Air Traffic Control Problems

There was widespread disruption of transatlantic flights when a computer problem at Prestwick grounded all flights from the UK. This just goes to show that, when we fly, our safety is in the 'hands' of a sophisticated piece of modern technology and we can only hope that it hasn't been hacked into by terrorists, or just failed and crashes us into the ground!

Your Sunday questions are: -

1. Who was born today in 1941 and wrote the best-selling novel "Interview with the Vampire"?
   
   
2. Sputnik 1 (right) was launched today in 1957 from a launchpad in which present day country?
   

   
   
3. Charlton Heston was born today in 1923 and won his only Oscar for which film?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. John Major; 2. No Doubt; 3. Iraq

Shelfari - Virtual Book Cases for All

I'm not sure how I came across this, but Shelfari is a great site that allows you to display your favourite books and discuss them with other members of the site. I've put my 'bookshelf' on the blog so that you can see some of my favourite titles. I've always been a fan of bookcases as they are much more interesting then mere wallpaper in a room (same goes for pictures on the walls!)! What also surprised me about Shelfari was that every book I searched for was available...even my own, "The Easy Quiz Master"!

Your Thursday questions are: -

1. Which company launched the first audio CD player today in 1982?
   
   
2. Julie Andrews (right) was born today in 1935 and won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in which 1964 musical film?
   

   
   
3. Which heavyweight boxer won the 'Thrilla in Manila' today in 1975?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Neville Chamberlain; 2. Sergeant Leann "Pepper" Anderson; 3. Mozart

September 27th

I've just got back from playing golf (lost again) and there's nothing in the news that inspires me, so I'll just leave you with the questions today!

Your Sunday questions are: -

1. Who launched the liner Queen Elizabeth at Clydebank today in 1938?
   
   
2. Gwyneth Paltrow (right) was born today in 1972 and won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in which 1998 film?
   

   
   
3. Which rock singer was born Marvin Lee Aday in Texas today in 1947?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Queen Mary; 2. United Kingdom (Cambridge); 3. Francis Drake

BlogDumps Tuesday #25

Having been away for a couple of weeks (and also forgetting!!) I'm back and ready to contribute to this week's theme - Your Favourite Pet/Animal Companion. For me this is easy only having had one pet in our family and that was our budgie Bobby. He would fly around our house and would land on any one of us at any time!

To be honest I'm not a fan of pets, so this probably isn't the best topic for me...but, hey, it takes all sorts to make a world!

Your Tuesday questions are: -

1. Who captained the European Ryder Cup team to victory, for the first time in 28 years, today in 1985?

   
   
2. Film Director Oliver Stone (right) was born today in 1946 and won his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for which 1978 film?

   
   
3. HMS Beagle reached which group of islands for the first time today in 1835?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Nintendo; 2. "Jurassic Park III"; 3. OPEC


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Home at Last

Back home, loads of mail to go through (both real and electronic) and lots of catching up to do!!

Your Saturday questions are: -

1. In which country is Lascaux where Palaeolithic cave paintings were discovered today in 1940?
   

   
   
2. Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson (right) was born today in 1981 and won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in which 2006 film?

   
   
3. Who was born today in 1913 and, in 1935, in the space of 45 minutes, broke three world records and equalled a fourth?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. DH Lawrence; 2. Syria; 3. Umbrella

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

Twitter Attacked

Personally, I'm not a Twitter user, but I'm saddened that hackers have seen fit to attack their servers resulting in the service being down for a couple of hours! I can understand coordinated attacks on government and military computer systems as part of a terrorist or protest campaign, but not on social networking sites!

Friday's questions are: -

1. Which World war I spy and exotic dancer was born today in 1876 in Holland?
   
   
2. Actress Charlize Theron (right), who was born today in 1975 in South Africa, won the Best Actress Oscar for which 2003 film?
   

   
   
3. Who set a 90-day deadline for the expulsion of all Asians from Uganda today in 1972?