Wednesday 21 October 2009

The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

Well, that was something; BBC4 were showing Cabaret, last night, and I’ve got, I’ve still — even last night — not managed to see it all the way through.

I caught the last half hour, though. Me own fault, for coming in half way through, but at least there was an interesting documentary about the Weimar cabaret the film took its basic setting from, on afterwards …

Let’s move on, shall we? Shall we?

Yes let’s!

Yesterday’s Teaser was rather interesting; Tim’ll be kicking himself, I know that much …

He came in second … !

With his niece, Vikki, in third, and Andrea — @pinkylips29, herself — in first, with five out of five.

Mind you, Tim does get the Official Clap, for getting his answers in first … !!

Anyway, here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To

Q1) 21st October, 1805, saw Admiral, Lord Nelson and his forces which which sea battle?


Q2) More to the point, in which country is Cape Trafalgar?


Q3) 21st October, 1879, saw Thomas Edison perform the first successful test of what?


Q4) Today in 1969 saw a State of Emergency declared in which (then) British colony?


Q5) More to the point, which of that country’s leading statesmen was arrested, that day?


Q6) Ten year’s earlier, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; in which US city?


Q7) More to the point, which famous architect designed it?


Q8) 21st October, 1945, saw Argentine military officer Juan Perón marry who?


Q9) Again, on this day in 1959, Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the order’s that transferred which German scientist from the US Army to NASA?


Q10) And finally … Today in 2003, saw the photos taken, that confirmed the existence of the Solar System’s Tenth Planet; what’s that planet called?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) October 20th, 1819, saw the birth of The Bab, generally considered the founder of which modern religion?

A1) The Bahá’i faith. (Technically, he founded what’s called Babism, the immediate precursor to Bahá’ism.)


Q2) In 1905, October 20th saw the founding of which Turkish football club?

A2) Galataseray.


Q3) Today in 1947, saw the start of the House Committee on Un-American Activities; which suburb of Los Angeles did it start investigating, over allegations of communism?

A3) Hollywood.


Q4) 20th, October, 1967, saw Roger Patterson, and Robert Gimlin film something that appeared to be … what?

A4) A bigfoot.


Q5) And finally, today in 1973 saw the Dalai Lama make his first visit to which country?

A5) The United Kingdom.


Enjoy those, folks, I’ll catch you later … !




2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Q1. The Battle of Trafalgar
Q2. Spain (Southwest)
Q3. Incandecent Electric Lamp(lasted 13.5 hrs)
Q4. Somalia (British Somaliland)
Q5. Jomo Kenyetta
Q6. New York (Upper East Side)
Q7. Frank Lloyd Wright (he died before completion)
Q8. Maria Eva Duarte De Peron (Eva or Evita Peron)
Q9. Herman P. Schwan
Q10. Nibiru (Planet X)

Andrea @pinkylips29

Tim said...

q1 trafalgar
q2 spain
q3 incandesent lamp
q4 somalia
q5 kenyatta
q6 new york
q7 frank l wright
q8 eva peron
q9 herman schwan
q10 nibiru

Tim