Wednesday 23 September 2009

The Teaser, the Teaser, to Teaserland We wil … Naah; it’s getting OLD … …

Phew!

Well …

Yesterday — the channel formerly known as UKTVHistory — has decided to a week’s worth of stuff about Tony Blair.

Hmmmm …

I don’t think there’s that much TV about Maggie Thatcher … !

Oy!!

But let’s move on, shall we?

Yes, let’s!

I’ve got to admit, Tim’s partner, Adele, had a run at the Teaser, yesterday; congratulations, hun, Adele, 100%!!

So, just to see what we can do, here’s today’s questions …

Q1) September 23rd, 1846, saw Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier and John Couch Adams discover which planet?


Q2) A few years later, 23rd September, 1889, saw Fusajiro Yamauchi found which games company?


Q3) More to the point, what what type of games device did that company originally make?


Q4) 23rd September usually sees the vernal equinox; but on which of the Earth’s hemisphere’s?


Q5) Today in 1987, an Australian court lifted its ban on the publication of which book?


Q6) The 2000 Sydney Olympics saw who win their fifth gold medal?


Q7) 23rd September, 1215, saw the birth of which Mongol Emperor?


Q8) 23rd September saw who play the last concert, before his death, in 1980?


Q9) More to the point, in which US city was that concert?


Q10) And finally, today in 1875, saw the first arrest of which notorious outlaw?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 22nd, September, 1955, saw which British TV channel start broadcasting?

A1) ITV


Q2) 22nd September, 1862, saw the first of two Emancipation Orders issued, releasing slaves in the USA; who issued those orders?

A2) President Abraham Lincoln.


Q3) 22nd September, 1896, saw whom surpass their uncle, as the UK’s longest reigning monarch?

A3) Queen Victoria.


Q4) 22nd September, 1989, saw the death of which American songwriter?

A4) Irving Berlin.


Q5) 22nd September, 1980, saw war break out between two Middle Eastern countries; name either.

A5) Iran and Iraq.


Q6) And finally, today, in 1828, saw the death of which African leader?

A6) Shaka, Zulu Emperor.


Now, lets see if Adele can post up the answers on the right post, shall we?

Have a good day, people!

(Oh, I’ll apologise, now, for the video; I couldn’t find anything else … !)



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

joint effort today pj
here we go

q1 neptune
q2 nintendo
q3 hanafuda playing cards
q4 southern
q5 peter wrights autobiography
q6 steve redgrave
q7 khubilai khan
q8 bob marley
q9 pitsburg
q10 billy the kid

adele is happy she got 100% yesterday

see u at 2.20
tim and adele

Nik Nak said...

Not bad, not bad … !!

Let’s see who else can have a punt …