20th May, 2024: World Bee Day.
It’s officially official!
It’s Monday!
Yay!
Or possibly, ‘Yay’.
My weight management class is today: hopefully, I’ll’ve lost weight.
~≈Ó≈~
I know not everyone has access to the BBC’s iPlayer service: which is a shame.
Over the past weeks?
I’ve caught a series called Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game, a series that offers a potted history of espionage in the 1980s.
It’s very entertaining … and very informative!
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with Olga scoring four out of five, Debbi on three and Mum on two.
The day also saw Olga‡ leaving us a message.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 20th May is World Bee Day: according to the United Nations. Which country proposed Bee Day: Slovenia, Slovakia or Bosnia?Q2) The day marks the birth of Anton Janša. Janša was a pioneering what: beekeeper, bird watcher or rose grower?Q3) Bees are what: insects, arachnids or crustaceans?Q4) Many bees live in which ‘H’?Q5) Finally … ? Honey bees do a what: waggle dance, honey dance or metal dance?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 19th May, 2024, sees many Christians mark what: Easter, Christmas or Pentecost?A1) Pentecost.Q2) The festival takes place fifty days after what: Easter, Christmas or Pentecost?Q3) 19th May, 1997, saw the UK’s Health secretary announce that sponsorship of sports events would be banned. Sponsorship by whom: bookies, tobacco companies or breweries?A3) Tobacco companies.Q4) 19th May, 2018, saw Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle. The pair are now the Duke and Duchess of where: Essex, Sussex or Middlesex?A4) Sussex.Q5) Finally … ? The Dark Day took place on 19th May, 1780. Where: New England, the Pacific North West or New Mexico?A5) New England.
Here’s a thought …
“Human beekeeping [ … ] has been practised for millennia, since at least the times of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece.”From the Wikipedia entry on bees.
A song …
And an earworm§ …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* Hello, Mum!
† Trust me, Debbi: I think Moffat was on form for that episode!
‡ That’s OK, Olga: and perfectly understandable. (My Aunty Bella was in your shoes: she cared for Grandma for years!)
§ I still say “Vindaloo”, by Fat Les, is the best football song ever written.
3 comments:
Thanks, Paul. I'll visit and participate when I can, but it might prove fairly hit-and-miss from now on. (She gets up early in the morning, so although I am up early as well, there isn't much opportunity to do much), and she goes to bed early in the evening, but by that time, I am quite tired already.
I hope your session goes well.
1 Slovenia
2 Beekeeper
3 Insects
4 Hives
5 Waggle dance
I think I got all the answers on the last one, but you know, whatever. :)
Not like I win an award, right? :)
1. Slovenia
2. beekeeper
3. insects
4. hive
5. waggle dance
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