Monday 24 August 2009

The Daily Teaser …

Well, blow me, we won the Ashes!!

I’m pleasantly surprised …

Growing up during the 1980s, I can remember a time when the England cricket were a byword for “disaster”, if not “joke” …

So it’s nice to know that we can knock out a winning team, at something. Shame about the England football squad …

But enough ranting, already, lets move on, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, let’s!

Here’s today’s questions …

Q1) 24th August, 410 AD, saw Alaric sack Rome; did he lead the Visigoths, Goths or Vandals?


Q2) Following on from Question 1, yesterday, Vesuvius finally erupted today, in 79AD; name any of the three Roman towns it destroyed.


Q3) In England, August 24th, 1662, the Act of Uniformity forced of England to read what; The Book of Common Prayer, the King James Bible, or James 1st’s ‘Demonologie’?


Q4) August 24th, 1831, saw Charles Darwin asked to travel on what?


Q5) Today in 1891, saw US inventor, Thomas Edison patent what; the motion picture camera, the light-bulb or the electric chair?


Q6) August 24th, 1957, was the birthday of comedian and actor, Stephen Fry; in the early days of his career, who was his regular comedy partner?


Q7) And finally, today is the feast day of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle; which Eurasian country is he the patron saint of?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today, in 79AD, saw the celebrations of the Roman God, Vulcan; by a huge coincidence, which volcano started stirring?

A1) Mount Vesuvius.


Q2) August 23rd, 1839, saw the start of the First Opium War, when Britain captured where?

A2) Hong Kong.


Q3) 23rd of August also saw the birth of Gene Kelly; but in which year?

A3) 1912.


Q4) August 23rd saw Hans-Joachim Tiedge defect from West Germany to East Germany; he’d been the head of West German what?

A4) Counter Intelligence.


Q5) And finally, today in 1948, saw the formation in Switzerland, of the World Council of … what?

A5) The World Council of Churches.


Enjoy those! I’ll catch you later … !

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