Good Friday.
Not that I’m marking it, or have written a Teaser about it …
But it’s Good Friday.
There’s two points, here.
I’ve got no hot cross buns*. Which is possibly a good thing.
I’m diabetic: so sweet buns may not be a good idea.
Oh …
And I want to go back to bed … !
Late night Star Trekkin’, strikes again!
~≈†≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi† putting in her answers: scoring five out of five in the process.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 10th April saw the birth of actor, Omar Sharif. In which year?
Q2) He was born in Alexandria: in what’s now which country?
Q3) His first film was one in his native country, in 1954. What was it called?
Q4) His first English language film was Lawrence of Arabia: in which year?
Q5) More to the point, who did he play in Lawrence of Arabia?
Q6) He played the lead in which 1965, David Lean directed, film?
Q7) Who wrote the novel that film was based on?
Q8) Omar played Nicky Arnstein in Funny Girl. Who played the Funny Girl, in Funny Girl?
Q9) He had a minor part in The 13th Warrior. The 13th Warrior was a re-telling of what: Romeo and Juliet, Beowulf or the Kalevala?
Q10) Finally … ? Omar was a noted player of which card game?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) During World War Two, 9th April, 1940, saw Vidkun Quisling seize power: in which European nation?A1) Norway.
Q2) 9th April, 1981, saw the birth of Eric Harris: one of the killers responsible for which Massacre?A2) The Columbine School Massacre.
Q3) 9th April, 1893, saw the birth of Sir Victor Gollancz. Sir Victor was a famous what: publisher, teacher or brewer?A3) Publisher.
Q4) 9th April, 1990, saw the birth of actress, Kristen Stewart. In which film did she play guitarist, Joan Jett?A4) The Runaways.
Q5) Finally … ? 9th April, 1957, saw the birth of Australian singer, Jamie Redfern. Which Australian TV show did he appear first appear on in April, 1971?A5) Young Talent Time. (The show also gave an early start to Danii Minogue, and Tina Arena.)
Here’s a thought …
“Actually, I want today to be like yesterday... Is that asking too much?”Omar Sharif.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Have a good day.
* Apparently? The spices in them are supposed to be the ones used to embalm Jesus. Which is nice …
† I’ll take you’re word for it, Debbi. Help! At ANY rate, Debbi, did you know Omar Sharif played backgammon? According to one story I heard, quite a of of his fee from that David Lean film, got spent on various backgammon boards at various casinos!
Q1) 1932
ReplyDeleteQ2) Egypt
Q3) The Blazing Sun
Q4) 1962
Q5) Sherif Ali
Q6) It’s 1965 not 1960, Paul, Doctor Zhivago
Q7) Boris Pasternak
Q8) Barbra Streisand
Q9) Beowulf
Q10) Contract bridge
I hope you're well, Paul. Here we'll reach the 4 weeks of confinement tomorrow, but, on the plus side, we're still OK, and I finished my course tomorrow! I won't know the grade until later on (some students need to finish their assignments, the assessor from Cambridge University has to check everything, and even after that, Cambridge are the ones who send the official certificates, and with the coronavirus crisis it seems they don't know when that will happen, but the school here will send us a report that should suffice to start looking for jobs, perhaps...). I know I've passed, because I've passed all the assignments and the teaching practice, so...
I think the fact that we had to complete part of the teaching online will probably help if things carry on like this. The course director also asked me if I had considered teaching Spanish, and told me that once you get one language teaching qualification that is sufficient to teach other languages. It seems they are always looking for people, so who knows? Now I'm working on my CV, but it's difficult to try to fit everything into a page, especially when a lot of my experience is not relevant, but I can list the teaching at the University of the People and a few other things... We'll see.
Perhaps now I'll have a bit of time to catch up on some reading and movies/series, although being so busy didn't give me that much time to get bored. I miss my walks, though.
Take care, keep safe, and I hope to be here more often now.
Check the date in Question 6.
ReplyDeleteGot it: cheers, Trevor …
ReplyDeleteDid not know that.
ReplyDelete1. 1932
2. Egypt
3. The Blazing Sun
4. 1962
5. Sherif Ali
6. Doctor Zhivago
7. Boris Pasternak
8. Barbra Streisand
9. Beowulf
10. bridge