The Daily Teaser …

It’s Friday morning.

You can tell, can’t you?

Says I, stating the really obvious!

Which mean’s, of course, that today sees the return of the sixty-question set for struggling pub quiz-masters. I just hope those are useful for people.

Actually, Doctor Paul, if your reading this, could let me know?

Ta!

At any rate, I know that — in yesterday’s teaser — we had Simon, Trevor and Andrea all get 8 out of 8. Simon’s got the Clap, again, by the way … !

And both he and Andrea managed to put in some interesting quote: bless ’er, Andrea managed to dig up a quote from Mr Blair* that I’d missed, and Simon managing to put in a Jules Verne quote that struck me as relevant to yesterday’s Q8).

At any rate, let’s move on, and see how everyone does with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) January 22^nd, 1506, saw the first batch of what, arrive at the Vatican?

Q2) 395 years later, 22^nd January, 1901, saw the death of which monarch?

Q3) More to the point, that day also saw the proclamation of which king?

Q4) 23 years after that, 22^nd of January, 1924, saw who sworn in as the first Labour Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Q5) 22^nd January, 1927, saw the first live soccer match: name either of the two competing teams.

Q6) While we’re on sports: 22^nd January, 1984, saw the introduction of the Apple Macintosh. During which sporting event did Apple’s famous 1984 advert show?

Q7) And finally … 22^nd January, 1962, saw the start of the trial of James Hanratty. Hanratty had been accused of murdering physicist, Michæl Gregsten, on which road?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers: with some quotes from George Orwell that I prepared, earlier …

Q1) 21^st January, 1950, saw the death of which renowned British author?

A1) Eric Arthur Blair: better known as George Orwell. (“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.”)

Q2) More to the point, in which of his novels did a group of farm animals hold a coup to take over the farm they lived on?

A2) Animal Farm. (“All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.”)

Q3) Even more to the point, what was the name of that author’s last published novel?

A3) 1984. (“If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.”)

Q4) Following on, which Russian revolutionary died on 21^st January, 1924?

A4) Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov: Lenin, in other words.

Q5) 21^st January, 1954, saw the formal launch of the world’s first nuclear powered submarine: what was it’s name?

A5) The USS Nautilus.

Q6) 21^st January, 1976, saw the first commercial flight of which jet?

A6) Concorde.

Q7) Name either of the two routes that jet took.

A7) London to Bahrain, and Paris to Rio.

Q8) And finally … 21^st January, 1793, saw the execution — by guillotine — of which Frenchman?

A8) Louis 16^th. (“They seek him here, they seek him there: His head is in that bucket, there … ”. Sorry, sorry … )

And here’s the Friday Question set: covered, of course, by the same License as the teaser questions. Here’s hoping they’re useful!

Online 38.

ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) The ruling family of which middle-eastern country has over 6000 princes?

A1) Saudi Arabia.

Q2) Long Beach is in which US State?

A2) California.

Q3) Sewage from which music festival has a notoriously high alcohol content?

A3) Glastonbury. (I think we can safely saying rolling it up and smoking it wouldn’t be too clever, either …)

Q4) The first jazz concert outside the US took place in 1917 – but in which European city?

A4) Paris.

Q5) What has four wheels, and a kick-tail?

A5) A skateboard.

Q6) What kind of athletes would perform a flic-flac?

A6) Gymnasts.

Q7) Which chess piece is shaped like a horse’s head?

A7) The knight.

Q8) Emmanthal is a type of what?

A8) Cheese.

Q9) Africa’s biggest lake is named after which British Queen?

A9) Queen Victoria.

Q10) Which country is bigger, Germany, the USA or Canada?

A10) Canada.

ROUND 2. MUSIC AND LIGHTS.

Q11) Which band had a 1992 hit, with a cover of the Theme from M*A*S*H?

A11) The Manic Street Preachers.

Q12) Which band opened the Live 8 concert in the UK?

A12) U2.

Q13) Which country, chronologically, held the 1st of the Live 8 concerts?

A13) Japan.

Q14) Who had hits with Oliver’s Army and I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down?

A14) Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Q15) Who dueted with Monserrat Cabale, on the song, Barcelona?

A15) Freddie Mercury.

Q16) On Top of The World was a world cup song for which country’s football team?

