Wednesday 26 January 2011

The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

You know, I’ve got to admit got a documentary on, that I recorded last night …

Mostly following a young lady called Laura Hall, the first person in Britain to be banned from buying a drink anywhere in England and Wales.

Definitely strange to watch.

Hmmm …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I say to much …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — all on his ownsome — putting in his answers: on top of scoring 8 out of 8, he also put in some quotes from the man, himself, Robert Burns.

Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video

Q1) 26th January marks Australia Day: what did Indigenous Australians call the protests on 26th January, 1988 … ?

Q2) 26th January, 1950, saw India formally become a republic: who was its first President … ?

Q3) More to the point, 26th January, 1965, saw what named as one of the official primary languages of India, along-side English … ?

Q4) 26th January, 1802, saw the US government pass the legislation that organized the structure of which congressional institution … ?

Q5) 26th January, 1908, saw the birth of Jazz violinist, Stéphane Grappelli: with which guitarist did he found the Quintette du Hot Club de France?

Q6) And finally … 26th January, 1925, saw the birth of actor, car nut and sauce maker, the late Paul Newman: Newman said one of his proudest achievements was being placed 19th on whose Enemies List … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 25th January, 1759, saw the birth of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns:he’s also known ‘the Bard of ’ … where … ?
A1) Ayrshire.

Q2) Which of his poems served as an unofficial Scots national anthem … ?
Q2) Scots Wha Hae.

Q3) More to the point, which of Burns poems sees the title character seeing disturbing visions on the way home from the pub … ? (Disturbing visions on the way home from the pub? I was a barman for 14 years. They couldn’t have been as disturbing as some of the thing’s I saw from the bar, I know that … )
A3) Tam o’ Shanter.

Q4) Which country — in 1956 — was the first to issue a commemorative Burns postage stamp … ?
A4) The USSR.

Q5) One final Burns question: who has been named as Makar — Scots National Poet — just recently … ?

Q6) 25th January, 1994, saw the launch of the Deep Space Program Science Experiment — or DSPSE — to test various bits of scientific equipment by observing the Moon: which girls name give the DSPSE its nickname … ?
A6) Clementine.

Q7) 25th January, 1947, saw the death of notorious gangster, Al Capone: in the last years of his life, he suffered deteriorating mental, due to complications from which disease … ?
A7) Syphilis.

Q8) And finally … 25th January, 2004, saw the Opportunity rover land on which planet?
A8) Mars.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …



1 comment:

trev-v said...

Q1 Invasion Day and Survival Day
Q2 Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q3 Hindi
Q4 Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library
Q5 Jean "Django" Reinhardt
Q6 Richard Nixons enermies list


Trevor

"Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got."

"As science pushes forward, ignorance and superstition gallop around the flanks and bite science in the rear with big dark teeth."

Quotes by Philip José Farmer (US Author) born 26th January 1918.