Blast.
And — quite probably — Damn … !
Remember me saying, in yesterday’s Teaser, that I had an interview?
Would you believe it, I missed the bloomin’ bus! I’m annoyed: and think I might just have to have a word with the bus company that runs the various routes, around town.
One possible upside … ? Is that I DID manage to get in touch with the company that’s recruiting: who are still interested in in interviewing me.
I hope they do. Having seen the job-spec, I’m actually a fairly good match.
Here’s hoping … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with mentioning one or two other ideas she’s had for promoting the Sam McRae series, she also bagged 6 out of 6.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 12th December, 1911, saw Calcutta replaced as capital of India: by which city … ?
Q2) That city is the second most populous in India: what’s the most populated … ?
Q3) More to the point, the city in Q1 has been in existence since when: the 4th, 5th or 6th Century BC … ?
Q4) Moving on … 12th December, 1992, saw which member of the Royal Family remarry … ?
Q5) 12th December, 627, saw the Battle of where: Thermopylae, Nineveh or Thebes … ?
Q6) 12th December, 1963, saw which African nation declare its independence from the UK … ?
Q7) 12th December, 1901, saw Guglielmo Marconi make his first transatlantic radio transatlantic radio broadcast. Marconi’s Law said that the broadcast distance of a signal equalled the square of the height of what … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 11th December, 1936, saw Edward 8th abdicate: where had he been Emperor of … ?A1) India.
Q2) More to the point, Edward 8th was replaced by his younger brother: who’s the current Queen’s late father. What name did he take the throne as … ?A2) George 6th.
Q3) Moving on … 11th December, 1962, saw the death of Arthur Lucas: one of the two last person to be judicially executed in which Commonwealth country … ?A3) Canada.
Q4) What was the name of the other person to be so executed … ?A4) Ronald Turpin.
Q5) 11th December, 2005, saw a large fire start at the Buncefield Oil Depot. In which English county is that depot … ?A5) Hertfordshire.
Q6) And finally … 11th December, 2001, saw which country join the World Trade Organisation … ?A6) The People’s Republic of China.
Enjoy those, everyone.
I’ll leave you with this quote from the artist Edvard Munch …
“No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.”Edvard Munch 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944
And with both this tune form thew MC5, as a nod to their late lead singer, Rob Tyner.
Additionally, considering I’ve just received news of the death of sitarist, Ravi Shankar, also with this …
* Good thought, actually, Debbi. Hmmm … You know I usually put stuff in the Old Peculiar’s sidebar? That’s usually bits of copyable
Java code even techno-innocents like us can copy and paste into place! I’d believe a lot of places have something like it available … … 