The Daily Teaser, and the Friday Question set …

Here we go, I’m up nice and early — comparatively — Trevor!

And two things have occurred to me: one is the simple fact that I didn’t come up with a Good Friday picture to go with today’s Teaser.

The other didn’t occur, per se, as get dragged across my conscience by the BBC’s Breakfast News.

They’ve just shown a piece about the latest book of etiquette published by DeBrett’s …

On Manners for Modern Motorists.

Including a bit of advise for ladies: keep your knees together!

Andrea, Adele, Angela, any thoughts on that one … ?

Strange …

Definitely …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s …

Before Claire Raynor, Jeremy Kyle, and Oprah Winfrey get involved …

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Yesterday’s April Fool’s Day Teaser saw Simon, Andrea and Trevor all get 10 out of 10, and putting in some fantastically themed, and foolish, quotes. And, yes, I’ll apologise, now, Andrea— you did see the video … ? — but Simon’s bagged the Clap, again …

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

Q1) Which baked food are traditionally eaten in the UK, on Good Friday?

Q2) What is the Thursday immediately before Good Friday called?

Q3) The Good Friday agreement, signed on Good Friday 1998, is also known as what?

Q4) Which Irish actor makes his first film appearance in The Long Good Friday?

Q5) Good Friday, 2009, saw archivist at Cambridge University re-discover an egg that had originally been filed by whom?

Q6) 2nd April saw Haile Salassie proclaimed as Emperor of Ethiopia: in which year of the 1930s?

Q7) More to the point, which biblical figures did Salassie’s dynasty claim to be descended from?

Q8) 2nd April, 2005 saw the death of Pope john-Paul 2nd. Which European country was he from?

Q9) 2nd April 1977, saw which horse win the UK Grand National for a record third time?

Q10) 2nd April, 1502, saw the death of Prince Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales: which King of England was he the older brother of?

Q11) And finally ... 2nd April, 1982, saw the UK held Falkland Isles invaded by which country?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) BBC show, Panorama famously did a hoax TV report about a bumper crop of what, on April Fools Day?

A1) Spaghetti.

Q2) More to the point, in which European country was this harvest supposed to have taken place?

A2) Switzerland. (Which should have been a clue: you only get Ravioli bushes, in Switzerland, for starters … )

Q3) April Fools Day. 1998, saw which company announce it would be making a left handed version of it's most popular burger?

A3) Burger King.

Q4) 1st April, 1977, saw The Guardian publish a supplement about (fictional) resort?

A4) San Seriffe. (Consisting of the islands of Upper and Lower Caisse, a capital called Bodony, and a fascist dictator known as General Pica ...)

Q5) Which German car company is known for announcing a (prank) “Toot and Calm” Horn?

A5) BMW. (It - supposedly - helped you calm other drivers. Supposedly ... Possibly the only prank to be named after an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. Think about it ...)

Q6) On 1st April, 1962, Sweden’s only TV station announced that you could turn your black and white TV set in to a colour TV by putting nylon what, over the screen?

A6) Nylon stockings.

Q7) Getting serious ... 1st April, 1976, saw the original foundation of which computer company?

A7) Apple. (Like I couldn't resist this one ...)

Q8) April 1st, 1990, saw the start of a notorious prison riot in which UK prison.

A8) HMP Strangeways. (Since re-named HMP Manchester.)

Q9) Which notorious Windows virus saw its initial release on 1st April 2009?

A9) Conficker C. (Did I mention I’m a smug Mac owner … ?)

Q10) 1st April, 2000, saw which coding machine stolen from Bletchley Park?

A10) The ENIGMA.

And here — as ever — is the Friday question set, which is covered by the same Creative Commons License as the Teaser …

Round One. General Knowledge.

Q1) If laughter is said to be canned, what is it?

A1) Pre-recorded.

Q2) Which London railway station is commonly held to be the busiest in Europe?

A2) Clapham Junction.

Q3) Barwick Green, written in 1924, is used as the theme tune to which soap opera?

A3) The Archers.

Q4) Which city’s name was dropped from the title of ‘The Guardian’, in 1959?

A4) Manchester.

Q5) Which video format was outlasted by VHS?

A5) Betamax.

Q6) Paul Hewson is better known as which singer?

A6) Bono.

Q7) Gold denotes which wedding anniversary?

A7) 50th.

Q8) Who wrote the novel Schindler’s Ark?

A8) Thomas Kennelly.

Q9) With a VAT rate of 17.5%, if you pay £500 for something, how much of that price is the VAT?

A9) £74.47p

Q10) What’s the only English anagram of the word ‘INCH’?

A10) Chin.

Round Two. Music and Lights.

Q11) Name either of the only two hits for The Creatures.

A11) Kiss the Girl or Mad Eyed Screamer.

