Warwick or Royal Leamington Spa

On the final leg of our journey home and it will depend on how our day has progressed as to whether we moor at Royal Leamington Spa or Warwick. Both have plenty of pubs and places to eat, so it won't be too much of a hardship for us at either place!!

Your Thursday questions are: -

1. Which European country joined the United Nations today in 2002?
   
   
2. Actor Colin Firth (right) was born today in 1960 and is best known for his portrayal of which character in the 1995 TV adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice"?

   
   
3. Which influential fashion designer was born today in 1933 in Hamburg?
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Harland Sanders; 2. "Four Weddings and a Funeral"; 3. Tracy Austin

A Question of Genius - Week 4; Day 2

Well, I narrowly failed to get past 'A Question of Pressure' - didn't steal any points and got too many wrong, but I was close! View the programme here (only available for 7 days). As someone famous said, 'Tomorrow's another day'! BBC 2 @ 4:30 pm, I'll be back in another beautiful tie!!Tuesday's questions for you: -

1. Which United Nations Agency was established today in 1948?

   
   
2. In which country was Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe (right) born today in 1964?
   
   
3. Which English romantic poet was born today in 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Modern Olympic Games; 2. Hamm the Piggy Bank; 3. INTELSAT 1 or 'Early Bird'

Alpha Inventions

Still in Glasgow, so I thought I'd plug Alpha Inventions who offer a great website that has allowed this blog to be seen by many more people than I would have been able to manage otherwise! Many thanks to them.

Your teasers for Monday are: -

1. Today in 1807, US Congress passed an act to prohibit the importation of what into the United States?


2. John Bon Jovi (right), who was born today in 1962, appeared as Victor Morrison in which US TV series?


3. Which former Soviet state, capital Chisinau, joined the United Nations today in 1992?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Australia; 2. The Who; 3. The Master

Superb Website for Trivia Buffs

While setting the Tuesday night quiz at the Bull's Head I discovered this fantastic website - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations - which has the widest range of statistics on world food production (and very up-to-date as well!).

For example: - the world production of Wheat in 2007 was 607 million tonnes (in 1961 it was 222 MT). The single largest country production was China with nearly 109 MT (in 1961; USSR with 62MT).

There are many more bits of information to keep any self-respecting trivia buff happy for hours!

But, here come today's posers: -

1. Which free online encyclopaedia appeared today in 2001?
   
2. TV presenter Claudia Winkleman (right) was born today in 1972 and has fronted which BBC2 programme since 2004?
   
3. The Alvor Agreement, signed today in 1975, granted Angola independence from which European country?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Miami Dolphins; 2. Foo Fighters; 3. Casablanca