Q6)True or false: there’s a place in Nebraska called Wahoo. True or false?
A6)True. (It has nothing to do with Yazoo, Yahoo or Halloo: it’s Wikipedia entry calls it both a city, and a town.)
Q7)Nebraska’s Legislature is what: unicameral or bicameral?
A7)Unicameral. (In other words, it has just one chamber.)
Q8)Penny Teller is from Omaha, Nebraska. She’s a character in which US comedy: The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon or Stuart Fails to Save the Universe?
Q9)Richard James Hart lived in Nebraska: and worked as a prohibition agent. There’s an irony, there: as he was whose older brother: John F Kennedy’s, Al Capone’s or Carrie Nation’s?
A9)AlCapone’s. (Hart picked up the nickname of ‘Two Guns’ Hart. It was on a par with ‘Scarface’.)
Q10)Finally … ? Neal Hefti was born in Nebraska. He wrote the theme to which TV series: Batman, Wonder Woman or The Flash?
A10)Batman. Inevitably, he get’s a mention in a quiz.
Here’s a thought …
“Certain people in the United States are driving nails into this structure of our relationship, then cutting off the heads.”
Mikhail Gorbachev, (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022).
And a Kurt Weill composition …
The next ten-question set is on 25th March: it’s about Greece.
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* Welcome back, Olga! It sounds like you had an exciting weekend!
Yes, I knew about Penny’s surname: I went with Teller, as that at least let me hang the question, correctly. I also get the impression it’s one thing fans have talked about for years§ … !
† Hello, Mum! (Ten out of ten: well done!)
‡ ‘On edge’? That’s one way of putting it, Debbi! I just hope the president doesn’t order the use of nuclear weapons: that would be a very good way of finding out if Iran does have any. Either way … ? It sounds potentially like the Gulf Wars, again.
Apparently? Sir Kier Starmer’s allowed US use of UK bases in Akrotiri, in Cyprus, for ‘limited defensive use’. I don’t like that, not one bit: as much as I didn’t like the War on Terror, and the Afghan invasion.
Oh, I think I’ve figured out how to add a transition: and have it not affect the audio. It looks like I need to tinker with the sound settings in a separate pane: rather than adjusting some timeline sliders, the way iMovie lets you do …
§ It puts me in mind of Klingon, Olga. Apparently, the fans who’ve been designing the language, have been arguing about the Klingon word for ‘mercy’ for a long time: ever since they published the Klingon version of the Bible …
I love it when someone comments. But, having had anonymous comments I feel may be libellous, actionable or just plain offensive, over the years?
I’d appreciate you* leaving your name — with a link to your website or social-media profile†, for preference — before you post a comment.
Should you choose to use a pseudonym/name, I’d appreciate it if that name were to be polite and inoffensive. I’d rather you kept it clean, and relatively grown up. Comments left with a pseudonym will be posted at my discretion: I really prefer a link.
Contentious, actionable or abusive posts left anonymously will not be posted. Nor will comments using offensive pseudonyms or language, or that are abusive of other commenters.
Thank you.
* I know many value their online privacy. I respect that. But hope you respect my wish to see who’s commenting on my blog: and my wish for you to introduce your self to me, and to your fellow commentors.
† Your Facebook, X/Twitter, Blogger, Instagram, TikTok or LinkedIn profile are acceptable. I also like seeing folks webpages.
Oh, I’ve mentioned you on Bluesky, Debbi …
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I've had no luck logging into my account there. No idea why. I've tried changing the PW. Nothing.
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Just tried again. It's hopeless. But thanks for the mention. :)