8th August, 2022.
Right: it’s Monday, again.
A day with little to do.
Well … bar spending quality time with my nephew!
You can bet there’s another video coming …
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring five out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 8th August, 1937, saw the birth of actor, Dustin Hoffman. He played Ben Braddock in which 1967 film: The Tiger Makes Out or The Graduate?Q2) He won Best Actor Oscars in 1980 and 1989. Name either one of the movies he won for.Q3) He played David Sumner in 1971’s Straw Dogs: opposite Susan George as Amy Sumner. Who directed Straw Dogs: Sam Peckinpah, Roger Corman or George Lucas?Q4) Dustin played Dorothy Michaels in which 1982 film: The Trout, The Thing or Tootsie?Q5) Finally … ? 1985 saw Dustin playing Willy Lomax in a TV version of Death of a Salesman. Who wrote Death of a Salesman: David Mamet, Arthur Miller or Mae West?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) Cote d’Ivoire became independent: on 7th August of which year of the 1960s?A1) 1960.Q2) It became independent from where: the UK, France or Spain?A2) France.Q3) It’s usually called the Ivory what, in English?A3) The Ivory Coast.Q4) The country’s flag is orange, white and what: green, blue or pink?A4) Green.Q5) The upper house is the Senate. The lower house is the National Assembly. They’re two houses of Côte d’Ivoire’s what?A5) Parliament.
Here’s a thought …
“The truth is, the older you get, the less variety of parts you are offered.”Dustin Hoffman.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* That’s perfectly fine, Olga! And very much appreciated, lengthy or not!
To be honest? Those late reviews aren’t as late as some of the posts I did in the early days! Those were late. I don’t think I saw much daylight! The modern reviews? I do them over two days: watch the show, take notes, then do the review the following night. About the only time it causes issues, is with reeky long films or episodes.
I’m thankful — in a way — I’m not sharing the flat: that would be distracting!
Rain! We’re in a situation, now, where every other weather broadcast is using the word, drought. Or hosepipe ban. We’ve not had those since 1976 …
† Hello, Mum!
‡ I don’t know about cute, Debbi: he’s usually not my type! I do know he’s always reminded me of Alexander Side: Dr Bashir, in other words. I keep thinking the only reason the Battlestar Galactica team hired him was because they lost Siddig’s phone number! (Oh, you did know BSG was produced by former TNG staffer, Ronald D. Moore? He’s now show-running For All Mankind.)
If it’s any help, Debbi? My Photos library is stored on an external drive: you can just drag and drop them over. (I’m always nervous about doing it … but it’s relatively painless.)
Q1) The Graduate
ReplyDeleteQ2) Kramer vs. Kramer
Q3) Sam Peckinpah
Q4) Tootsie
Q5) Arthur Miller
We didn't really get rain (a few drops fell as we were on our walk in the evening, but nothing worth the name). Here there are a lot of places, in some areas, where they only get a few hours of water a day, and some depend on wells or water brought in by lorries (not here in the city or nearby, but yes, in some parts of Spain, and in the South of Catalonia).
You're well organised with your review. As I only write mine, and these days mostly review books, I don't tend to take too many notes (and I still manage to make them long for the usual standard), although I do create a document with the information as I start reading the book, and save the book cover for later use. If it's a story collection, I might write a sentence or two about each story, but it depends. (That is mostly if the stories are by different authors, or if I want to mention something specific).
Enjoy your time with your nephew today, and I hope the weather gets a bit wetter all around (well, without floods, because these days, things only go from extreme to extreme).
1 The Graduate
ReplyDelete2 Rainman
3 Sam Peckipah
4 Tootsie
5 Arthur Millar
Yes, I shall have to get more external storage. Clearly. :)
ReplyDeleteOr start deleting like crazy.
And, actually, Rick and I used to refer to him as Dr. Bashir! :) Yes, the resemblance is there, isn't it? I was going to mention that, but figured ... maybe it was just us. But good to know we aren't alone! lol
Did you see the episode where Mr. Chekov made an appearance? His parting words to someone were, "Be seeing you." Complete with the gesture from The Prisoner? :)
1. The Graduate
2. Rain Main
3. Sam Peckinpah
4. Tootsie
5. Arthur Miller