The Bastille Day Teaser: Viva La Teaser

Morning, everyone!

Well, I say ‘Morning’, I’ve got to admit, I had a bit of a late night, last night, so I still feel a bit like Death, warmed over!

Well …

It was a Movie night … !! But more on that one, later … !!

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But let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser say Trevor scoring 6 out of 6: it also saw Soolebop, over on Twitter, mentioning how much he enjoyed of what he read here.

Feel free to have a go at them, Soolebop!

Lets see what we can go with today’s Bastille Day questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 14th July, 1789, saw French citizens storm the Bastille, and release how many prisoners?

Q2) That is, of course, the origin of the French public holiday, Bastille Day: What’s the formal French name for this holiday … ?

Q3) Bastille Day also sees a major military parade down which iconic Parisian Avenue … ?

Q4) Who was French King at the start of the French Revolution … ?

Q5) According to popular tradition, that king’s wife, Marie-Antoinette, famously sparked a riot by saying “Let them eat … ” what, to mutinous French peasants … ?

Q6) What was the name of the very Revolutionary device whose first criminal victim was Nicolas Jacques Pelletier?

Q7) 14th July, 1223, saw who become King of France … ?

Q8) Moving on …14th July, 1992, saw Lynn and William Jolitz release which open source operating system … ?

Q9) Bastille Day, 1881, saw who shoot by Sherriff Patrick Floyd Garrett … ?

Q10) And FINALLY … Bastille Day, 2003, saw the US government admit the existence of which rather murky part of Nevada … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 13th July, 1960, saw the birth of which Have I Got News For You team captain … ?

A1) Satirist, broadcaster and Private Eye editor, Ian Hislop.

Q2) 13th July, 1024, saw the death of which sainted Holy Roman Emperor?

A2) Henry 2nd.

Q3) 13th July, 1955, saw the death by hanging of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK: what was the name of the 1985 film about her life … ?

A3) Dance With a Stranger.

Q4) Who played Ruth Ellis in that film … ?

A4) Miranda Richardson.

Q5) Four years earlier, 13th July, 1951, saw the death of which Austrian composer … ?

A5) Arnold Schönberg: (Or Schœnberg, after he emigrated to the USA.)

Q6) And finally … 13th July, 1919, saw the R34 land in Norfolk, after completind it’s first-of-a-kind flight across the Atlantic. What kind of aircraft was the R34 … ?

A6) An airship.

Enjoy those, everyone. And let’s not injure ourselves, whistling ‘La Marseillaise’ … ?

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