The Daily Teaser, and the Friday Question set …

You know, you can tell you’re getting older, can’t you?

Can’t you?

Because — for me — I find myself happily sitting down.

With a leg that is still telling me it’s aching!

I do know I managed to injure one of the cruciate ligaments in my left leg, a few years ago, and it’s never been right since.

And with the weather we’ve been having recently — yoyoing amounts of cloud cover, with temperatures best described as nippy — it’s been … complaining.

Oy Veh!

But, enough of my whinging, let’s get moving on to the goodies, shall we?

Yes, lets …

I’ve actually found out why Simon’s been a touch quiet, recently.

He and his partner, Shay, run a Karaoke night, at a local pub called The Chequers: it does rather well, I’m told, but does need about half a ton of paperwork doing. Mostly the actual lists people use to pick the number they want to do.

Having compiled me own spreadsheet of quiz questions, I can only imagine … !!

At any rate, that explains why — for the past few days — Trevor’s had a near enough free run at the Teaser. Trevor’s managed to bag his pick of The Clap, so to speak.

The Official First In Clap, I should add, at this point …

And — in yesterday’s* Teaser — managed to bag 6 out of 6, and some rather fun quotes from Annie, Get Your Gun …

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

Q1) 12th March, 1984, saw the start — in the UK — of a year-long strike … by who?

Q2) 12th March, 1933, saw the first ever ‘Fireside Chat’ … by whom?

Q3) Three years earlier, 12th March, 1930, saw Mahatma Gandhi lead a 200-mile mile march in protest of the British monopoly of which product?

Q4) 12th March, 1969, saw which member of The Beatles get married?

Q5) More to the point, who did he get married to?

Q6) And finally … 12th March, 1999, saw the death of violinist, Yehudi Menuhin: which Jazz violinist did Menuhin work with for many years?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 11th March, 2004, saw a major terrorist bombing of trains in which European city?

A1) Madrid.

Q2) 19 years earlier, 11th March, 1985 saw who take over as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?

A2) Mikhail Gorbachev.

Q3) 11th March, 1851,saw the first performance of which Verdi opera?

A3) Rigoletto.

Q4) March 11th, 2007, saw the death of American actress, Elizabeth Thornburg: how was she better known?

A4) Betty Hutton.

Q5) More to the point, in which 1950 musical, did she play Annie Oakley?

A5) Annie Get Your Gun.

Q6) And finally … 11th March, 1955, saw the death of which bacteriologist?

A6) Sir Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin.

And — as it’s Friday — here’s the freebie 60-question-set, for struggling pub-quizmasters … !

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Round One. General Knowledge.

Q1) In which middle-eastern country are the Wahibah Sands?

A1) Oman.

Q2) What percentage of the vote, must a candidate in UK parliamentary elections get, in order to retain his deposit?

Q2) 5%.

Q3) Muslims are obliged to make a pilgrimage at least once in their lives. Where to?

A3) Mecca.

Q4) In the Bible, which book immediately follows Matthew?

A4) Mark.

Q5) Which song ends with the word, “Bush, Bush”?

A5) Down at the Old Bull and Bush.

Q6) What colour is the wax, covering Edam cheese?

A6) Red.

Q7) Red Anger is an anagram of which job?

A7) Gardener.

Q8) The character, Meg Richardson, appeared in which soap?

A8) Crossroads.

Q9) At the rate of 17.5%, how much VAT would be charged on something costing £100?

A9) £17.50

Q10) Thermophobia is a fear of what?

A10) Heat.

Round Two. Football Crazy.

Q11) Who was the highest goalscorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers, in the 1995/6 season?

A11) Don Goodman.

Q12) Everton’s biggest home win, in the 1st division, in 1991/2 was against which team?

A12) West Ham.

Q13) Which team did Manchester United beat, 6-0, in an away game, in the 1995/6 Premier League?

A13) Bolton Wanderers.

Q14) Which 2001/2 Premier League player scored 19 goals for Crewe Alexander, in 1991/2?

A14) Craig Hignett.

Q15) Lee Makel joined Blackburn Rovers, in July 1992. Which club did he leave, to join them?

A15) Newcastle United.

Q16) Which Midlands club finished 19th in the GM Vauxhall Conference, in 1991/2?

A16) Kidderminster Harriers.

Q17) Aston Villa were put out of the 1996/7 F.A Cup by which side?

A17) Derby County.

Q18) Who was Chelsea’s leading goal-scorer, in 1996/7?

A18) Gianluca Vialli.

Q19) West Ham’s biggest home win, in the 1991/2 1st Division, was 4-0. Against which tam?

