Thursday 8 July 2010

The Daily Teaser …

Ah, THAT’S more like it!

For some weird reason, I just had a “Safari Can’t Open the Page because the Server Isn’t Responding” message. Trying yo upload the picture.

Oh, well, second time around was the thing … !

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, I think we should: before I start to tell you about what Simon Schama’s banging on about … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser was a nice return to form for both Trevor and Kaiju: with Kaiju bagging the official First-In-Clap, both he and Trevor scoring five out of five, and some very good quotes from both!

Including some goodies from both Bette Davies and a certain Mr Starkey … !

Let’s get moving, again, shall we … ?

Here’s today’s questions along with the ‘How To’ and License

Q1) 8th July, 1961, saw the birth of Andrew ‘Fletch’ Fletcher: with which 1980s band did he come to prominence … ?

Q2) 8th July, 2006, saw the death of voice artist, Peter Hawkins: in addition to supplying Daleks, Cybermen, the narration for SuperTed and character voices for Captain Pugwash, ALSO povided the original voice for which character in Rainbow … ?

Q3) 8th July, 1908 saw the birth of which composer, jazzman, saxophonist and singer … ?

Q4) 8th July, 1958, saw the birth of English actress, Pauline Quirke: in which sitcom did she, Linda Robson, and Lesley Joseph come to prominence … ?

Q5) And finally … 8th July, 1663, saw Charles 2nd of Great Britain, grant a Royal Charter to John Clarke, for which island … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 7th July, 1456 — some 25 years after the death of the person concerned — saw the retrial — and acquital — of who on witchcraft charges … ?
A1) Jeanne D’Arc. Joan of Arc, for those of us who aren’t French.

Q2) 7th July, 2005, saw terrorists commit suicide attacks on the transport network of which European city?
A2) London. (I was working in a pub called The Hutton, at the time, and can still remember how shocked the regulars were, as and when they came in … )

Q3) 7th July, 1963, saw the birth of singer, Vonda Shepard: in which legal TV series did she make regular appearances … ?
A3) Ally McBeal.

Q4) 7th July is Unity Factory Day: Unity Factory Day is a national holiday in which Middle Eastern republic … ?
A4) Yemen

Q5) And finally … 7th July, 1980, saw Iran adopt what … ?

Enjoy those, folks.

I’ll catch you later …

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1 comment:

Kaiju said...

1. Depeche Mode
2. Zippy
3. Louis Jordon
4. Birds of a Feather
5. An island in Narragansett Bay, known by the Indians as Aquidneck Island,
but subsequently commonly known among themselves as Rhode Island

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“Your optimistic eyes seem like paradise, to someone like...me.”

“Yes, there's a reason why some detractors, and even fans, prefer to call the long-running British band ''Depressed Mode.”

“I don't want to start Any blasphemous rumors But I think that God's Got a sick sense of humor And when I die I expect to find him laughing”

~ Depeche Mode