6th August, 2020.
Right …
It’s a Thursday: and I’m expecting it to be quiet.
I’m also expecting to — by the time this post goes live — to be swearing profusely.
Blogger has announced that it’s going to be phasing out the older Blogger.
F#ck!
I’m going to have to do it again*!
~≈¥≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.
It also saw Trevor^ leaving us a message.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 6th August, 1945, saw the first atomic bomb dropped in combat. On which Japanese city?
Q2) The US bomber that dropped the bomb was a B-29 called the Enola … what?
Q3) The bomb was dropped by the US what: the US Airforce, the US Army Airforce or the US Naval Air Forces?
Q4) The bomb was called what: Fat Man, Thin Duke or Little Boy?
Q5) Finally … ? This was the first bomb. The second was dropped on which city?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 5th August is the feast day of Saint Emygdius. He’s the patron saint of where: Los Angeles, San Francisco or Anaheim?
Q2) 5th August, 1100, saw Henry 1st crowned as king of England: in Westminster Abbey. Who did he name as his heir?A2) Empress Matilda: also known as Empress Maude.
Q3) 5th August, 1861, saw the US Army ban what: amputation, hanging or flogging?A3) Flogging.
Q4) Rick Huxley was born: on 5th August, 1940. He played bass for which 60s era, British band?
Q5) Finally … ? 5th August, 1998, saw the birth of actress, Mimi Keene. In which soap does she play Cindy Williams?A5) EastEnders.
Here’s a thought …
“Before the terrifying prospects now available to humanity, we see even more clearly that peace is the only goal worth struggling for. This is no longer a prayer but a demand to be made by all peoples to their governments — a demand to choose definitively between hell and reason.”Albert Camus, writing in reaction to the bombing.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Have a good day.
* Yes, it’s officially official: I’m having to redo the post in the legacy form: the NEW one has made a complete mess of today’s post!
† Argh! Dratted Blogger! At ANY rate, Olga: I’ve got unlimited ’net connection, but I’m on a pay as you go landline! The day my mobile — with all those free minutes — starts working, the happier I’ll be! (Actually, Matilda didn’t cause issues … she caused a civil war! It gets a mention in the Brother Cadfael novels.)
‡ Debbi, have you switched to the New Blogger for you blogs? It’s a pain!
^ That’s Ronnie all over, Trevor: one blink and you miss three frames! At any rate, he’s up against Ding Junhui in the second round: it could be interesting.
Q1) Hiroshima
ReplyDeleteQ2) Gay
Q3) US Army Airforce
Q4) Little Boy
Q5) Nagasaki
That's great. Yes, I imagined you must have unlimited, otherwise it's incredibly expensive (I tried using mobile data at first when my parents didn't have an internet connection here and it was so expensive, even avoiding heavy usage, that I gave up). Sorry about Blogger. I keep resisting the change to the new editor on Wordpress. Yes, I know it allows you to do many things, but those are things I don't need and don't want to do. (The problem is that a lot of new plugins seem to only work for the new editor. Oh, well).
I was surprised you didn't include the song "Enola Gay" on your list. I haven't been able to get it off my head since I saw the question.
I look forward to your next article.
Actually, I haven't used Blogger in ages!
ReplyDelete1. Hiroshima
2. Gay
3. the US Army Airforce
4. Little Boy
5. Nagasaki
May someone have mercy on us, huh? :)
Oh, check out Random & Sundry Things, for my take on the U.S. antitrust hearings. Especially concerning one company whose name has been changed because it reads funnier that way. :) Here's my evil grin: