Saturday 17 September 2011

The Daily Teaser — 17-9-2011

You know, I’m thinking that’s sad.

And that’s putting it mildly, that really is.

I don’t know if you’ve following the news in Wales, but the four miners that were trapped in a Gleision drift mine

All four died, before being rescued.

Actually …

Actually, I‘m thinking ‘sad’ really isn’t the word.

I’m thinking tragic is a more accurate word.

Let’s face it, in todays modern world, a lot of accidents are far more avoidable than they were.

Which makes this far more tragic than that could be.

Let’s get moving on, shall we …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Nina and Alexandra putting their answers: with Nina scoring 6 out of 6, and Alexandra bagging a grand total of … 1! (I swear, Alexandra’s going to excel herself, one of these days.) On top of that, yesterday also saw Nina mention this number from Mel Brooks.

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

Q1) 17th September, 1976, saw NASA unveil the Space Shuttle, Enterprise: named Enterprise, after a letter writing campaign by Star Trek fans to which US president … ?

Q2) More to the point … Was the Enterprise spaceworthy … ?

Q3) 17th September, 1956, saw the first television broadcast in WHICH country … ?

Q4) 17th September, 1970, saw a civil war break out in which Middle-Eastern country?

Q5) And finally … 17th September, 1916, saw who win his first ærial combat … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 16th September, 1919, saw the founding of the American Legion veterans group: in which US city is it headquartered?
A1) Indianapolis.

Q2) 16th September, 1992, saw 177 people killed in a fine in a mine in Kinross: in which country … ?
A2) South Africa.

Q3) 16th September, 1920, saw the now little known Wall Street Bombing: in which Wall Street was bombed by whom: Italian anarchists, German fascists, or Russian revolutionaries … ?
A3) Italian anarchists.

Q4) 16th September, 1498, saw the death of Fr Tomâs De Torqemada: which notorious Spanish body was he the head of.
A4) The Spanish Inquisition.

Q5) In which 2000AD strip is there a villain called Tomâs De Torqemada?
A5) Nemesis.

Q6) And finally … 16th September, 1968, saw the first day of operation of first and second class what, in the UK … ?
A6) Post.
Enjoy those, everyone: and as Alexandra mentioned Lego, yesterday, I’ll leave you with a very silly tune …

1 comment:

Nina, the Wonder-Wench said...

1) Gerald Ford
2) Weirdly enough, no...
3) Apparently Australia, although some sources said 16th...
4) Jordan
5) Here we go again... ;)
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