The Daily Teaser, and the Friday Question set …

Woooah!

I hate getting up late!

So I’ll apologise, now, if that means the Teaser a little later than usual; but sometimes, I always think some of my more interesting posts get done at Stupid o’clock …

At any rate, we had Tim, Andrea and Trevor all got 5 out of 5, yesterday, with Trevor getting the Official Clap!

I’m just a little disappointed nobody mentioned Vlad 3rd’s other nickname …

At any rate, here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 27^th November, 1095, saw the which Pope declare the First Crusade?

Q2) 27^th November, 1975, saw Ross McWhirter shot by the Provisional IRA; which book did he and his brother, Norris, co-found?

Q3) 27^th November, 1897, saw the birth of which notorious Don?

Q4) In a similar vein, today in 1934 saw the death — as a result of a shot-out with the FBI — of who?

Q5) Today in 1990 saw the Conservative Party pick who as both Party leader and Prime Minister?

Q6) And finally; 27^th November, 1852, saw the death of which mathematician and programmer? (Trevor should know this one … )

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 26^th November, 43 BC, saw the formation of the Second Triumvirate. Octavian Cæsar — later better known as Augustus Cæsar — formed this alliance with two other people; name either of them!

A1) Marcus Antonius — aka Marc Anthony — and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

Q2) 26^th November saw who become ruler of Wallachia, after defeating — in Alliance with Stephen the Great and Stephen 5^th Bathory — Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân?

A2) Vlad 3^rd. Also known as Vlad Ţepeş … Or Dracula! (Seems his father was known as Dracul or ‘The Dragon’: which earned young Vlad the name ‘Dracula’, or ‘Son of the Dragon’)

Q3) Today, in 1965, saw which European country become the third country to launch a satellite?

A3) France. (The satellite was called the Asterix 1.)

Q4) 26^th November, 1983, saw Britain’s largest robbery, at the Brinks Mat Warehouse; in which airport was the warehouse?

A4) Heathrow.

Q5) And finally; 26^th November, 1992, saw the British government announce that who would start paying tax, from the following year?

A5) The Queen.

And here, as it’s Friday, is the 60 Question Set, for struggling Quizmasters, also covered by the License …

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Round One. General Knowledge.

Q1) Complete the following quote from Hamlet; -“Alas, poor Yorick….”

A1) “…I knew him, Horatio.”*

Q2) Gunmetal is what colour?

A2) Grey.

Q3) What is a Papal Nuncio?

A3) An ambassador from the Pope.

Q4) Who was the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace?

A4) Dr Martin Luther King.

Q5) Who invented the miniskirt, Mary Quant, Zandra Rhodes or Vivienne Westwood?

A5) Mary Quant.

Q6) According to some reports, Saddam Hussein was fond of which Mexican snack food?

A6) Nachos.

Q7) What’s the title of the Welsh national anthem?

A7) Land of My Fathers.

Q8) What was the English title of the TV show the French called Jeux Sans Frontieres?

A8) It’s A Knockout.

Q9) Alphabetically, who was the first of the Apostles?

A9) Saint Andrew.

Q10) Terry Downes is associated with which sport?

A10) Boxing.

Round Two. Music.

Q11) Who narrated Jeff Wayne’s hit album, War of the Worlds?

A11) Richard Burton.

Q12) What was the name of Sheryl Crow’s debut LP?

A12) Tuesday Night Music Club.

Q13) The Wurzels recorded their 1st album with whom?

A13) Adge Cutler.

Q14) Which album cover featured David Bowie, wearing boxing gloves?

A14) Let’s Dance.

Q15) Pearl was the posthumous LP released by which 1960s singer?

A15) Janis Joplin.

Q16) What was the Beach Boys first UK Number One?

A16) Good Vibrations.

Q17) Elvis had a hit with Viva Las Vegas. Which rock band also had a hit with it?

A17) ZZ Top.

Q18) What was the first hit for The Undertones?

A18) Teenage Kicks. (John Peel’s favourite record.)

Q19) Which band had a UK hit with I Surrender in 1981?

