A Teaser With Bite …

Ooh …

Isn’t it amazing what you can find out, when you float around some of the sites on the ’net?

Like the fact that today — May 18th — is the date of the original publication of the original version of “Dracula”.   Nice to know!!

Which gives me an excuse to do a themed Teaser, round, I know that!!!

At any rate, here we go — today’s questions!

Q1) May 18^th saw the original publication of “Dracula”; in what year of the 1890’s?

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the author?

Q3) According to the novel, which part of Romania did Count Dracula come from?

Q4) In the novel, Count Dracula arrives in Britain by ship; but in which English port?

Q5) Who played the Count in the classic 1931 version of “Dracula”?

Q6) In the Hammer film versions, though, which “Lord of the Rings” actor played the character?

Q7) In the 1992 version of the film, Dracula was played by Gary Oldman, Van Helsing by Anthony Hopkins; Dracula’s mad servant, Renfield was played by which America singer?

Q8) Which Muppet character is based on “Dracula”?

Q9) Count Dracula also appears in a one off episode of TV series, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”; who plays Buffy?

Q10) And finally, what was the name of the Romanian king that the Count Dracula is loosely based on?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) May 17^th, 1900, saw the relief of which town, during the 2^nd Boer War?

A1) Mafeking.

Q2) Which British military figure founded the Scouts*, after that famous siege?

A2) Lord Robert Baden-Powell.

Q3) Which Scandinavian country’s constitution was brought into law, on May 17th, 1814?

A3) Norway.

Q4) May 17^th, 1973, saw the start of the televised hearings into which famous US scandal?

A4) Watergate.

Q5) And finally, May 17^th, 1792 saw the founding of which New York financial institution?

A5) The New York Stock Exchange.

Hope those are fun!

* Apparently, the official website has details of beavers.   That’s open to interpretation …