4th August, 2020.
Right …
I think we can safely say I’ve finished the next article for PhoenixFM.
Once I’ve got a little polishing done … ?
I’ll send it off, and see if it gets accepted.
Here’s hoping it does.
I’ve got an idea for another, already.
~≈¥≈~
You possibly watch the technology news, don’t you … ?
There’s security concerns: that are serious enough for President Trump to want to ban TikTok’s use in the US.
I might possibly join, given that.
At ANY rate? From what I can see the main concern — according to US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo — is that TikTok is passing on “facial recognition patterns, addresses, phone numbers and contacts” to Beijing.
Where it’s HQ is.
From the very little I know?
That’s exactly to sort of information US tech companies — Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft — send to their HQs … to sell to advertisers.
I don’t see Trump banning them.
~≈¥≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with all three scoring five out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 4th August, 1690, is the traditional date for the invention of champagne. Traditionally? Champagne is what colour of sparkling wine: red or white?
Q2) Champagne’s inventor, Dom Pérignon, was what kind of monk: Benedictine, Cistercian or Dominican?
Q3) There’s a brand of champagne named after Dom Pérignon: made by which champagne house?
Q4) Name any one of the three main grapes usually used to make champagne.
Q5) Finally … ? We can open a bottle of champagne with a technique called sabrage. In other words, with a what?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) Niger became independent on 3rd August: of which year?A1) 1960.
Q2) From where?A2) France.
Q3) The country’s named after what: a mountain, a river or a lake?A3) A river.
Q4) The country uses a currency called the what: dollar, franc or pound?A4) The franc: or CFA Franc.
Q5) Finally … ? What’s the capital of Niger … ?A5) Niamey.
Here’s a thought …
“Remember gentlemen, it’s not just France we are fighting for, it’s Champagne!”Winston Churchill.
And some music …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Have a good day.
* Morning, Trevor!
† Black Marks … ? You know, I’m sure I’ve heard something similar, Olga: not just in an old episode of Doctor Who.
Oh, I intend to follow instructions! I’m not eating beans like that, again! Actually, someone on Facebook’s just reminded me about an actor called Andy Hallett: who cropped up in Angel, the Buffy spinoff. He had a dodgy heart: as a result of an infection he caught, after having a tooth out. He was 33: way too young!
‡ He DID have a reputation, Debbi: he was almost as much of a party animal as George Best! Good luck with the contest! Here’s hoping it wins!
Q1) white
ReplyDeleteQ2) Benedictine (Wikipedia seems insistent he didn’t invent it).
Q3) Moët & Chandon
Q4) White Chardonnay
Q5) A sabre
All the best with the article. Keep us posted. And here we have our own sparkling wine (called cava). I remember chatting to an Australian on a flight back to Barcelona once, and he worked for the wine industry and we were talking about names and the changes in official usage (they also have their own sparkling wine that cannot be called champagne either. I love the story, though, of Vichy Catalan. It's a sparkling water from here https://www.vichycatalan.com/en/ quite old and well-established, with its own spa, etc, and winner of quite a number of international awards over the years. Of course, the people from Vichy and their waters complained about the name, saying that because it didn't come from that region they could use the name, but they had registered it before they did, so, tough luck)! And by the way, I'm not a big fan of sparkling water, but Vichy Catalan is great. I swear by it and tonic water when I have a sore stomach.
Yes, well I have a ways to go. But we'll see. :)
ReplyDelete1. white
2. Benedictine
3. Moët & Chandon
4. Chardonnay
5. saber