Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Be Teased … Be VERY Teased …

Ooh, ooh, another poster!!

And I’ve got to admit, “FrankenJester” and “The Wicked Jester” — both originally done as artwork for Halloween quizzes — gave my printer nightmares.   Literally.   “The Wicked Jester” — pictured below — isn’t like that, as it hangs on me wall.   That’s how how the scanner interpreted it.   And the “FrankenJester” practically overloaded it …

But enough, already!
Let’s have today’s questions, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, lets!

Here’s today’s questions …

Q1) April 22nd was declared to be Earth Day, the day that saw the start of the green movement; but in which year of the 1970’s?


Q2) In the year 2000, April 22nd was the Big Number Change Day.   It’s when Britain changed what; dialling codes, house numbers, or Lottery numbers?


Q3) Footballer Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born today, in 1982; how’s he better known?


Q4) Today also saw the death of Linda Lovelace; what was her best known — or most notorious — film?


Q5) In an issue published today in 1983, German magazine, ‘Der Stern’ claimed who’s diaries had been found?


Q6) Which communist newspaper first saw publication in Saint Petersburg, on 22nd April, 1912; Pravda, or Isvestia?


Q7) While we’re at it, April 22nd 1870 saw the birth of which Russian leader?


Q8) Today also saw the first blockade of Cuba, by the US; in which year of the 1890s?


Q9) Digging back in history; 22nd April, 1500, Pedro Álvarez Cabral became the first European to sight which South American country?


Q10) And finally … today, in 1994, saw the death of which former tricky US president?


And here’s yesterday’s question’s and answer’s …

Q1) Today in 753 BC is the traditional date for the founder of Rome; name either of the twin brothers who founded it.

A1) Romulus and Remus.


Q2) Today in 1918 saw the death of which notorious German fighter pilot?

A2) Manfred von Richhoven; otherwise known as the Red Baron.


Q3) Today also saw the death of Samuel Longhorne Clemens; he was better known as which US writer?

A3) Mark Twain.


Q4) Today in 1944 saw French women given the right to do what; vote, stand as MP’s, or appear on TV?

A4) Vote.


Q5) April 21st, 1959 saw the birth of singer, Robert Smith; which band was he the singer for; The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, or The Sex Pistols?

A5) The Cure.


I’ve got to admit, today’s was easy to write.

Whether they’re easy to answer …





Ooh — that’s a surprise.   Peter Ebdon’s just gone out of the World Snooker Championship of the first round!   And Steve Davies is five frames behind Neil Robertson!   Never thought I’d see that happen.  Lord alone knows what’ll kind of mood the Rocket’s in, this year; but it looks good so far.

And what the bloody hell did Shaun Murphy do, here?

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