Thursday 19 August 2010

The Daily Teaser …

Bleauuuuugh …

I’ve got to admit, I still feel vaguely tired.

I’ve only just started on me second cuppa.

Cie la Vie … !

Lets get moving on, before I embarrass meself, shall I … ?

Yes, lets … !

Yesterday’s teaser saw Trevor bagging 6 out of 6 and putting in some rather good quotes from writer, Brian Aldiss. It also saw both Kaiju and Alexandra scoring 5 out of 6.

Which is a bit of a personal best for Alexandra, I know that!

And I also know Kaiju’s managed to get his answers in, first for the second day in a row!

Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License

Q1) 19th August, 1987, saw Michæl Ryan kill how many people, during the notorious Hungerford Massacre … ?


Q2) 19th August, 1990, saw who conduct his final concert … ?

Q3) More to the point, with which Beethoven symphony did he finish the gig … ?

Q4) 19th August, 1960, saw who given a ten year gaol sentence, by a Soviet military court … ?

Q5) 19th August, 1906, saw the birth of Philo T. Farnsworth, the man credited with the invention of electronic … what … ?

Q6) And finally … 19th August, 1951, saw the birth of Queen bassist, John Deacon: which of his songs was the bigger UK hit for the band: You're My Best Friend, Another One Bites the Dust or I Want To Break Free?

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And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 18th August, 1201, saw the founding of the city of Riga: which European country is Riga the capital of … ?

A1) Latvia.

Q2) 18th August, 1991, saw the start of an attempted coup aimed at which Russian politician … ?
A2) Mikhail Gorbachev.

Q3) 18th August, 1998, saw the death — by heart attack — of model and actress, Persis Khambatta: in which Star Trek film did she achieve fame … ?
A3) Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Q4) 18th August, 1925, saw the birth of novelist, Brian Aldiss: which of his novel series was set on a planet orbiting two stars … ?
A4) The Helliconia trilogy.

Q5) 18th August, 1958, saw the US publication of which controversial Vladimir Nabokov novel … ?

A5) Lolita.

Q6) And finally … 18th August, 1989 saw which English football club sold for a record £20 million … ?

A6) Manchester United.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll catch you later.

Once I’ve caught that headless chicken that’s wandering around …




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Q1 14 people
Q2 Leonard Bernstein
Q3 Symphony No. 7 in A major
Q4 Francis Gary Powers
Q5 Video camera tube & Electronic television

Q6 "Another One Bites the Dust"

Trevor

“A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.”

“A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.”

“I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.”

“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.”

“Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?”

“Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.”

“Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.”

“I must confess, I was born at a very early age.”

Quotes by Groucho Marx dies August 19 1977.