England Regain The Ashes

Six weeks ago, this didn't look a likely result! England had just escaped from Cardiff with an unlikely draw having been thoroughly outplayed. Then at Lord's, Australia were surprisingly poor and England took a 1 - 0 lead. Then on to my local test match at Edgbaston...and it rained, so another draw. Then the 4th Test Match at Headingley where England were very poor and were well beaten; 1 - 1! Having played so badly, England rebounded at The Oval and despite some early wobbles, managed to outplay the Aussies on the 1st Innings to record a famous victory and regain The Ashes!

Your Monday questions are: -

1. Which English politician was born today in 1759 and was a leading figure in the movement to abolish slavery?
   
   
2. Cal Ripken Jr (right) was born today in 1960 and played a record 2,632 consecutive games for which baseball team?
   
   
3. Which object in the solar system was relegated to the status of dwarf planet today in 2006?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Australia; 2. "My Own Private Idaho"; 3. John Lennon

Fame At Last!!

When I started this blog in December last year I didn't really know what I was doing, other than, hopefully, amusing people and stretching their brains a bit! To be honest I'm still not 100% sure what I'm doing, but along the way I've tried various ploys and strategies to get my trivia to a wider audience. One such idea was to get listed on BlogDumps (great name) run by WolfBernz. I'm sure that I've acquired more hits from other sites, but none with the quality of readership that come through BlogDumps. This week I was the Top Site on Tuesday and I'd just like to thank everyone who voted and visited, the nice people at BlogDumps, my Mum & Dad and.....sorry started on an Oscar style blub!! Cheers!

Your Sunday posers are: -

1. In which British city was the Peterloo Massacre that took place today in 1819?
   
   
2. Who married Madonna (right) on her 27th birthday today in 1985?
   
   
3. Which baseball team has featured most times on the cover of Sports Illustrated that was first published today in 1954?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. USS Missouri; 2. Ajaccio; 3. Copenhagen