Thursday 9 September 2010

The Daily Teaser …

Arrrrggghhhh … !

I hate it, when I sleep through me alarm, I really do!

But on the other hand … ?

I’ll be honest, it’s sort of me own fault

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes …

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Yesterday’s Teaser was another quiet one: it saw Trevor, bless ’im, putting in his answers and bagging himself 5 out of 5.

Shame, really.

I’m tried me damnedest to make sure there were no questions in there that could conceivably be answered with “a dead white guy”, just in case a certain someone’s reading this … !!

Anyway, let’s have today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License

Q1) 9th September, 1940, saw George Stibitz pioneer the remote operation of what?


Q2) 9th September, 1968, saw the birth of actress, Julia Sawalha: in which children’s TV show did she play Lynda Day … ?

Q3) Which state was admitted as the USA’s 31st state, on 9th September, 1850?

Q4) 9th September, 1993, saw the state of Israel recognised … by whom … ?

Q5) And finally … 9th September, 1999, saw the Police Review Commission recommend sweeping reforms of which British police force … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 8th September, 1933, saw the birth of Indian singer, Asha Bhosle: what was the name of the 1997 Cornershop song that was a tribute to her … ?

Q2) One year earlier, 8th September, 1932, saw the birth of which country singer … ?
A2) Patsy Cline.

Q3) While we’re on births, 8th September, 1979, saw the birth of Alecia Beth Moore: how is she better known … ?
A3) Pink. (Or P!nk, if you’re feeling picky … )

Q4) 8th September, 1900, saw a Category 4 hurricane hit which Texas town … ?
A4) Galveston.

Q5) In Huntsville Alabama, 8th September, 1960, saw President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicate which building?
A5) The Marshall Space Flight Center.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you after I’ve had some more sleep!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Q1 Computer via teletype
Q2 Press Gang
Q3 California
Q4 Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
Q5 The Royal Ulster Constabulary

Trevor

“Boredom: the desire for desires.”

“Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make six.”

“Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.”

“The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.”

“War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it.”

“What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.”

Quotes by Leo Tolstoy born September 9 1828