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Today’s first question relates to the date 26 September, but the remainder are not date-related. They do, though, follow on a theme from the first.
One
On this day in 1939 Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats was published. Who was this ‘Old Possum’?
Two
What American singer, born in 1980, has been referred to as the ‘Voice of a Generation’?
Three
What high-ranking politician from the first couple of decades of the 21st century was given the nickname ‘Mutti’?
Four
Eric Clapton joined a band in 1963 which had a name which may have come from Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road. This name was also the nickname of a legendary jazz saxophonist. What was the band’s name; and who was the sax player?
Five
In September 2026, there are seven reigning monarchs in Europe who are all descended from the same person. Who was that person, and what nickname was bestowed on them relating to earlier descendant rulers?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.
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