Today in History: Birth of JM Barrie, Peter Pan Creator
Today in History: JM Barrie Born, Creator of Peter Pan

On this day in 1860, dramatist J.M. Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. He is best known for creating Peter Pan, the eternal boy who never grows up.

Music Trivia: Songs with 'Tonight' in the Title

Which songs with 'Tonight' in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists?

  • Robert Palmer & UB40 (1990) - 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight'
  • Elvis Presley (1961) - 'Tonight Is So Right for Love'
  • Olly Murs (2011) - 'Heart Skips a Beat' (feat. Rizzle Kicks) - note: no 'Tonight' in title, but 'Dance with Me Tonight' was a hit
  • Nazareth (1973) - 'This Flight Tonight'
  • Jennifer Lopez (1999) - 'If You Had My Love' (no 'Tonight')

Correction: For Olly Murs, 'Dance with Me Tonight' (2011) was a top twenty hit. For Jennifer Lopez, 'Let's Get Loud' (2000) but no 'Tonight' song in 1999.

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Quick Questions

  • First book of the Old Testament in alphabetical order? Amos (not Genesis).
  • Capital of Nicaragua? Managua.
  • In Roger Hargreaves books, what colour is Little Miss Neat? Pink.
  • Pop duo with author Rev Richard Coles? The Communards.
  • Britain's commonest bird in 2026 Big Garden Bird Watch? House sparrow.
  • Nun's headwear? Wimple.
  • Renaissance artist buried in the Pantheon in Rome? Raphael.
  • World's second most visited website after Google? YouTube.
  • James Bond movie where Judi Dench first played M? GoldenEye (1995).

Cryptic Country Clues

  1. What Seb Coe, for instance, did at the Olympics - Run (Iran?)
  2. You can expect to get a hot meal here - Greece (grease?)
  3. Are they famous for straight-talking here, or is it gobbledy-gook? - Turkey?
  4. A country infamous for people being tight-fisted? - China?
  5. A Cockney's best mate - China (cockney rhyming slang: mate = china plate). So China.
  6. A Frenchman claiming this is where he scored! Interrupted when indicating the meat patties - Hungary? (French 'un' + 'gary'? 'Hungry'?)
  7. Serve a 'desperate' comic character with a court order - Denmark? (Desperate Dan + mark?)
  8. A renamed country that belongs to me and Mum! - Myanmar? (My + Mum + an?)
  9. Get in line and be patient - Wait? (Wait for 'wait'? Actually, 'Wait' is not a country. Perhaps 'Chad'? No.)

Answers: 1. Iran? 2. Greece? 3. Turkey? 4. China? 5. China? 6. Hungary? 7. Denmark? 8. Myanmar? 9. Wait? (unclear)

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