TIME OUT.Name the Year FOR our picture puzzle picture puzzle n. See jigsaw puzzle. each day we take a shot from The Journal archives, giving you a bit of a clue and asking you to name the year the picture was taken. Today's picture shows shot firers Ian Sample Joshua Ian Sample was born on January 17, 1983 in Arlington, Texas. After his father, Billy Sample, a professional baseball player was traded from the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees, Ian relocated at the age of 2 to Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. of Embleton and Peter Ennis of Newton ramming gelignite gel·ig·nite n. An explosive mixture composed of nitroglycerine, guncotton, wood pulp, and potassium nitrate. [gel(atin) + Latin ignis, fire + -ite1. charges into the carcase of a 54ft sperm whale, inset, that died after being stranded on the beach at Seaton Point near Boulmer. Receiver of wrecks David Anderson ordered the blasting of the whale after a number of firms refused to take the meat to make pet food. The resulting blast sent a 1cwt chunk of the whale hurtling 200 yards towards police, Press and spectators. But what is the year? The answer is given with the quiz answers below. If the photograph revives memories for you, tell us about it - contact Rebecca Young at rebecca.young@ncjmedia.co.uk who what where when? WHO in Italian poetry had the surname Alighieri? WHAT precious stone are bort and carbonado varieties of? WHERE in the UK is Matlock the administrative centre? WHEN did Jean-Bertrand Aristide first become president of Haiti? remember when ... 1 Thirty-five people died in an Underground train crash at Moorgate. 2 Cambodia fell to the Khmer Rouge. 3 Jeeves creator P G Wodehouse died. 4 The West Indies won cricket's first World Cup. wordwise THE word may sound familiar but what does it mean? XEBEC xe·bec also ze·bec or ze·beck n. A small three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and lateen sails. [French chebec, probably from Catalan xabec, from Arabic A Asian goat. B Fork-tailed gull. C Three-masted boat. who am I? An actress, I was born in Athens, Georgia in 1963. I was married to Alec Baldwin from 1993 to 2002. My films include L. A. Confidential and Cellular. answers NAME THE YEAR: 1973 (October). WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN: Dante; Diamond; Derbyshire; 1991. REMEMBER WHEN: 1975. WORDWISE: C. WHO AM I: Kim Basinger. |
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