Saturday 5 December 2009

The Daily Teaser …

Andrea, you’re right: Simon was rather speedy, yesterday, wasn’t he?

From what he was telling me, he’d had the page open from rather early on.

Now, I know I’ve been accused of being a bit obsessive, sometimes, but … … !

At any rate, pats on the back, all round, as everyone got 7 out of 7.

But I’m thinking today’s questions should be a little bit more … challenging

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License

Q1) 5th December, 771, saw who become sole King of the Franks?


Q2) 5th December, 1492, saw Christopher Columbus become the first European to set foot on Hispaniola; name either of the two nations with territory on Hispaniola.


Q3) Today in 1989, saw who beat off a leadership challenge?


Q4) 5th December, 1932, saw which scientist granted an American visa?


Q5) One year later, 5th December, 1933, saw the final ratification of the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution: this was the repeal of which famous piece of US law?


Q6) 5th December, 1991, saw the business empire of which late newspaper magnate call in the administrators?


Q7) 5th of December, 1932, saw the birth of the Reverend Richard Wayne Penniman; how is he better known?


Q8) 5th December 1926, saw the death of which impressionist?


Q9) Today in 1979, saw feminist, Sonia Johnson excommunicated for her support of the Equal Pay Amendment: by which Church?


Q10) And finally … 5th December, 1945, saw Flight 19 disappear. Where?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 4th December, 1961, saw what made available on the NHS, for the first time?

A1) The birth control pill. (The impression I’ve always had was that this — being able to take effective control of reproduction — marked the practical start of the Women’s Rights Movement.)


Q2) 4th December, 1872, saw which abandoned ship discovered drifting towards Gibraltar?

A2) The Mary Celeste.


Q3) 4th December is a track on The Black Album: which rapper is this album by?

A3) Jay-Z.


Q4) 4th December, 1791, saw the publication of the world’s first Sunday paper; which paper is it?

A4) The Observer.


Q5) 4th December, 1949, saw the birth of which actress and clinical psychologist?

A5) Dr Pamela Stephenson.


Q6) 4th December, 1971, saw the Montreux Casino burn down, during a Frank Zappa concert; which rock song did this inspire?

A6) Smoke on the Water, by Deep Purple.


Q7) And finally; which rock band announced their break-up, on 4th December, 1980, after the death of their drummer?

A7) Led Zeppelin. (The drummer in question was John Bonham.)


Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll hopefully catch you later!


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Q1. Charlemagne (also known as Cardus Magnus and Karl Der Grosse)
Q2. Haiti & The Dominican Republic
Q3. Margaret Thatcher
Q4. Albert Einstein
Q5. The 18th Amendment
Q6. Robert Maxwell
Q7. Little Richard
Q8. Claude Monet
Q9. The Mormon Church
Q10.The Bermuda Triangle

Andrea @pinkylips29

*Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
~Albert Einstein

*They shoulda called me Little Cocaine, I was sniffing so much of the stuff! My nose got big enough to back a diesel truck in, unload it, and drive it right out again.
~Little Richard

Nik Nak said...

Andrea, why do I get the feeling Albert was smarter than he looked … ?

*Grins*