Showing posts with label Connie Booth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Connie Booth. Show all posts

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Fawlty Towers Reunion

For the first time in almost 30 years John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs were reunited to promote a G.O.L.D. documentary about their iconic sitcom "Fawlty Towers". John Cleese ruled out the prospect of any more episodes as they are all "too old and tired"!

Your Thursday questions are: -
  1. Founded today in 1946, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering are now known by what name?

  2. Quarterback Johnny Unitas (right) was born today in 1933 and led which team to victory in the 1971 Super Bowl?

  3. Edwin Land, who was born today in 1909, founded which camera company?
Yesterday's Answers: 1. First Postage Stamp - Penny Black; 2. 61 Survivors; 3. George Eliot was the pseudonym for Mary Anne Evans

Friday, 20 February 2009

Brit Awards 2009

Last night the winners were announced at the 2009 Brit Awards. Welsh singer Duffy was the major winner with three awards and despite being nominated in four categories, Coldplay left empty handed. Aside from that it was the usual mix of showmanship, shambles and champagne - a typically British event.

Your posers this Friday are: -

  1. Who married American born actress Connie Booth today in 1968?

  2. Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot on which continent today in 1935?

  3. What is the first name of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (below, with Vladimir Putin) who was born today in 1951?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Britt Ekland; 2. "Traffic"; 3. Bridget Jones