Sunday 22 August 2010

The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to admit, I love a lazy Sunday, sometimes, I really do.

Especially after a night like last night: not that the movie night finished late.

Comparatively.

Or that I finished the blog post about Blood Diamond late.

Or later than usual.

But I think the fact that some of my neighbours were … AHEM … vocally enjoying themselves ’til about three, definitely didn’t help …

Oy veh … !!!!

But let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, LETS … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor putting in answer, and here’s where I’m thinking I’m going to be a little strict: in giving him 4 out of 5.

I did, after all ask what the Japanese term for shogunate, rather than shogun: in that sense, Trevor got the right term, but it wasn’t exactly what I was after …

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

Q1) 22nd August, 1952, saw the closing of which island Penal colony … ?


Q2) More to the point, that colony is the coast of which South American country … ?

Q3) Following on, which autobiographical (unless you ask the French) novel tells of a successful escape from that penal colony … ?

Q4) 22nd August, 1971, saw J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce they had arrested 20 of the protestors known as the Camden 28: what were the Camden 28 protesting against … ?

Q5) 22nd August, 1989, saw the death of which of the co-founders of the Black Panther Party … ?

Q6) 22nd August, 1914, saw the death of left-leaning Roman Catholic bishop, Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi: Bishop Radini-Tedeschi’s secretary, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was later to become which Pope … ?

Q7) And finally … 22nd August, 1962, saw the world’s first nuclear powered cargo ship complete its maiden voyage: what was that ship’s name … ?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 21st August, 1192, saw Minamoto Yoritomo become the first — in the modern sense — Shogun of Japan: what’s the Japanese word for Shogunate … ?

A1) Bakufu. (Which translates loosely as ‘tent government’.)

Q2) 21st August, 1983, saw the opposition Leader of the Philippines shot, after returning from exile: what was his name … ?
A2) Benigno Aquino.

Q3) 21st August, 1968, saw a Soviet-led clamp-down on dissident forces in which country … ?
A3) Czechoslovakia.

Q4) August 21st, 1905, saw the birth of animator, Friz Freleng: which character did he introduce in the 1935 cartoon, I Haven’t Got a Hat?
A4) Porky Pig.

Q5) And finally … August 21st, 2005, saw the death of which pioneer of electronic music … ?
A5) Dr Robert Moog, designer of the Theremin and Moog synthesiser.

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




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Q1 Devil's Island
Q2 French Guiana
Q3 Papillon
Q4 Vietnam war
Q5 Huey Percy Newton
Q6 Leo XIII
Q7 NS Savannah

Trevor

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."

"I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host."

"Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common."

"Brevity is the soul of lingerie."

"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves."

"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks."

"The Swiss are a neat and an industrious people, none of whom is under seventy-five years of age."

"I don't know much about being a millionaire but I bet I'd be a darling at it."

Quotes by Dorothy Parker – American and Poet born August 22 1893