A16) England.

Q17) Who released a No. 1 album called True Blue?

A17) Madonna.

Q18) Which family had a hit with Do the Bartman?

A18) The Simpson’s.

Q19) Which controversial band had hits with Breathe and Smack My Bitch Up?

A19) The Prodigy.

Q20) Which bands first hit was called West End Girls?

A20) The Pet Shop Boys.

ROUND THREE. BOOKS AND NOVELS.

Q21) Which fictional character has a horse called Rosinante?

A21) “Don Quixote.”

Q22) In the book — rather than the TV — version of the Inspector Morse mysteries, where does Sergeant Lewis come from?

A22) Wales.

Q23) Who wrote the novel that produced the most filmed horror character of the 20^th century?

A23) Bram Stoker.

Q24) Aunt Agatha, and Bingo Little feature in the novels about which man about town?

A24) Bertie Wooster.

Q25) Which fictional detective uses his “…little grey cells?”

A25) Hercule Poirot.

Q26) David John Cornell writes spy novels under which name?

A26) John Le Carre.

Q27) Was Saint Trinians a school for girls, or boys?

A27) Girls.

Q28) What type of animal is Winnie the Pooh?

A28) A bear.

Q29) What’s the name of the latest Harry Potter book?

A29) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Q30) Who wrote Gridlock?

A30) Ben Elton.

ROUND FOUR. FAMOUS FIRSTS, AND PIONEERS.

Q31) Who was the 1st man on the moon?

A31) Neil Armstrong.

Q32) Ruud Gullit became the Premiership’s 1st black manager; - but of which side?

A32) Chelsea.

Q33) The Bates Motel 1st appeared in which film?

A33) Pyscho.

Q34) Who was the star of the first talking movie?

A34) Al Jolson.

Q35) Which country was the first to send a woman into space?

A35) The USSR.

Q36) Edmund Hillary & Sherpa Tenzing were the first men to climb what?

A36) Mount Everest.

Q37) Which brothers made the first powered aeroplane flight?

A37) The Wright Brothers.

Q38) Who was the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic?

A38) Charles Linbergh.

Q39) Christiaan Bernard carried out which medical first?

A39) Heart transplant.

Q40) Louise Brown was the first what?

A40) Test tube baby.

ROUND FIVE. AT THE MOVIES.

Q41) Walter Henry Pratt was the real name of which horror star?

A41) Boris Karloff.

Q42) Which Singin’ in the Rain star never won an Oscar?

A42) Gene Kelly.

Q43) Which movie star is the father of Jamie Lee Curtis?

A43) Tony Curtis.

Q44) On similar lines, which movie great is the father of Michael Douglas?

A44) Kirk Douglas.

Q45) Who starred as Alfie in the re-make of Alfie?

A45) Jude Law.

Q46) In which European country was Marlene Dietrich born?

A46) Germany.

Q47) Which star of Rebel Without A Cause died in a car crash?

A47) James Dean.

Q48) Who was the first female president of the Academy of Film and Motion Picture Arts?

A48) Bette Davis.

Q49) In which TV soap did Rock Hudson appear in, shortly before his death?

A49) Dynasty.

Q50) Grace Kelly became Princess of which European principality?

A50) Monaco.

ROUND SIX. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q51) What’s the Japanese name for Japanese chess?

A51) Shogi.

Q52) Eric Cantona joined Manchester United from which side?

A52) Leeds.

Q53) What does the F stand for, in the initials, FM?

A53) Frequency.

Q54) Heather Small was the lead singer of which band?

A54) M People

Q55) What was the first horse to win the Grand National, three times?

A55) Red Rum.

Q56) Which Labour MP famously got a soaking at the Brit Awards?

A56) John Prescott.

Q57) Which of the Marx Brothers never spoke on film?

A57) Harpo.

Q58) Al Capone was the mafia head of which US city?

A58) Chicago.

Q59) In telecommunications, what does the 2nd D stand for, in the initials, IDD?

A59) Dialling.

Q60) By the end of the 20th century, how many of Britain’s monarch have been called Anne?

A60) One.

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

* I’d actually had the quotes from him prepped up when I wrote yesterday’s teaser: it’s nice when I can work in someone like George Orwell, as it means the little bit of literature I have read gets an exercise.