29th January, 2022.
Yes: I’ve woken up with an earworm.
Which — if you didn’t know it — is a song that’s playing it’s way through your head: for whatever reason.
This morning … ?
I’ve woken up, very aware it’s Saturday.
So, inevitably, the theme from old children’s show, Tiswas, starting banging through my head.
Hopefully?
I won’t get a visit from … the Phantom Flan Flinger* … !
Amazing what you could with shaving foam …
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga†, Mum‡ and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum on three.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 29th January, saw Sir Stamford Raffles land on Singapore. In which year: 1817, 1818 or 1819?Q2) Singapore is one degree north of what: the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn or the Equator?Q3) Singapore has four official languages. English, Malay, Mandarin … and what else: Tamil, Telugu or Thai?Q4) Thirty-one per cent of Singaporeans are what: Buddhist, Christian or Muslim?Q5) Finally … ? Singapore’s name means what: Lion City, Tiger Town or Puma Planet?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 28th January, 1707, saw the baptism of printer, John Baskerville. He’s got several versions of a what named after him: a dog, typeface or cheese?A1) Typeface. (If I’ve understood things correctly? A typeface is a family of letters in the same style: Hoefler, Helvetica, Times New Roman. A font is an individual member of that family: 12-point Hoefler regular, 20-point Helvetica Italic, 14-point Times New Roman Bold. A glyph is an individual character in that font: ‘˙’, ‘h’, ‘5’ or ‘Ó’.)Q2) Mimi-Isabella Cesar was born on 28th January, 1995. She’s a what: rhythmic gymnast, pole vaulter or cyclist?Q3) Brigadier General James Dozier was rescued on 28th January, 1982. He was being held by whom: al Qaeda, the Red Brigade or the Red Army Faction?Q4) The First English colony in the Caribbean was founded: on 28th January, 1624. On what’s now which Caribbean Island: Jamaica, Saint Kitts or Nevis?Q5) Finally … ? Walter Arnold became the first person to be convicted of speeding: on 28th January, 1896. How much was he fined: six pence, one shilling or twelve shillings and sixpence?
Here’s some words …
“Majulah Singapura.”“Onward Singapore.”(Singapore’s motto.)
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.
* Yes: that IS Annie Lennox getting flanned …
† You’re right, there Olga. And Baskerville sounds a lot nicer than Eric Gill, the man behind the Gill sans typeface. If Gill’s diaries are correct? He makes someone like Ian Watson look good: and quite possibly should have been shot.
I’m glad I’ve lost something: it — and the meeting — did help. We ended up discussing all sorts of things, especially the old phrase, ‘there’s starving kids in Africa!’ Either way, the weight’s a factor in the assessment: but I’ve a few things planned for any potential appeal.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for Sant: it’s sounds like you and the gang have a hectic few days.
And you right about cultural differences! (From what I recall of my reading? Whale’s not kosher — it doesn’t chew the cud, or have cloven hooves — and Rastafarian food’s Ital.)
‡ Hello, Mum!
^ Very true, Debbi. It’s the same the other way, around, I think: George Elliot was Mary Anne something … and the Brontë Sisters published under the surname of Bell. Anne published as Acton Bell, if memory serves! It always confused me, I know that. Granted, times were different … but …
3 comments:
Q1) 1819
Q2) Equator
Q3) Tamil
Q4) Buddhist
Q5) Lion City
Thanks, Paul. Carla was feverish still yesterday and her partner, of course, is ill with it as well. The radio station was telling me that his father tested positive but his mother didn't (they both had the vaccines, up to the third dose, but still), and he wondered if his mother might have caught it before and not realised. She is a teacher, so I guess she would be very exposed to it.
I didn't know much about Singapore, but it sounds like quite an impressive place and it has achieved much. Intriguing... (although not affordable, it seems).
I was reading your comments to Debbie and I wondered if I'd told you of a weird case here. Recently, somebody called "Carmen Mola" (a woman's name, evidently), won the most important (money-wise) literary award here, el Premio Planeta. Carmen Mola had published a couple of novels, crime novels, which had sold very well, already, but there was very little known about this woman. And then, when she got the award, of course, she had to go to pick it up. And oh, surprise, surprise, Carmen Mola happened to be three men. They were all already known writers, although I don't think any of them had published anything quite as popular as the novels they published together. Let me tell you there has been some controversy about this. The three insist that it wasn't pre-planned, just something they thought of at the time, and there was no dubious design behind it, but... They are going to be here in the next couple of weeks for a literary festival about crime novels (BCNegra, oh, and I'll do a feature about it on the radio, although not about them). It annoys me but I've never read anything they've written, so not much to comment there. (Oh, and other women published anonymously as well. And then you have weird things, like Shelley who published Mary's Frankenstein and people would not believe at first that she had written it and insisted it was him).
1 1819
2 Equator
3 Tamil
4 Christian
5 Lion City
Different times and different reasons.
1. 1819
2. the Equator
3. Tamil
4. Buddhist
5. Lion City
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