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  • Main St. to Westminster Abbey via the North Pole | Answers

    Exile on Main St. Rolling Stones.
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    1. Exile on Main St., a double album was released on 12 May 1972 by…
      • Rolling Stones—Exile on Main St. is the Rolling Stones’ tenth studio album, released in 1972. The album, recorded in France and Los Angeles, features a mix of blues, rock and roll, swing, country and gospel influences. It is considered a pivotal hard rock album and is often regarded as the Rolling Stones’ best work.
        Norge airship.
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    1. The first verified flight over the North Pole took place on this date in 1926. The flight was made in a…
      • Semirigid airship—The Norge, an Italian-built airship, completed the first verified flight to the North Pole on 12 May 1926. The expedition, led by Roald Amundsen and funded by Lincoln Ellsworth, was the first to fly over the polar ice cap between Europe and America.
        Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
        Portrait by Richard Stone
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    2. On 12 May 1937, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned. George had been king since December 1936, following his brother Edward VIII’s abdication. Prior to Edward’s abdication, the new king and queen were known by what titles?
      • Duke and Duchess of York—George VI, born Albert, and titled Duke of York, became king after his brother Edward VIII abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.. He led the UK through World War II, symbolising British determination. He died in 1952, his daughter becoming Queen Elizabeth II. His widowed consort, now styled Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, lived for a further 50 years.
        During the Berlin Airlift in 1948, U.S., British, and French planes delivered food and other goods to Berlin, which was blockaded by Soviet forces. In this photo, German children stand on a hillside and watch a U.S. plane fly overhead.
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    3. On this day in 1949, the Soviet Union lifted its blockade of…
      • Berlin—The Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin in 1948–49, cutting off all land and water access. The Western Allies responded with the Berlin Airlift, supplying West Berlin by air for nearly a year until the Soviets lifted the blockade.
        Florence Nightingale, an angel of mercy. Crimean War: Florence Nightingale with her candle making the night round of the wards at Scutari hospital.
        Coloured mezzotint, c. 1855, by Tomkins after Butterworth.
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    4. Three English people are listed, but one was born while her parents were on an extended honeymoon in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Can you identify which one?
      • Florence Nightingale, nurse and social reformer—Florence Nightingale, an English social reformer and statistician, revolutionised modern nursing. During the Crimean War, she led a team of nurses in Scutari, Turkey, improving hospital conditions and reducing mortality rates. Her dedication, known as the “Lady with the Lamp,” earned her international acclaim and led to the establishment of the first scientifically based nursing schools.
    Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari.
    (Jerry Barrett, 1857)
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  • Main St. to Westminster Abbey via the North Pole

    George VI and Elizabeth, coronation portrait.
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    1. Exile on Main Street, a double album, was released on 12 May 1972 by…
      • Bob Dylan
      • Chicago
      • Rolling Stones
    1. The first verified flight over the North Pole took place on this date in 1926. The flight was made in a…
      • Fokker bi-plane
      • Hot air Balloon
      • Semirigid airship
    2. On 12 May 1937, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned. George had been king since December 1936, following his brother Edward VIII’s abdication. Prior to Edward’s abdication, the new king and queen were known by what titles?
      • Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
      • Duke and Duchess of Sussex
      • Duke and Duchess of York
    3. On this day in 1949, the Soviet Union lifted its blockade of…
      • Baghdad
      • Baku
      • Berlin
    4. Of the three English people listed one was born while their parents were on an extended honeymoon in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Can you identify which one?
      • Edward Lear, poet and illustrator
      • Florence Nightingale, nurse and social reformer
      • Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet and painter

  • A year in the day | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

    Let It Be
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    1. Almost a month after Paul McCartney’s announcement that he had left the band, The Beatles released their last original studio album, Let It Be on 8 May…
      • 1970—the Beatles’ final studio album, Let It Be, was released in 1970 after the band’s disbandment. The album, originally titled Get Back, was recorded in 1969 and included the iconic title track and popular songs like Across the Universe and I’ve Got a Feeling.
        Alex Van Halen.
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    2. Drummer Alex Van Halen was born today in…
      • 1953—Alex Van Halen, drummer and co-founder of Van Halen, is known for his technical prowess and speed And widely regarded as one of the greatest drummers of all time. Van Halen, the band, formed in 1972 andsigned with Warner Brothers Records in 1977.
        Smallpox Immunization, Niger, Africa.
        Image: CDC/ Dr. J. D. Millar/Wikipedia
    3. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it had eradicated smallpox, the announcement was made on 8 May…
      • 1980—The global eradication of smallpox was certified, based on intense verification activities, by a commission of eminent scientists on 9 December 1979 and subsequently endorsed by the World Health Assembly on 8 May 1980. The first two sentences of their resolution read:

        “Having considered the development and results of the global program on smallpox eradication initiated by WHO in 1958 and intensified since 1967 … Declares solemnly that the world and its peoples have won freedom from smallpox, which was a most devastating disease sweeping in epidemic form through many countries since earliest time, leaving death, blindness and disfigurement in its wake and which only a decade ago was rampant in Africa, Asia and South America.”

