The Saint Andrew’s Day Teaser … !

I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist it!

Weeeeeeeellllll …

It is Saint Andrew’s Day, today!

I’ve been itching to do a Saint Andrew’s Day themed set, for years.

Posting the Teaser gives me the perfect excuse to …

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor get 5 out of 6, all on his Officially Clapped Tod: meaning I’m looking to see who can match him, today!

I’m just hoping Dr Paul’s reading this; Paul, Scottish QM’s will be looking at you funny, if you don’t!

Anyway, here’s today’s Saint Andrew’s Day questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) Today is Saint Andrew’s Day; Saint Andrew is the patron Saint of Scotland, and which Mediterranean country? (And if Doctor Paul gets this wrong … !!)

Q2) In which year of this century was Saint Andrew’s Day declared as a Scottish Bank Holiday?

Q3) In some parts of Scotland, girls and young women wishing to marry had to throw what at a door, on Saint Andrews Day?

Q4) Complete the title of this Pink Floyd song; Several Species of Small Furry Animals, Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With … what; – a pict, a haggis, or a golf ball?

Q5) What is the name of Irvine Welsh's 2002 sequel to Trainspotting?

Q6) Which Scottish city shares its name with a city in Australia?

Q7) Are Scottish banknotes legal tender in England?

Q8) What exactly areare the Cairngorms?

Q9) Which modern delicacy made its first appearance, in Scotland, during the mid–1990’s?

Q10) What’s Britain’s largest lake?

Q11) 30^th November, 1886, saw which nightspot stage his first revue?

Q12) 30^th November, saw John Sentamu become the first black Archbishop of the Church of England, when he was named as Archbishop of where?

Q13) 30^th November, 1983, saw Michæl Jackson release his 6^th studio album: which album was it?

Q14) 30^th November, 1999, saw British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems form to make Europe’s largest defense contractor; how is this merged company now known?

Q15) And finally … ! 30^th November, 1900, saw the death of Oscar Wilde; in which French city was he, when he died?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 29^th November, 1890, saw the Meiji Constitution come in to effect; in which country?

A1) Japan.

Q2) Nine years later, 29^th November, 1899, saw the founding of which Spanish football club?

A2) FC Barelona.

Q3) 29^th November, 1947, saw the UN partition which Middle-eastern country?

A3) Palestine.

Q4) Today in 1929 saw Richard Byrd and his team make the first ever flight over what; the North Pole, South Pole, or Equator?

A4) The South Pole.

Q5) 29^th November, 1895, saw the birth of which director and choreographer?

A5) Busby Berkeley.

Q6) And finally, today in 1947, saw the birth of German politician, Petra Kelly; which German political party did she co-found?

A6) Der Grün. (The German Greens).

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