8th March, 2022.
Right … that surprised me!
I put in for some paperwork, yesterday: from my surgery.
Fulling expecting to go back in, on Thursday, to pick it up.
I got the text, last night.
It’s ready, today.
That was unexpected!
~≈®≈~
Especially on a busy day.
Yep: Jude’s made more videos.
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Mum scoring five out of five, and Debbi on four.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 8th March is the feast day of Felix of Burgundy. He’s also known as Felix of where: Dulwich, Dunwich or Diss?Q2) Queen Anne ascended the throne on 17th March, 1702. She was the last monarch from which House: Stuart, Tudor or Windsor?Q3) The phrase ‘evil empire,’ was used to describe the USSR: on 8th March, 1983. By whom: President Jimmy Carter, President Ronald Reagan or President Joe Biden?Q4) 8th March, 1945, saw the birth of singer and drummer, Mickey Dolenz. He was a member of which 60s band: the Beatles, the Monkees or the Bonzo Dog Band?Q5) Finally … ? 8th March, 1930, saw the birth of Baseball player, Bob Grim. He was a what: pitcher, catcher or short stop?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 7th March is Teacher’s Day. Where: Albania, Bulgaria or Croatia?A1) Albania.Q2) Lucius Verus became joint Emperor: on 7th March, 161AD. Joint emperor with whom: Augustus Caesar, Marcus Aurelius or Constantine the Great … ?Q3) The U-47 disappeared without a trace: on 7th March, 1941. The U-47 was a German what: battleship, submarine or aircraft carrier?Q4) Ranulph Fiennes was born: on 7th March, 1944. He’s a what: actor, explorer or xylophonist?A4) Explorer. (Actor, Ralph Fiennes is Ranulph’s third cousin. The full family name is Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes: Ranulph is a Baronet.)Q5) Finally … ? Rik Mayall was born on 7th March, 1958. Who did he play in The Young Ones?A5) Rick.
Here’s a thought …
“The best advice I’ve ever given or received, in or out of the entertainment business, is as follows: ‘Get a good lawyer.’”Mickey Dolenz, born March 8, 1945.
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.
* Napoleon invading anywhere seems vaguely relevant, Olga! Especially Russia! And steam punk seems to be the thing, these days. I can still remember seeing Space: 1889 on sale, many years ago. It, and Gibson and Sterling’s The Difference Engine, are supposed to be the roots of the movement.
Hmmm … were you using you left foot to do most of the kicking? That could possibly explain the soreness. (And possibly handy to know, if you ever started playing.)
Oh, I think I tweeted it past you, last night: I’ve started on Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind, in the Lucia Graves translation: after you mentioned it, many years ago. I’m seriously impressed. The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is an intriguing slant on an old idea: and the main character meets another in a cafe called els Quartre Gats. The Four Cats, is that right? It sounds like the name of a very bohemian pub!
Oh … I don’t know if Jordi will ever need the phrase, but … …
† Hello, Mum! (Oh, I’ve got West Side Story on order!)
‡ Ralph Fiennes might play the xylophone, Debbi: I don’t know about his third cousin, Ranulph.
At any rate … ? I don’t know how well The Young Ones played in the States: the pilot of the US version stiffed, I know that! I get the impression the very English style of cartoon slapstick it — and Absolutely Fabulous — represented, went down well in the US. I think American audiences believe UK comedy is just Monty Python. (Oh, the short chap in the suit … ? Is General Staal^ …)
^ He and Dan Starkey are my height, Debbi.
3 comments:
Q1) Dunwich
Q2) Stuart (You’ve probably spotted it already, but in the question you wrote that Queen Anne ascended to the throne on 17th of March rather than the 8th. Were you writing the questions for the 17th as well?)
Q3) Ronald Reagan (a bad actor and...)
Q4) The Monkees
Q5) A pitcher
Oh, I did mention Mind the Gap (and it appeared in one of the announcements already). I was trying to explain the concept of a gap, and Jordi thought it was only physical space, but I explained that was not the case (the generation gap, or a gap in knowledge, for example).
The Shadow of the Wind is beautiful and I've enjoyed the whole series (well, I need to read one of the four books yet. In theory they can be read in any order, but I think the Shadow of the Wind should be read first). Els Quatre Gats is still quite gorgeous (I've seen your tweet today) and it was a bohemian place. At the time, cafés were very popular for artists and thinkers (most were both, and writers, of course also joined) to go and chat and put the world to right, in the early XXcentury very late XIX century, and Picasso used to go there, but many other famous people as well. Nowadays it is well-worth a visit. I've seen people going there just to take a picture (even inside) and leave, but as I was saying, the food is quite good as well. It is Modernist in style (the Catalan take of art nouveau), a movement that included people like Gaudí, although he always went his own way. But there are many buildings of the period in Barcelona, and thankfully, most of them survived the bombings during the Civil War.
I hope you enjoy the book. I haven't read this one in English, but as I told you, I've read the last one, The Labyrinth of the Spirits, and Graves does a beautiful job of it.
https://4gats.com/
Good news about your surgery. Sometimes they get their act together. Although, to be fair, they don't get much help.
1 Dunwich
2 Stuar
3 Rlonald Reagan
4 The Monkees
5 Basebal
I'm actually a huge fan of Ab Fab. And Are You Being Served?.
Not to mention Red Dwarf! :)
1. Dunwich
2. Stuart
3. President Ronald Reagan
4. the Monkees
5. pitcher
Boy, does that Ralph Fiennes (sp?) have a name or what? :)
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