20th December, 2024: Six Questions
Bugger!
I’ve just wiped out today’s post!
The one I was in the middle of writing!
You’ll have to accept my apologies: and silly images!
Let’s move on.
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga scoring five out of five, and Mum and Debbi on four.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s six questions, shall we?
Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.
Q1) According to the UN, 20th December is International Human what Day: Cooperation Day, Solidarity Day or Love Day?Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q2) Fanny Waterman died on 20th December, 2022. She played what: guitar, piano or flute?
Q3) 20th December is Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day. It marks the day Macau became part of which country?
Q4) The Louisiana Purchase was ceremonially completed: on 20th December, 1803. Who bought the territory?
Q5) More to the point? They bought it from what was then, where: France, Germany or Spain?
Q6) Finally … ? Captain America Comics #1 went on sale: on 20th December of which year of the 1940s?
Q1) 19th December is Goa Liberation Day. Where is Goa: China, India or Japan?Here’s a thought …
A1) India.
Q2) It was liberated from colonial rule on 19th December: of which year of the 1960s?
A2) 1961.
Q3) Up until that year, Goa was ruled by which European nation: Spain, Portugal or France?
A3) Portugal.
Q4) What’s Goa’s main, official language: Konkani, Hindi or Urdu?
A4) Konkani: although Marathi may also be used.
Q5) Finally … ? Traditional Goan vindalho is better know as what?
A5) Vindaloo. (It’s possibly the only curry you can sing about.)
“I don’t care what those schmucks think. I’m a millionaire.”And a Billy Brag song …
Uri Geller, born 20 December 1946.
The next large question set is on the 31st of December.
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!
† Yeah: some hospitals do make good use of old buildings, Olga. Saying that, a lot of the old mental hospital near me has been knocked down and replaced. And its old gatehouse is going to have housing VERY near to it.
‡ I’m keeping my fingers crossed Debbi! (Oh, I saw your new Facebook profile picture. I don’t know where THAT came from … ! :D )
Can I suggest a curry you can sing about … ?
3 comments:
Q1) Solidarity Day
Q2) piano
Q3) China
Q4) The United States
Q5) France
I remember working briefly at a fabulous hospital in the outskirts of Leeds. It was a Grade 2 listed building, and I remember it had some incredible mosaics as well. It's this one (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Royds_Hospital). It is no longer a hospital. There was also a much smaller but very nice one in Eastbourne, where the main hospital wasn't listed, but the chapel was. And I worked at a low-secure unit at what had been a huge hospital also in East Sussex, Hellingly Hospital (it used to have its own train station, industrial work facilities for patients, a farm and a piggery. In fact, one of the consultants I worked with ended up buying the piggery and turning it into a fabulous house (the kitchen was enormous, and it even had a sauna).
This was it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellingly_Hospital
I worked at Southview (and it sounds as if it might still be in existence, although Ashen Hill, which was the oldest secure unit there seems to have been replaced for another one. The grounds were wonderful but most of the buildings were empty already. When I started my training in psychiatry, in Eastbourne, there were three elderly wards still left open at that hospital, but all the rest, apart from the secure unit, had been moved to the town, to a unit at the back of the general hospital. The offices of the trust (as it was then. It has changed a lot of times over the years, because I remember trying to find some paperwork from there and realising that it was unlikely I'd manage, as my consultant had died long ago, and the trust had changed a lot of times as well) were there, though. And although there was a town nearby, it was fairly isolated and quiet. I liked it. I know old-style asylums are not the thing, but most people who had trained there remembered it with affection. (People would leave in accomodation on site, there was a social club, and big parties, from what I'd heard. We also did some of the training there).
1 Solidaritiy day
2 Piano
3 China
4 USA
5 France
6 1940
I do love that song! And the video! :)
1. Solidarity Day
2. piano
3. China
4. the USA
5. France
6. 1941
John Lydon's book made it sound like Englanders go nuts over football! :)
But you seem to be more into snooker. A really cool word. Snooker. :)
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