        Jaws, first edition cover.
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    4. Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter, was born on 8 May…
      • 1940—Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author best known for his novel Jaws. Later in life, he became an advocate for marine conservation, expressing regret for his writing about sharks.
        John S. Pemberton.
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    5. Pharmacist John S. Pemberton sold a carbonated beverage for the first time as a patent medicine, naming it Coca-Cola, on 8 May…
      • 1886—Confederate Colonel John Pemberton, wounded in the Civil War and addicted to morphine, created Pemberton’s French Wine Coca nerve tonic in 1885. After prohibition legislation in Atlanta, he developed Coca-Cola, a non-alcoholic version, in 1886, marketing it as a cure for various ailments including morphine addiction.
    “Drink Coca-Cola 5¢“, an 1890s advertising poster.
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  • A year in the day

    Coca-cola.
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    Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, 8 May. All the answers are a year.

    1. Almost a month after Paul McCartney’s announcement that he had left the band, The Beatles released their last original studio album, Let It Be on 8 May…
      • 1969
      • 1970
      • 1971
    2. Drummer Alex Van Halen was born on 8 May…
      • 1949
      • 1951
      • 1953
    3. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it had eradicated smallpox, the announcement was made on 8 May…
      • 1960
      • 1970—
      • 1980
    4. American author and screenwriter Peter Benchley was born on 8 May…
      • 1940—
      • 1950
      • 1960
    5. Pharmacist John S. Pemberton sold a carbonated beverage for the first time as a patent medicine, naming it Coca-Cola, on 8 May…
      • 1886
      • 1899
      • 1912

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • To the Lighthouse | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

    To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.
    First edition cover – designed by Vanessa Bell.
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    1. On 5 May 1927, the novel To the Lighthouse was published. Who was the English author?
      • Virginia Woolf—Virginia Woolf’s 1927 novel, To the Lighthouse, follows the Ramsay family’s visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The novel explores life through the perspectives of Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. Ramsay and their eight children.
        n A Japanese 10-meter diameter Mulberry paper balloon re-inflated at NAS Moffett Field, CA following its downing by a Navy aircraft about 30 miles west of Alturas, CA on January 10, 1945.
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    2. On this day in 1945, six people picnicking in Oregon were killed in an attack by the Japanese. These were the only deaths by enemy action in the continental United States during World War II. How was the attack launched?
      • Japan launched Fu-Go high-explosive balloon bomb—Fu-Go was an incendiary balloon weapon deployed by Japan against the United States during World War II. The balloons, launched in Japan and carried by the jet stream, were intended to ignite forest fires and spread panic. On 5 May 1945, six civilians, including four boys and two women, were killed near Bly, Oregon, when they discovered a balloon bomb in Fremont National Forest. This was the only fatality from Axis action in the continental US during World War II.
        Adele.
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    3. Born today in 1988, this singer-songwriter has won 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Who is she?
      • Adele—Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, known as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. Her albums, including 21 and 25, are among the best-selling of the 21st century, with 25 breaking first-week sales records in the UK and US. Adele has won numerous awards, including 16 Grammys and an Academy Award.
        Jonathan, the tortoise at Plantation House, Saint Helena, 2021.
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    4. Napoleon Bonaparte died on 5 May 1821, while in exile on the island of Saint Helena. Which is where?
      • South Atlantic Ocean—Napoleon I was exiled to St. Helena, a remote British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, after his second abdication in 1815. He spent his final years in isolation at Longwood House, dying in 1821 from a stomach ulcer. On a cheerier note, Saint Helena is home to the world’s oldest land animal…

        The oldest known living terrestrial animal is Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), originally from the Seychelles but now a long-time resident of the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena. He is believed to have been born c. 1832, thus making him 192 years old in 2024. Guinness World Records

