The Daily Teaser: 14-8-11

Hmmm …

I’ve got to admit, I’ve now got an old episode of Horizon on, at the mo.

All about what’s called — depending on who you ask — Hawking’s Paradox, or Information Paradox.

Lord know’s if I’ve even STARTED to understand that one!

I mean, beyond the fact that it’s about black holes, and the way quantum particles interact with them.

Look, I do quizzes, I’m blowed if I know!

But the episodes being rather helpful in explaining the basics.

I still don’t know if I could explain it, but at least I’m in a better layman’s position to understand it*.

I think …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju, bless him, bagging 8 out of the monster questions: but also giving us a pile of information about the 1992 and 1996 US Presidential elections, and the word ‘cack’.

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

Q1) 14th August, 1885, saw Japan issue it’s first patent: for rust proof paint, in fact. What was Japan’s second patent for … ?

Q2) 14th August, 1980, saw the start of the strikes in a Gdansk what, that were led by Lech Walesa: shipyard, steel-foundry or car factory?

Q3) 14th August saw the execution of Rainey Bethea in the last what in the USA … ?

Q4) More to the point, in which year … ?

Q5) 14th August, 1967, saw the passing of the UK’s Marine Broadcasting Act, 1967: what did this outlaw?

Q6) And finally … 14th August, 1969, saw British troops deployed where … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Which lefthanded member of the British Royal family got married to his long-term fiancée, this year … ?

A1) Prince William.

Q2) More to the point, what’s he and his new wife’s new title … ?

Q2) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Q3) Paul McCartney is one of two left-handed members of The Beatles: who’s the other … ?

A3) Ringo Starr, although he plays drums right handed.

Q4) More to the point, which famously symmetrical model of bass guitar is Paul McCartney famously associated with …?

A4) The Hofner 500/1.

Q5) 2008 was the year that saw both candidates for the presidency of the USA — President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain — notably noted as left handers. When was the last year this happened?

A5) 1992.

Q6) Name any of the contenders, that year.

A6) George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot.

Q7) According to the Gerschwin theory of handedness, left-handedness occurs due to high levels of what, in the womb: Testosterone, Œstrogen, or Androgen?

A7) Testosterone.

Q8) Bill Gates is famously left -handed: but how many of the 5 members of the Macintosh design team were southpaws?

A8) 4, out of the 5.

Q9) Left handers are occasionally described as cack-hander: from which language does the word cack come from … ?

A9) Latin: from the word, cacare.

Q10) And finally … Which left-handed member of Brazil’s national football team was born Edison “Edson” Arantes do Nascimento … ?

A10) Pelé.

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

* There’s stuff I know. There’s stuff I don’t know. There’s stuff I know that I know. There’s stuff I know I don’t know. There’s also stuff I don’t know I know, and stuff I know I don’t. There’s also stuff I know that you know that I don’t, and that I know that you don’t. I’ve got a headache … … … …