Q1)28th August, 1993, saw the discovery of a moon — called Dactyl — orbiting 243 Ida. 243 Ida is a what: asteroid, comet or moon?
Q2)28th August, 1749, saw the birth of German writer, Johan Goethe. His most famous work, Faust — parts one and two — was a what: novel, play or opera?
Q3)28th August, 1986, saw the birth of US actor, Armie Hammer. In which film did he play Ord?
Q4)28th August, 1994, saw the UK’s government legalise what: recreational cannabis, Sunday trading or 24 hour pub opening?
Q5)Finally … ? 28th August, 1969, saw the birth of Jack Black. He played Bart Liquori in an episode of which TV show?
* I suppose a Jeff mail’s worth a go, Olga … we’ll see.
And bingo! Dehumanising! That’s the phrase I was trying to think of! Yeah: Killing for Company’s an interesting read: although it’s aimed at a lay reader.
What does make the mind boggle? It seems Nilsen made quite a few home movies: and was happy to be interviewed on camera. The man was a media hog …
† I’ve a couple at the end of the month, Trevor: and I still need to cover a couple of others. Bar that, I’m done with the numbers for now … unless I get a few ideas about the number two hundred and fifty-six …
‡ I grew up on tales of Jack the Ripper, Debbi: when Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, was active. I’d not surprised people like reading about serial killers: crime’s a popular subject. Not that I have to tell you!
Q1) An asteroid (I think, although one of the Wikipedia entries calls it an asteroid moon?) Q2) A play Q3) Free Fire Q4) Sunday trading Q5) The X-Files Good luck! I have a few non-fiction books (historical) about real crime and crime fighting, and you're right, people have always been interested in the subject.
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Q1) An asteroid (I think, although one of the Wikipedia entries calls it an asteroid moon?)
ReplyDeleteQ2) A play
Q3) Free Fire
Q4) Sunday trading
Q5) The X-Files
Good luck!
I have a few non-fiction books (historical) about real crime and crime fighting, and you're right, people have always been interested in the subject.
A1 asteroid
ReplyDeleteA2 closet drama (a play not meant to be performed but read aloud)
A3 Free Fire
A4 Sunday Trading
A5 The X-Files
256 a good number in the binary scale,
2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024 or 1K
Oh, indeed. We've had our share of serial killers here, and that's a fact.
ReplyDelete1. asteroid
2. play
3. Free Fire
4. Sunday trading
5. The X-Files