Thursday 10 December 2009

The Daily Teaser …






Hmmm … 




Well, that seems to be working … 


Blogger’s introduced a new method of moving pictures around, within a post that’s being edited, which I’ve just activated.


I’m just getting used to it.


It’s definitely a bit … strange …


Let’s move on, shall we … ?


Yes, let’s …


Yesterday’s teaser saw Andrea, Trevor and Simon getting 8 out of 8: with Simon beating everyone to to the Official First-In-Clap!


Andrea, Trevor, you do know we’re going to have to get mildly ironic at him, don’t you?


He say, grinning.


And, bless ’er, Andrea managed to dig up a couple of quotes from the ever-quotable Lieutenant Commander Worf.   Which means we‘re going to have to find the song sheet for some Klingon opera, we really are!!


Anyway, here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and Creative Commons License




Q1) 10th December, 1868, saw the world’s first recorded traffic signals being erected: outside which London landmark?


Q2) 10th December, 1901, saw the very first what handed out, in Sweden?


Q3) More to the point, who became the first US citizen to get one, on 10th December, 1906?


Q4) 10th December, 1936, saw which British King sign the formal Instrument of Abdication?


Q5) 10th December, 1932, saw the world’s 50th largest country formally adopt a constitution, and become a Constitution Monarchy: which Asian country are we talking about?


Q6) 10th December, 1974, saw the birth of Meg White: which US band is she the drummer for?


Q7) 10th December, 1967, saw the death of Soul legend, Otis Redding: what was his biggest hit?


Q8) More to the point, which guitarist did Redding write that hit with?


Q9) What became the 20th State of the USA, on 10th December, 1817?


Q10) And finally, 10th December is — according to the UN — what day?




And here’s yesterdays questions and answers … 




Q1) 9th December, 1968, saw the first public demonstration of the NLS computer system: which piece of common computer equipment saw its first displaying, as part of this: the mouse, the monitor, or the printer?
A1) The Mouse.


Q2) 9th December, 1793, saw the first US newspaper published in New York, by dictionary compiler, Noah Webster: what was it called?
A2) The American Minerva.


Q3) 9th December, 1957, saw the Post Office urge people to post what?
A3) Cards and presents; just to make sure they beat the rush … 


Q4) Three year’s later, 9th December, 1960, saw the first episode of which soap broadcast?
A4) Coronation Street.


Q5) One year after that, 9th December, 1961, saw the ending of which war criminal’s trial?
A5) Adolf Eichmann. (He was found guilty on 15 different charges.)


Q6) 9th December, 1992, saw UN sanctioned US forces arrive where, on a humanitarian mission?
A6) Mogadishu, in Somalia.


Q7) That same day in 1992, saw PM, John Major, announce whose separation?
A7) Charles and Diana’s.


Q8) And finally — letting me geeky side out! — 9th December, 1950, saw the birth of Star Trek: The Next Generation actor, Michæl Dorn. Which character did he play?
A8) Lieutenant Worf.




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


Actually, Andrea, while I think of it, here … !!










5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Q1 Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament)
Q2 Nobel Prize
Q3 Theodore D. Roosevelt
Q4 Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Duke of Windsor)
Q5 Kingdom of Thailand
Q6 The White Stripes
Q7 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Q8 Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
Q9 Mississippi
Q10 Human Rights Day
Trevor

Simon said...

1. The Palace of Westminster
2. Nobel Prizes
3. President Theodore Roosevelt
4. Edward VIII
5. Thailand
6. The WHite Stripes
7. (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
8. Steve Cropper
9. Mississippi
10. Human Rights Day

Anonymous said...

Q1. The Palace of Westminster
Q2. Nobel Prize
Q3. President Theodore D. Roosevelt
Q4. Edward VIII
Q5. Thailand
Q6. The White Stripes
Q7. (Sittin' on)The Dock of the Bay
Q8. Steve Cropper
Q9. Mississippi
Q10.Human Rights Day

Andrea @pinkylips29


*Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
~Theodore Roosevelt

The White Stripes
Dead leaves and The Dirty Ground

Soft hair and a velvet tongue
I want to give you what you give to me
and every breath that is in your lungs
is a tiny little gift to me

tim said...

q1 the palace of westminster
q2 nobel prizes
q3 theodore roosevelt
q4 edward VIII
q5 thailand
q6 the white stripes
q7 sittin' on the dock of the bay
q8 steve cropper
q9 mississippi
q10 human rights day

sorry not done teaser for a few days pj but i have had a seiouse case of MAN FLU.....

Nik Nak said...

Hang on, Tim, you mean … Man ’Flu?

Quick, duck, before Simon starts singin’!!