AAAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH … !
Remember me saying, yesterday, I was expecting a visit from an engineer, who’d be checking out my boiler … ?
That was a laugh … !
The chap eventually turned up, just after eleven, and checked everything out — including the knob twiddling I’d managed to do, based on advise from previous visits — and pronounced it all fine.
This morning, or course, I’ve got no heating, I’m currently filling the bath with a kettle, and have a little light on the boiler telling me there’s a blocked flue/drain.
Ho-hum.
I think I’m going to be having another word with my landlord, in a bit …
Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, let’s … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor*‡ and Debbiª‡ putting in their answers: with both scoring 5 out of 5, it also saw Trevor running a question past yours truly, and Debbi congratulating Team GB on one of the golds they bagged, yesterday.
Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 2nd August, 1873, saw the Clay Street Hill Railroad start operating the world’s first cable car: in which US city … ?
Q2) More to the point, cable cars run on cables: trams run on what … ?
Q3) 2nd August, 1918, saw Japan deploy troops to which part of Russia, near the end of World War 1 … ?
Q4) 2nd August, 1932, saw the discovery of the antimatter version of the electron: what’s it called … ?
Q5) 2nd August, 1923, saw Calvin Coolidge become the US president on the death of his predecessor. What was his predecessor’s name … ?
Q6) And finally … 2nd August, 1939, saw Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to the US president, to urge the building of the A Bomb: who was that president … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 1st August, 1498, saw explorer, Christopher Columbus become the first European to visit what is now which South American country … ?A1) Venezuela.
Q2) 1st August, 1960, saw the Kingdom of Dahomey declare its independence from which European country … ?A2) France.
Q3) More to the point, how is Dahomey now known … ?A3) Benin.
Q4) 1st August, 1976, saw which F1 driver in a critical condition, after a crash … ?A4) Niki Lauda. (“Who’s that famous racing driver, Niki … ?” “Lauda”. “WHO’S THAT FAMOUS RACING DRIVER … ”)
Q5) And finally … 1st August, 1981 saw MTV makes it’s debut on US TV. In which year did it make its UK debut … ?A5) 1997.
Enjoy those, everyone.
I’ll leave you with a tune from late Dutch singer, Ede Staal, who’s birthday it was, today.
And a quote from Jack Warner …
“I have a theory of relatives, too. Don’t hire ’em.”Jack L Warner August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978
Oh, and then there’s THIS little beauty …
* Well, like I said, yesterday, Trevor, F1’s usually not my thing: but I’m guessing Piers Courage …
ª Actually, it’s two, by now, Debbi: Bradley Wiggins — who won this year’s Tour De France — bagged one in the Time Trials.
‡ Oh, the Series 7 trailer … ? Ahem … !