    5. On 5th May, rebel barons in England renounced their allegiance to King John, a pivotal event leading to the Magna Carta. In which year did this occur?
      • 1215—During the 12th century, English kings issued charters promising liberties and good government to nobles and clergy. However, King John, facing challenges from his nephew and France, did not issue a general charter upon his accession. This, coupled with increased taxes and conflicts with the church, led to baronial unrest and demands for a formal grant of liberties.
    King John of England, 1167-1216.
    Illuminated manuscript, De Rege Johanne, 1300-1400.
    MS Cott. Claud DII, folio 116, British Library.
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  • To the Lighthouse

    Tower of Hercules, an ancient Roman lighthouse in A Coruña, Spain
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    Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, 5 May.

    1. On 5 May 1927, the novel To the Lighthouse was published. Who was the English author?
      • Hazel Adair
      • Margaret Jepson
      • Virginia Woolf
    2. On this day in 1945, six people picnicking in Oregon were killed in an attack by the Japanese. These were the only deaths by enemy action in the continental United States during World War II. How was the attack launched?
      • Carrier_launched Aichi D3A dive-bomber
      • Gunfire from a surfaced I-15 submarine‘s deck gun
      • Japan launched Fu-Go high-explosive balloon bomb
    3. Born today in 1988, this singer-songwriter has won 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Who is she?
      • Adele
      • Shura
      • Rhianna (Kenny)
    4. Napoleon Bonaparte died on 5 May 1821, while in exile on the island of Saint Helena. Which is where?
      • Mediterranean Sea
      • North Atlantic Ocean
      • South Atlantic Ocean
    5. On 5th May, rebel barons in England renounced their allegiance to King John, a pivotal event leading to the Magna Carta. In which year did this occur?
      • 1015
      • 1215
      • 1415

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Continuing the theme, some more true or false | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

    Laurel and Hardy.
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    1. True or false MCMXCIX is the Roman numeral for 1999.
      • True—MCMXCIX is 1999. M=1,000; C=100; X=10; I=1.
        M + (M – C) + (C – X) + (X – I) = MCMXCIX. There are various online resources explaining this, but here is well-explained one.
    2. True or false, Morecambe and Wise reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
      • False—Laurel and Hardy reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. The song was from Laurel and Hardy’s 1937 film Way Out West and was performed by Laurel and Hardy with The Avalon Boys.
        The first page of the edition of the Domenica del Corriere, an Italian paper, with a drawing by Achille Beltrame depicting Gavrilo Princip killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo.
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    3. True or false, Gavrilo Princip assassinated US President William McKinley.
      • False—It was Leon Czolgosz who assassinated President McKinley in 1901. On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg, in Sarajevo. Their deaths led to the outbreak of World War I.
        Margay in Costa Rica.
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    4. True or false, a margay is a small monkey native to Madagascar.
      • False—a margay is a small wild cat native to the Americas, ranging from Mexico to Uruguay and northern Argentina.
        Procol Harum, 1967.
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    5. True or false, “Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor” is a line from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
      • False—it is the second line of the first verse, from Procol Harum’s 1967 number 1 A Whiter Shade of Pale. See quote below.

    A Whiter Shade of Pale

    Procol Harum

    (1967)

    We skipped the light fandango
    Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor
    I was feeling kind of seasick
    But the crowd called out for more
    The room was humming harder
    As the ceiling flew away
    When we called out for another drink
    The waiter brought a tray

    And so it was that later
    As the miller told his tale
    That her face, at first just ghostly
    Turned a whiter shade of pale

    She said, “There is no reason
    And the truth is plain to see”
    But I wandered through my playing cards
    And would not let her be
    One of sixteen vestal virgins
    Who were leaving for the coast
    And although my eyes were open
    They might just as well have been closed

    And so it was that later
    As the miller told his tale
    That her face, at first just ghostly
    Turned a whiter shade of pale

    And so it was that later
    As the miller told his tale…

    Lyrics from AZLyrics.