A19) Rainbow.

Q20) Singer/songwriter, David Gates led which group?

A20) Bread.

Round Three. Cops and Robbers.

Q21) Who was Regan’s boss, in The Sweeney?

A21) Chief Inspector Haskins.

Q22) Who was TV’s most famous Dutch detective?

A22) Van Der Valk.

Q23) Which detective lived at Whitehaven Mansions?

A23) Hercule Poirot.

Q24) Which TV detective is based in Shrewsbury?

A24) Cadfael.

Q25) How was 60’s secret agent John Drake better known?

A25) Danger Man.

Q26) Who had a secretary called Miss Lemon?

A26) Hercule Poirot.

Q27) In which fictional Scottish town was Hamish MacBeth, set?

A27) Lochdubh.

Q28) Jeremy Brett portrayed which TV detective?

A28) Sherlock Holmes.

Q29) Inspector Morse’s Jaguar is what colour?

A29) Red.

Q30) Who played TV detective, Remington Steele?

A30) Pierce Brosnan.

Round Four. Science & Nature.

Q31) Who was the 1st Briton in space?

A31) Helen Sharman.

Q32) What name is given to the few particles that can escape from a black hole?

A32) Hawking radiation.

Q33) Who proved Fermat’s Last Theorem?

A33) Dr Andrew Wiles.

Q34) Which comet visits Earth every 76 years?

A34) Halley’s Comet.

Q35) What’s the 7th planet from the sun?

A35) Uranus.

Q36) What’s the only other member of the Giraffe family, other than the Giraffe?

A36) The Okapi.

Q37) The Duck Billed Platypus is native to Australia, and wear else?

A37) Tasmania.

Q38) What’s the other name for the Russian Wolfhound?

A38) The Borzoi.

Q39) What is another name for a Toadstool’s pileus?

A39) Its cap.

Q40) Camellia Sinensis is more commonly called what?

A40) Tea.

Round Five. Books and Novels.

Q41) Which comedian co-wrote Families, and How to Survive Them?

A41) John Cleese.

Q42) Who wrote Sex, at the same time as releasing an LP called Erotica?

A42) Madonna.

Q43) Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov had a degree in which science?

A43) Biochemistry. (Give half a point for just chemistry.)

Q44) Which science-fiction writer first proposed geo-stationary orbits?

A44) Arthur C. Clarke.

Q45) Hansard is the daily report of the activities of who; the House of Commons, the Bank of England or Lloyds of London?

A45) The House of Commons.

Q46) Which TV cook also wrote romance novels?

A46) Fanny Craddock.

Q47) What’s the US equivalent to the Oxford English Dictionary?

A47) Webster’s.

Q48) The founder of Wisden’s Cricket Almanac played for which English county?

A48) Sussex.

Q49) Which book sold out, within 3 months of being reprinted, in 1996?

A49) The Highway Code.

Q50) Who published romance novels as Mary Westmacott?

A50) Agatha Christie.

Round Six. General Knowledge.

Q51) In the Bible, who was King David’s father?

A51) Jesse.

Q52) Who’s oldest, Zoe Ball, or Gary Barlow?

A52) Zoe Ball.

Q53) A mixture of Quinine, and mineral water is called what?

A53) Tonic water. (It’s also known as Indian Tonic Water, as it was originally made — like Indian Pale Ale — for troops stationed in India.)

Q54) What river was Jesus Christ baptised in?

A54) The River Jordan.

Q55) Whisky is usually made in what kind of building?

A55) A distillery.

Q56) According to the proverb, a bad workman always blames his … what?

A56) Tools.

Q57) Which musical instrument is the national emblem of Ireland?

A57) The harp.

Q58) The Spanish city of Seville is famed for which fruit?

A58) Oranges.

Q59) The State Opening of Parliament is usually held in which month?

A59) November.

Q60) How many wings does a Butterfly have?

A60) Four.

Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll catch you later.

* “I knew his moods, his humours; oftimes, as an infant, he did dawdle me upon his knee.” Very suspicious behaviour, knee-dawdling!