A19) Norwich City.

Q20) How many of the 2001/2 Premiership sides were in the First Division, in 1992/3?

A20) Six.

Round Three. Blinded With Science.

Q21) What sex is someone with 2 X chromosomes?

A21) Female.

Q22) If you put sodium chloride on your chips, what have you just put on them?

A22) Salt.

Q23) True or false; - Apollo 16 was the last Apollo mission.

A23) False; - It was Apollo 17

Q24) What name is given to the 00 line of longitude?

A24) The Greenwich Meridian. (00 Latitude is the Equator.)

Q25) What do the initials FRS mean, after a scientist’s name?

A25) Fellow of the Royal Society.

Q26) Where in your body would you find naturally occurring Hydrochloric acid?

A26) The stomach.

Q27) What area of land was originally defined as the area of land that a pair of oxen could plough in a day?

A27) An acre.

Q28) What does a psephologist try to predict?

A28) Election results.

Q29) Which scientist was tried by the Inquisition, in 1633?

A29) Galileo.

Q30) What famous scientist declined the presidency of Israel?

A30) Albert Einstein.

Round Four. It’s A Family Affair.

Q31) Name Dionne Warwick’s equally famous singing goddaughter.

Q31) Whitney Houston.

Q32) Of the Bee Gee’s, which of the brothers was the youngest?

A32) The late Maurice Gibb.

Q33) What’s the name of Loretta Lynn’s singing sister?

A33) Crystal Gayle.

Q34) Siblings, Jim, Caroline, Andrea, and Sharon make up which Irish band?

A34) The Corrs.

Q35) Saltwater was sung by which of John Lennon’s sons?

A35) Julian.

Q36) Sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson were founders of which rock band?

A36) Heart.

Q37) “Frankie,” by Sister Sledge, was their tribute to which member of the Rat Pack?

A37) Frank Sinatra.

Q38) Who sang about a ‘mother and child reunion,’ in 1972?

A38) Paul Simon.

Q39) Which Madonna song contains the line, “But I’ve made up my mind, I’m keeping my baby?”

A39) Papa Don’t Preach.

Q40) Which 1973 hit for the Temptations was covered by Was (Not Was) during the 90’s?

A40) Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.

Round Five. Nicknames.

Q41) Which 20th century politician was known as the ‘Iron Lady’?

A41) Margaret Thatcher.

Q42) Which Soviet dictator was nicknamed Uncle Joe?

A42) Josef Stalin.

Q43) ‘Bluff King Hal’ was which king of England?

A43) Henry 8th.

Q44) Which countries soldiers were known as ‘the Hun,’ or ‘the Boche,’ to their enemies?

A44) Germany.

Q45) 2 US president’s have been known as ‘Teflon’ presidents; - name either of them.

A45) Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton.

Q46) Which WW2 German general was known as ‘the desert fox’?

A46) General Erwin Rommel, of the Afrika Corp.

Q47) What type of ship is nicknamed the ‘flat-top’?

A47) Aircraft Carrier.

Q48) Which British PM was called ‘Supermac’?

A48) Harold MacMillan.

Q49) Which wartime leader was nicknamed ‘Winnie’?

A49) Winston Churchill.

Q50) The ‘little corporal’ marched across Europe; - was he Napoleon Bonaparte, or Adolf Hitler?

A50) Napoleon Bonaparte.

Round Six. Magical Mystery Tour.

Q51) What’s the name of King Arthur’s court wizard?

A51) Merlin.

Q52) Covered by Take That, who 1st had a hit with Could It Be Magic?

A52) Barry Manilow.

Q53) Which supermodel was engaged to stage magician David Copperfield?

A53) Claudia Schiffer.

Q54) What’s the name of the Headmaster of Hogwart’s?

A54) Professor Albus Dumbledore.

Q55) What’s the real 1st name of former professional basketball player, Magic Johnson?

A55) Earvin.

Q56) Queen hit, It’s A Kind Of Magic was part of the soundtrack for which movie?

A56) Highlander.

Q57) Which Hollywood director started a special effects company called Industrial Light & Magic?

A57) George Lucas.

Q58) Who, according to the song, ‘lived by the sea, and frolicked in the autumn mists’?

A58) Puff The Magic Dragon.

Q59) What’s the name of the rabbit, in The Magic Roundabout?

A59) Dylan.

Q60) In which year did the Beatles release their Magical Mystery Tour EP?

A60) 1967.

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

* Which I almost misspelled as ‘yeasterday’, there. You know you’ve got problems, WHEN …