Tuesday 26 January 2010

The Daily Teaser …

Well, there’s a thing …

Bless him, I got talking — via Facebook’s chat service — to Simon.

Who was having trouble with his laptop, yesterday: I’ve a feeling he’d’ve been in first. And — as you probably guessed — I’ve offered to put Ubuntu on there.

I think he’ll be taking a rain-check, for now, though: we are taking about the family laptop, here, so …

At any rate, it did mean yesterday’s teaser was a bit of a first. It was the first All Ladies Teaser!

It saw ’Shel and Andrea go Head to Head with Andrea, with ’Shel getting 6 out of 10 and Andrea getting 8 out of 10.

Hmmm …

An All Ladies, UK v USA Teaser!

I’m just going to smile to myself … !!

Let’s move on, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, let’s!

Here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License

Q1) 26th January is the national day in three commonwealth countries: name one of them.


Q2) How many days are left until the end of 2010?


Q3) 26th January, 1992, saw the death of José Ferrer: for which 1950 film did he win a best actor Oscar?


Q4) Six years later, 26th January , 1998, saw President Bill Clinton quite famously deny having … what?


Q5) And finally … 26th January, 1962, saw the death of which notorious mobster?


And here’s Yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today saw the birth of Scotland’s national Poet: what was his name?

A1) Robert Burns.


Q2) More to the point, in which year of the 1750s was his birth?

A2) 1759.


Q3) Equally to the point, what foodstuff did this poet call “… Great Chieftain o’ the puddin’ race”?

A3) A haggis.


Q4) One final question about this chap … What government department did he temporarily work for?

A4) HM Customs and Excise.


Q5) 25th January is Saint Dwynwen’s Day, in Wales: this is the Welsh equivalent of which better known Saints Day?

A5) Saint Valentine’s Day.


Q6) 25th January, 1971, saw who seize control of Uganda?

A6) General Idi Amin. (Or Idi Amin Dada , to give us his full name.)


Q7) 62 years earlier, 25th January, 1909, saw the début of which Richard Strauss opera. (Simon, get this one wrong … !)

A7) Elektra.


Q8) 25th January, 1919, saw the foundation of which international organisation?

A8) The League of Nations.


Q9) 25th January, 1943, saw the birth of director, Tobe Hooper: what’s his best known film?

A9) The original version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.


Q10) And finally … today in 2009, saw the death of producer, Kim Manners: which spooky 1990s series was he a producer of?

A10) The X-Files.


Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later!








3 comments:

Simon said...

1. Australia, India, Uganda
2. 339
3. Cyrano de Bergerac
4. 'Sexual relations' with Monica Lewinsky
5. Salvatore 'Lucky' Luciano

'You're a genuinely good man. There aren't many of you left.'
- Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 2

Anonymous said...

Q1. Australia, India, Uganda
Q2. 339
Q3. Cyrano De Bergerac
Q4. Sexual relations with(cow)Monica Lewinsky
Q5. Charles "Lucky" Luciano Born Salvatore Luciano

Andrea @pinkylips29

Quotes from 1950 Cyrano De Bergerac

Cyrano: In a poets pocket you often find the product of an active imagination.

Cyrano: I made a mess of everything, even my death.

Unknown said...

1 australia
2 339
3 Cyrano de Bergerac
4 did not have sexual relations with that woman (monica Lewinsky)
5 Carlo Cambino