prague questions

hello there

yes, i have indeed noticed that i do seem to be spending a good deal more time than i would have ever imagined referencing things what pertain (or are in some way) related to the tall one out of Pointless. it seems i have little or nothing else better to muse upon. anyway, also, there is a stark proliferation of his presence apparently everywhere. 

it is his day job, or his first (public) steps on the rise to omnipotent presence (power), that is in focus here. on an early evening, should i return from verk in such a time to be able to do so, i quite like to unwind via the challenges posed of the questions featured on Pointless. i find this agreeable and enjoyable mental (or psychological) exercise, perhaps in some way making up for the abject lack of such in a physical form. 

one evening, quite recently, they did a set of questions on Prague. to my shame, it is a city which there is a case to say i should know more of than i do. but, still, with interest i watched and studied the questions, on the off chance i could answer some. by chance i photographed it, or whatever one calls it on a phone, as a friend would, i knew, be interested. 

again, i stress, i am not blessed with as much knowledge as i should have of the city. but, all the same, them questions strike me as a little, not left field, but still. really not so much Prague specific as it could be. 

from the five (5), i could do some 60% of the questions. which is 3 (three) of them. although, to be fair, one of them (or 20%) is debatable. in respect of the straightforward, that tennis player, i knew (answers are below), and yeah, i managed to do the James Bond one. 

some apologies in advance, for i was not so quick with the phone and so did not get a fast enough image of the answers. but, still, the determined can make it out, and besides you get to have a look at the tall one, sat down, and the short(er) one, stood up. 

the question, or rather answer, of debate is where Prague is the capital of. if you had answered, as i did, Czech Republic, i wonder if you, me, we, i, would have been awarded much. for some reason the show is borderline obsessed with referring to the country as 'Czechia'. by no means is that an incorrect name, it is just that most i have encounters who are entitled or valid to have an opinion on the subject, prefer the Czech Republic name. 

my rudimentary, basic understanding is that there is a "drive" to get the world to drop Czech Republic in favour of Czechia, and there is tacit resistance to such. well, vocal, in some corners, probably. not sure if this, Pointless insisting on always using Czechia, is just them two being their usual smug smarmy selves, or a practically incomprehensible propaganda drive. no, it probably does not matter. 

update - on an episode (or edition) after i wrote this, the tall one (to the interest of the shorter one) expressed a ruling that they would indeed accept 'Czech Republic' as an answer to questions which they hoped to get 'Czechia' as the response. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!