12th December, 2022: Pennsylvania.
Right … just in case you didn’t know … ?
It started snowing!
At least, it started snowing, last night.
Which has thankfully stopped: after leaving us with about two inches of snow.
Will we get more?
Well, the BBC’s weather site was saying no.
And Radio 4’s weathermen are telling us it will get milder by the weekend.
But?
We’ll just have to see.
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 four.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) Pennsylvania became the second state to join the USA. On 12th December of which year: 1786, 1787 or 1788?Q2) The state joined when it ratified what: the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights or the Abolition of Slavery?Q3) The State was called the Province of Pennsylvania, before it joined the Union. Who founded the Province: William Penn, Arthur Penn or Sean Penn?Q4) Since joining, it’s become the what of Pennsylvania: the Commonwealth, State or Dominion?Q5) What’s Pennsylvania’s capital: Harrisburg, Philadelphia or Scranton?Q6) What’s Pennsylvania’s largest city by population: Harrisburg, Philadelphia or Scranton?Q7) Pennsylvania Dutch is spoken in parts of Pennsylvania: mostly by groups of Amish. Despite the name, it’s actually a version of what: German, Frisian or Yiddish?Q8) Talking of religion? Pennsylvania’s founder — like many of the state’s early inhabitants — was a what: an Amish, Quaker, Catholic or Buddhist?Q9) Chubby Checker, John Coltrane, Kevin Bacon and Will Smith are all from which Pennsylvanian city?Q10) Finally … ? The USA’s chocolate industry is based in which Pennsylvanian area: Bressler, Hershey or Linglestown?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 11th December, 2017, saw the death of presenter, Keith Chegwin. He was one of the original presenters of the Multi-Coloured whatA1) Multi-Coloured Swap Shop.Q2) Indiana joined the USA: on 11th December, 1816. What’s the capital of Indiana?A2) Indianapolis.Q3) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was born on 11th December, 1918. He received the Nobel Prize of Literature in which year of the 1970s?A3) 1970.Q4) 11th December, 1929, saw the birth of cricketer, Subhash Gupte. He played for which national side: India, Pakistan or Bangladesh?A4) India.Q5) Finally … ? 11th December, 1920, saw British troops attack which city: Cork, Dublin or Galway?A5) Cork.
Here’s a motto …
“Virtue, Liberty and Independence.”Pennsylvania’s motto.
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.
* I was hoping Trevor would leave us an answers, there, Olga: but there we go!
At any rate? You’re right: some of the early Biblical myths and legends are fascinating to hear. I seem to recall one that said — once the Bible is translated into every human language — Judgement Day starts. I don’t know if the Klingon version would count, though! I don’t think there’s many Saintly Myths specific to Brentwood: but I know we’re near an old Templar fort in Temple Cressing.
At ANY rate? I made a quick list: that link to the Simple English Wikipedia!
† Hello, Mum!
‡ Oh, THAT stupid episode, Debbi^? HERBERT, HERBERT, HERBERT! As I recall, the guitar playing hippy was Charles Napier: the only other time I can remember seeing him was in The Blues Brothers. He’s the leader of the Good Ol’ Boys! Now … has anyone mentioned Kirk Fu … ?
^ Oh, there’s an incoming package, Debbi: from TransferNow.
ª Wouldn’t you know it, Olga: the Simple English Wikipedia doesn’t have a entry for Terminal apps!
5 comments:
I’ll be honest, Olga: I don’t know if contacting my MP would help.
I’ve known others in my shoes: who’ve not bothered.
Q1) 1787
Q2) the US Constitution
Q3) William Penn
Q4) the Commonwealth
Q5) Harrisburg
Q6) Philadelphia
Q7) German
Q8) Quaker
Q9) Philadelphia
Q10) Hershey
I'm not sure it helps, either, although they at least send you something in writing, that one never knows... You might add it to your pile of paperwork if nothing else. (I remember signing some petitions that went to MPs and I got some letters from them. I wasn't that impressed by the content, but there you have it. You can say you have contacted. ONe never knows...
Oh, and thanks for the tips.
There have been some last-mminute change of schedule, so in the end I'll be having a lesson with Jordi tomorrow, just in case you don't see me around.
As a result of the other days chat about my early life in computing I last night dreamt about some of the interesting facts about programs I was involved in at my second employer – Nottinghamshire County Council.
Because I could program in ICT 1301 machine code I was involved in the many payrolls that the council ran. I never had to check my pay slip because my entry line on the council printed payroll always had 2 red ticks against it. I was audited every month by the councils Internal Audit section.
I said many payrolls because as well as our payroll we ran payrolls for the Police force and the county education department.
Back in those days Bobbies on the beat got both a boot allowance and a Lamp allowance.
Also for the Police I did the monthly crime statistics report. I remember a problem with Bicycles one month. Back in the mid to late 1960’s bicycles were still use by many people to get too and from work.
There was a section of the statistics on stolen bicycles. For most divisions it read some thing like 10 cycles stolen 5 cycles recovered :- recovery rate 50% .
One month one of the divisions had a crack down on local “Fences” and they recovered more cycles than stolen. The % recovered did not cater for over recovery and originally the stats read 10 cycles stolen 15 cycles recover :- recovery rate 50%. had to change the program so that it could correctly read 150%.
Road accident statistics had many tales. We collected these stats for the police, the local safety committees and the department of Transport.
I saw a few of the accident booklets about night accidents in Sherwood Forest. It seems that trees walk across the road and cars ran in to them. Robin Hood getting his revenge.
We thought that we had catered for the biggest accident possible in number of cars and casualties but there was a very bi accident on the section of the M1 which runs through Nottinghamshire. To avoid very expensive reprogramming the accident was split into 2. A north bound accident and a South bound accident.
We gave points for accidents and some accidents remained on the system longer than others. It was 1 point for the 2 types of DO accidents. DO is Damage only and Dog only. Accidents with fatality got the most point and stayed active longest.
I wrote a program which starting in the bottom left of the count up to the top right of the county looking for accident black spots. The points for the adjacent 4 squares was totalled and depending if in a Rural or urban areawas compare with a figure that indicated a black spot.
My name was nearly in one of the local papers when a clever road safety councillor used the grid reference printed out to say that the computer had put a black spot on the centre circle of the City ground home of Nottingham Forest. No sat navs back then and the local cops had put the wrong reference for the large road roundabout just south of the Trent bridge. Also with in 100 yards of the county ground. With 3 duel carriageways and 3 local roads meeting at the roundabout it was certainly a black spot.
Then there was the case of the driver of one of the councils Dustcarts. He had got out to help the other binmen and on a steep hill the hand brake failed. He was knocked down by his own dustcart.
At first this failed validation at data entry due to fact the driver was not in his proper place. In fact he was a pedestrian. Yes he was the driver but he was at that moment not the driver.
Oh the fun I had programming in my late teens and early 20’s.
You think that you have catered for every thing when along come exceptions. At this time NASA was programming the Lunar lander on very primitive computers with very little memory. Look what happened with the first Lunar landing.
1 1787
2 US Constitution
3 William Penn
4 Commonwealth
5 Harris berg
6 Philadelphia
7 German
8 Quaker
9 Philadelphia
10 Hershey
Yes, that one. Awful episode. :)
1. 1787
2. the U.S. Constitution
3. William Penn
4. the Commonwealth
5. Harrisburg
6. Philadelphia
7. German
8. Quaker
9. Philadelphia
10. Hershey (they have an amusement park and offer tours of the Hershey factory)
These answers are not short, but ... I made it! :)
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