6th October, 2021.
Right …
It’s 6th October, 2021.
And the uplift to Universal Credit, the main benefit I and thousands of others are on?
Finishes today.
I and others will be some eighty-six pounds a month worse off.
This Conservative government … ?
I suspect this Conservative government, a government that’s shown itself incapable of sympathising with many people who relied on that uplift?
I suspect that government — come the next election — is going to lose a lot of votes.
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Edith†, Mum‡ and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with Olga, Debbi and Mum scoring five out of five, and Edith on one.
The day also saw Trevor leaving us a message.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) President Anwar Sadat was killed: on 6th October of which year of the 1980s?Q2) He’d been president of where: Libya, Syria or Egypt?Q3) Le Corbusier was born on 6th October, 1887. He was what: an architect, sculptor or chef?Q4) 6th October saw the birth of actress, Britt Ekland. In which film did she play Willow MacGregor?Q5) Finally … ? 6th October, 2000, saw the birth of social media star, Addison Rae. She found fame, posting on where: YouTube, Facebook or TikTok?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 5th October is Republic Day in Portugal: marking the day it became a republic. In which year: 1910, 1911 or 1912?A1) 1910.Q2) What is Portugal, now: a monarchy, a republic or a theocracy?A2) A republic.Q3) Portugal shares the Iberian Peninsular with which country: Germany, Italy or Spain?A3) Spain.Q4) Lisbon is Portugal’s capital city. What’s Portugal’s largest city?A4) Lisbon.Q5) Finally … ? What was Portugal’s currency: before it adopted the Euro: the escudo, the peso or the peseta?A5) The escudo.
Here’s a thought …
“Don’t shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don’t get to live.”Tony Dungy, born October 6, 1955.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
The quizmaster’s decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* I’ll keep my eyes on it, Olga: it’s always handy to keep the brain going! And cheers for the video: earworms are always fascinating, aren’t they?
JUST so you know? Today’s is Harvey’s Get up and Move! (I always meant to look up Shogi: that’s the game they’re playing in the video.)
† That’s OK, Edith: it’s the taking part that’s the important thing! We’ll catch you when you’re in.
‡ Hello, Mum!
^ It’s probably still worth thinking about, Debbi! A US perspective could be interesting …
Q1) 1981
ReplyDeleteQ2) Egypt
Q3) An architect
Q4) The Wicker Man
Q5) TikTok. Sants 3 Ràdio joined TikTok a while back (during the lockdown) and run a contest on TikTok during la Festa Major, and it had quite a few entries. It proved more popular than they anticipated (they also run one on Twitter, where people have to locate a bird they hide in one of the streets every day, based on the clues they share, but I think the TikTok one got a higher uptake this time).
I suspect many politicians these days are more interested in their long-term careers and connecting to people who might be useful to them later on (a different kind of influencers), than in the electorate and their wellbeing. Also, the funding for their campaigns is unlikely to come from the people who need the uplift...
Here, so many people who have served as politicians end up as CEOs of big companies (energy companies, or big banks, or investment companies), that really being a politician seems to simply be a way to get a foot in the door or a step up the ladder. (And it is irrelevant which party they belonged to. Left or right-wing [the socialist party here hasn’t for many years, at least to my mind, been very leftist at all, other than in name], they all end up in a similar big job).
1 1981
ReplyDelete2 Egypt
3 Sculptor
4 ?
5 Tik Tok
It would be fun! Maybe someone might even buy it! :)
ReplyDelete1. 1981
2. Egypt
3. an architect
4. The Wicker Man (along with her body double! :) )
5. TikTok