Showing posts with label Edwin Land. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edwin Land. 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

Saturday, 21 February 2009

Tiger Woods Returns

After reconstructive knee surgery, Tiger Woods is set to return to professional golf at next week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona. This should be his first step back on the road to overhauling Jack Nicklaus' haul of 18 Major Championships. Starting back now gives Tiger plenty of time to fine tune his game before the US Masters in April. All his fellow pros are making the right noises, but it must be hard, knowing that their chances of winning tournaments is now reduced!

Today's questions are: -

  1. What were abolished today in 1952 by the British Government, under Winston Churchill, to "set the people free"?

  2. Kelsey Grammer (right), who was born today in 1955, has provided the voice for which recurring character in “The Simpsons”?

  3. What type of camera was demonstrated by Edwin Land today in 1947?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. John Cleese; 2. Antarctica; 3. James