Monday 26 July 2010

Fred Dibnah's Steam Engine Sold

The steam engine that was lovingly restored over 25 years by Fred Dibnah and that was used to pull his coffin to his 2004 funeral has been sold for £240,000! He intended to collect his MBE by driving it up the Mall to Buckingham Palace, but was thwarted by officials who thought it was too heavy for the road surface!

Your Monday questions are:-
  1. Who was born today in 1894 and wrote the novel "Brave New World"?

  2. John Howard (right) was born today in 1936 and was Prime Minister of which country from 1996 to 2007?

  3. Roger Taylor, who was born today in 1949 in Norfolk, is the drummer with which band?
Yesterday's Answers: 1. David Bowie; 2. Los Angeles; 3. Louis Blériot

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