Q1) The first LP records were released, on 21st June, 1948. They original came in two different sizes. The smaller size was ten inches. What was the larger size?
Q2) 21st June is World Hydrography Day. Hydrography is the study of oceans, seas, coasts, rivers and what: lakes, puddles or holes?
Q3) 21st June is the feast day of Saint Alban of Mainz. Mainz is in which European country: Belgium, Germany or Austria?
Q4) 21st June, 1981, saw the birth of Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. He’s a what councillor: town councillor, county councillor or privy councillor.
Q5) Finally … ? Sergei Matsenko was born on 21st June, 1990. He plays what: chess, Go or Backgammon?
Q4) 1992’s The Babe saw John Goodman playing Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth was possibly America’s most famous what: baseball player, racing driver or chess player?
Q5) Finally … ? 2017 saw John Goodman played Emmett Kurzfeld in Atomic Blonde. Who played the main character in Atomic Blonde: Charlize Theron, Debbie Harry or Cate Blanchett?
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* The Núñez name does get around, doesn’t it, Olga? :D At any rate, I think that’s the thing with the old European empires. Most of the planet didn’t exist … until they discovered it it. The fact native nations have lived next to the Pacific doesn’t count!
As I recall? There’s arguments about who discovered Australia: Captain Cook, the Dutch or the Chinese. The Aborigines getting there, first, gets ignored!
Now I think of it … ? I think I’ve had a question or two about Vasco Núñez de Balboa: ‘discovering’ an ocean is a good excuse!
(Hang on, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca became a ‘faith healer’? I’m going to leave that there …)
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‡ Cheers, Trevor: I caught the typo.
As I recall? A few friends had copies of How To Boil An Egg: although I don’t know if Delia wrote one with that title. (Delia’s How To Cook is something of a classic.)
^ Yeah, I kinda saw that coming, Debbi! No: he’s not a relative. But was John Nathan-Turner’s partner: and alleged to have sexually assaulted at least one person.
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Q1) Twelve inches
ReplyDeleteQ2) Lakes
Q3) Germany (A friend I studied Medicine with lives there).
Q4) A privy councillor (although it seems that he was born in 1982, not 1981).
Q5) Chess
Well, yes indeed. It seems that Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca learned a few tricks from Native Americans after all!
1 10 inch
ReplyDelete2 Lakes
3 Germany
4 Privvy Councillor
5 Chess
Allegations, well ... okay, then.
ReplyDeleteThis has been a really long day. On the longest day of the year. :)
1. twelve inches
2. lakes
3. Germany
4. privy councillor
5. chess
Blimey! :)