Saturday 8 January 2011

The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to confess, I’ve got a documentary on, that I taped on Thursday.

Fascinating thing that showed on BBC, on Thursday: a basic potted history of psychology and psychiatry.

Fascinating … and mildly scary, considering the usages.

Seems some of the brain-washing techniques used in North Korea during the Cold War had a loose connection to Pavlov’s research on dogs.

It’s some of the off-shots that get strange: Electroconvulsive therapy does not sound nice …

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

I think talking about mushrooms could be too weird for this time of the morning …

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Yesterday’s* Teaser saw AlexandraFunFit and Trevor putting in their answers. Trevor, bless him managed to bag 5 out of 5, and Alexandra managing to bag 1 whole point … for making me laugh, bless!

Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video

Q1) 8th January, 1912, saw the founding of which South African political group … ?

Q2) 8th January, 1940, saw Great Britain introduce what: food rationing, WW1 reparations or war reporting … ?

Q3) Five years earlier, 8th January, 1935 saw the birth of Elvis Presley: which record label released his first single, That’s All Right, Mama … ?

Q4) 8th January, 1959, saw Charles De Gaulle named as the President of France: was this the 4th, 5th or 6th French Republic?

Q5) And finally … 8th January, 1963, saw which painting exhibited in the USA, for the first time … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 7th January is the date of the public holiday known as Victory From Genocide Day: in which East Asian country … ?
A1) Cambodia.

Q2) 7th January, 1797, saw the first modern usage of the Italian flag: how many colours feature on that flag … ?
Q2) Three.

Q3) January 7th, 1959, saw the birth of Go-Go’s member, Kathy Valentine: which instrument did she play … ?
A3) Bass guitar.

Q4) 7th January, 1785, saw Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries, travel from Dover to Calais in … what … ?
A4) A hot-air balloon.

Q5) And finally … 7th January, 1988, saw the death of British actor, Trevor Howard: in which 1982 film did he play Lord Henry Ames?
A5) The Missionary.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …




* On top of that, Thursday’s Teaser saw Kaiju — bless him — telling us about how well his nephews have done in nearby Montessori schools: I’m just thinking I should mention that to Ruth, Jude could do with an advantage or to …


2 comments:

trev-v said...

Q1 African National Congress (ANC)
Q2 Food rationing
Q3 Sun Records
Q4 5th republic
Q5 Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde)

Trevor

“I have not told half of what I saw.”

“Without stones there is no arch.”

"If you put together all the Christians in the world, with their Emperors and their Kings, the whole of these Christians, - aye, and throw in the Saracens to boot, - would not have such power, or be able to do so much as this Kublai, who is Lord of all the Tartars in the world."

Quotes by Marco Polo (Venetian Traveller) died 8th January 1324.

Kaiju said...

1. African National Congress
2. Food Rationing
3. The legendary Sun Records owned by Sam Phillips
4. Fifth Republic
5. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.