  • Continuing the theme, some more true or false

    Morecambe and Wise.
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    Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date,

    1. True or false, MCMXCIX is the Roman numeral for 1999.
    2. True or false, Morecambe and Wise reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
    3. True or false, Gavrilo Princip assassinated US President William McKinley.
    4. True or false, a margay is a small monkey native to Madagascar.
    5. True or false, “Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor” is a line from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • How much is that doggy in the window | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

    Terry Pratchett.
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    1. Which author born 28 April 1948, provided the city state of Ankh Morpork with the Latatian motto – Quanti Canicula Illa In Fenestra – meaning, “How Much Is That Doggy In The Window”?
      • Terry Pratchett—Sir Terry Pratchett, an English author, was renowned for his comic fantasy novels, especially the Discworld series and the apocalyptic comedy Good Omens. With over 100 million books sold globally, he was the UK’s best-selling author of the 1990s and received numerous literary awards. Pratchett began writing early, publishing his first novel, The Carpet People, in 1971. After careers in journalism and public relations, he became a full-time writer in 1987 and continued publishing until his death in 2015 from Alzheimer’s disease. PS “Latatian” is a fictional language: Discworld’s equivalent of Latin.
        Kon-tiki in the Kon-tiki Museum, Oslo, Norway.
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        Kon-tiki in the Kon-tiki Museum, Oslo, Norway.
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    2. On this day in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl set out on the primitive raft Kon-tiki to demonstrate that Easter Island could have been reached by whom?
      • Peruvians—Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer, is renowned for his Kon-Tiki expedition, where he sailed across the Pacific on a primitive raft to show Peruvians could have reached Easter Island and to illustrate the potential for ancient cultural contact between distant civilizations. Although his theories were not accepted by anthropologists, his voyages, including the Ra II expedition, inspired a book and documentary about the Kon-Tiki journey. His archives, covering the years 1937 to 2002, are preserved in Oslo.
        HMS Bounty II 1960 Tall Ship with full sails on Lake Michigan near the Port of Chicago for the 2010 Great Lake Tall Ship Challenge.
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    3. On this day in 1789, William Bligh and 18 of his crewmen were set adrift in the Pacific Ocean. From which ship were they set adrift?
      • Bounty—in 1789, Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Captain William Bligh on the HMS Bounty in the South Pacific. Bligh and 18 loyalists were set adrift but managed to survive a 3,500-nautical-mile journey to safety. The mutineers settled on Tahiti and Pitcairn Island, where their descendants still reside. Bligh, an English navigator and explorer, had discovered 13 Pacific islands but faced mutiny due to his strained relationships with the crew, characterised by verbal abuse and violations of sailor privileges. He later became governor of New South Wales, where he encountered further challenges, including the Rum Rebellion.
        Carioca (1948) – First Lamborghini tractor.
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    4. Ferruccio Lamborghini, born on this day in 1916, built his “Carioca” in 1948. What best describes it?
      • Tractor—Lamborghini Trattori, established in 1948 by Ferruccio Lamborghini, initially created tractors using repurposed war materials, featuring engines from trucks and military vehicles. Ferruccio, who developed his mechanical expertise during World War II, built a reputation for reliable tractors in a small factory, surpassing competitors like Fiat and Landini. Following his success in tractors and air conditioners, he later founded Automobili Lamborghini, renowned for luxury cars.
        The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.
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    5. Which album, which reached number one on the Billboard Album Charts on 28 April 1973, has remained on the charts for over 990 weeks (March 2025)?
      • The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd—is a concept album exploring themes of conflict, greed, time, death, and mental illness. The album, released in 1973, brought the band international fame and is certified 14× platinum in the UK. It has sold over 45 million copies worldwide and, at March 2025, had been in the charts for over 990 weeks.

  • How much is that doggy in the window

    Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, 28 April.

    Coat of arms of Ankh-Morpork
    Motto is “Quanti Canicula Ille in Fenestra” (How much is that doggy in the window)
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    1. Which author born 28 April 1948, provided the city state of Ankh Morpork with the Latatian motto – Quanti Canicula Illa In Fenestra – meaning, “How Much Is That Doggy In The Window”?
      • Douglas Adams
      • Neil Gaiman
      • Terry Pratchett
    2. On this day in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl set out on the primitive raft Kon-tiki to demonstrate that Easter Island could have been reached by whom?
      • Paraguayans
      • Peruvians
      • Puerto ricans
    3. On this day in 1789, William Bligh and 18 of his crewmen were set adrift in the Pacific Ocean. From which ship were they set adrift?
      • Amistad
      • Bounty
      • Caine
    4. Ferruccio Lamborghini, born on this day in 1916, built his “Carioca” in 1948. What best describes it?
      • Speedboat
      • Sports car
      • Tractor
    5. Which album, which reached number one on the Billboard Album Charts on 28 April 1973, has remained on the charts for over 990 weeks (March 2025)?
      • Greatest Hits, Queen
      • Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
      • The Dark Side of The Moon, Pink Floyd

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.