Q12) Big Boi & Andre 3000 are the two main members of which Rap band?

A12) Outkast.

Q13) Who had a UK number one with Any Dream Will Do?

A13) Jason Donovan.

Q14) In the film version of Evita, who played Che?

A14) Antonio Banderas.

Q15) Singer Kate Capstan found fame with which 90s American band?

A15) The B52s.

Q16) Shaznay Lewis was one member of which girl band?

A16) All Saints.

Q17) Alanis Morrisette and Celine Dion are both from which North American country?

A17) Canada.

Q18) Which future England coach joined Chris Waddle, on the rather laughable 80’s hit, Diamond Lights?

A18) Glenn Hoddle.

Q19) Duran Duran took their name from a character in which Jane Fonda film?

A19) Barberella.

Q20) In an orchestra, which stringed instrument has the most strings?

A20) The Harp.

Round Three. Hobbies and Leisure.

Q21) Which war game is known to its fans as 40K?

A21) Warhammer 40, 000.

Q22) What’s the name of the flower shaped award given at gymkhanas?

A22) Rosette.

Q23) On which ground in the North west of England would you watch cricket?

A23) Old Trafford.

Q24) In which Scandinavian country did the sauna originate?

A24) Finland.

Q25) In which end of London would you find the theatre district?

A25) The West End.

Q26) Micro-lighting takes place in what: a lightweight glider or a small submarine?

A26) A lightweight glider.

Q27) Bridge is derived from which other card game, Rummy, Poker or Whist?

A27) Whist.

Q28) What are the traditional colours for the segments of a roulette wheel?

A28) Red, black and green. (The zero is traditionally green.)

Q29) What colour are Scrabble tiles?

A29) Cream.

Q30) Which English city would you watch either City or Rovers, play football?

A30) Bristol.

Round Four. Food and Drink.

Q31) What is Mulligatawny: soup, casserole, or cake?

A31) Soup.

Q32) Truffles are reputed to be the world’s most expensive what?

A32) Fungus.

Q33) What animals are trained to find truffles?

A33) Pigs.

Q34) What condiment is Dijon famed for?

A34) Mustard.

Q35) The topping on a Queen of Puddings is made from what?

A35) Meringue.

Q36) Is a Wiener Schnitzel sweet or savoury?

A36) Savoury.

Q37) If a coffee is drunk au lait, is it drunk with milk or chicory?

A37) With milk.

Q38) Oenology is the study of what, wine, spirits, beer, or liqueurs?

A38) Wine.

Q39) Pradiket is a wine award from which European country?

A39) Germany.

Q40) Marsala is famed for it’s fortified wines, but on which Mediterranean island is it?

A40) Sicily.

Round Five. History.

Q41) During the American Civil War, who was the president of the Confederate American States?

A41) Jefferson Davies.

Q42) Who was the first Roman Emperor?

A42) Augustus Caesar.

Q43) Atahualpa was the last Emperor of which people, the Aztec, Toltec or the Inca?

A43) The Inca.

Q44) 1 Reed was the year that the Aztec’s were wiped out by the Conquistadors, in the Aztec calendar. What year of the sixteenth century was it, in the European calendar?

A44) 1519.

Q45) How did Emiliano Zapata die: by execution, suicide or assassination?

A45) By assassination.

Q46) Kyoto was the ancient name of which modern Japanese city?

A46) Tokyo.

Q47) In which battle was Admiral Horatio Nelson fatally wounded?

A47) Trafalgar.

Q48) Who, in popular legend, got most of the blame for the gunpowder plot?

A48) Guy Fawkes.

Q49) Which British monarch had the longest reign?

A49) Queen Victoria.

Q50) Who was massacred at Glencoe, by the Campbell’s?

A50) The McDonalds.

Round 6. General knowledge.

Q51) In which year of the 1980’s was the pound note finally replaced by the pound coin?

A51) 1983.

Q52) Henry Allingham is Britain’s oldest man, & 1 of the few survivor’s of WW1. How old is he?

A52) 109.

A53) Which author wrote most of the UK’s most popular talking books?

A53) Catherine Cookson.

Q54) What African animal was known in the middle ages as the cameleopard?

A54) The Giraffe.

Q55) What did Charles Goodyear invent, vulcanised rubber, or the airship?

A55) Vulcanised rubber.

Q56) Who won the best actor Oscar for Silence of the Lambs?

A56) Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Q57) The city of Casablanca is in which north African country?

A57) Morocco.

Q58) Which Beatle was the shortest?

A58) Ringo.

Q59) On a standard UK Monopoly board, what colour is Trafalgar Square?

A59) Red.

Q60) Which Tottenham goalkeeper scored, in a 60s Charity Shield match?

A60) Pat Jennings.

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