The Daily Teaser and The Friday Question Set

You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve managed to start writing this post a bit later than I normally do.

Because … ?

Because I’ve gone and given myself a pair of distractions: in part because I read this little article in the Guardian.

And had a look for this as a result …

Rather amazing to think there’s bits of the ’net Google or Heineken can’t reach, isn’t there … ?

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets … !

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju and Trevor going head to head: and it also saw both of them bagging 5 out of 5. With Kaiju beating Trevor by getting his answers in first, for the second day in a row!

Lets see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 24th September, 622, saw Muhammed complete the Hijra, from Mecca to Medina: the Arabic word Hijra translate as which English word … ?

Q2) There’s also Islamic records of an earlier Hijra: to what is now which African Country … ?

Q3) 24th September, 1896, saw the birth of which American author … ?

Q4) While we’re on births: 24th September, 1911, saw the birth of the late leader of the USSR, Konstantin Chernenko: an actor playing him featured in the video for which Frankie Goes To Hollywood song … ?

Q5) And finally … 24th September, 1975, saw a party of 5 Britons successfully ascend which mountain.

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 23rd September, 1122, saw the signing of the Concordat Of Worms: name either of the leaders who signed it.


A1) The Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor. (Calixtus 2nd and Henry the 5th, respectively.)

Q2) Quite a few years later, 23rd September, 2002 saw the first public release of which web-browser … ?

A2) Firefox. (Which was originally published as Phœnix 0.1.)

Q3) 23rd September, 1215 saw the birth of Mongol Emperor, Kublai Khan: which English poet completed a poem named after him, in 1797?

A3) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Q4) 23rd September, 1920, saw the birth of actor, Joseph Yule Jnr: how is he better known … ?

A4) Mickey Rooney. (Which makes him about 90: and he’s still not dead … )

Q5) And finally … 23rd September, 1909, saw the first part of which French novel published as a serial … ?

A5) Le Fantôme de l’Opéra. (Or The Phantom of the Opera, if you want it in English.)

And — it is Friday, after all — here’s the 60-question-set for struggling pub quiz-masters …

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ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) Saint Gabriel is the patron saint of whom, broadcasters or bee-keepers?

A1) Broadcasters.

Q2) Philematophobia is an unreasoning fear of what, kissing, stamps, or licking envelopes?

A2) Kissing.

Q3) When is Halley’s Comet next due to seen in Earth’s skies?

A3) 2062.

Q4) Which infamous Russian only died after being poisoned, shot, and then drowned?

A4) Rasputin.

Q5) Which tribe, in terms of population, is the biggest in the USA?

A5) The Navaho.

Q6) True or false: a Bat Mitzvat is the female version of a Bar Mitzvah.

A6) True.

Q7) George Bernard Shaw, and H.G. Wells were members of which left wing group?

A7) The Fabian Society.

Q8) Rickets is caused by a deficiency of which vitamin?

A8) Vitamin D.

Q9) Canterbury Cathedral is in which English county?

A9) Kent.

Q10) Medina Majerit was the 10th Century Moorish name of which modern Spanish city?

A10) Madrid.

ROUND TWO. THE SMOKE.

Q11) What’s the name of the motorway around Greater London?

A11) The M25.

Q12) Apart from being a beautiful palace, what’s Hampton Court famous for?

A12) Its maze.

Q13) What destroyed most of London, in 1666?

A13) The Great Fire.

Q14) EC3 is also known as which London district?

A14) Spitalfields.

Q15) 7th February, 2003, saw the introduction of which traffic control measure?

A15) The congestion charge.

Q16) 48, Doughty Street has a Blue Plaque in honour of which writer?

A16) Charles Dickens.

Q17) There are three theatres in the National Theatre complex on the South Bank of the Thames: name one of them. (Two points for two, or more.)

A17) The Cottesloe, Olivier, & Lyttelton.

Q18) If the Queen Elizabeth Bridge is going clockwise, what’s going anti-clockwise?

A18) The Dartford Tunnel.

Q19) John Webb built the Greenwich Observatory for which king?

A19) Charles 2nd.

Q20) What’s the postcode for Chelsea?

A20) SW3.

ROUND THREE. WORDS.

Q21) What’s the American term for rubbish?

A21) Garbage. (Accept Trash)

Q22) Which US president once said “I believe humans & fish can peacefully co-exist”?

A22) George W. Bush.

Q23) What’s the proper word for ‘shoemaker’?

A23) Cobbler.

Q24) If you’re ‘taking the King’s shilling’, what are you joining?

A24) The Armed Forces.

Q25) What’s the German-derived Jewish language?

A25) Yiddish.

Q26) What profession would an Ecdysiast follow, Stripping, Brick-laying or plastering?

A26) Stripping.

Q27) The name of which food item means, in the original French, twice-cooked?

A27) Biscuit.

Q28) What is a lycanthrope, a werewolf, a vampire or a ghost?

A28) A werewolf.

Q29) What’s the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

A29) Omega.

Q30) Jakes, Khazi and Netty are alternative names of what?

A30) The toilet.

Round 4. Sporting Chances.

Q31) Mark Spitz won seven Olympic gold medals, in which sport?

A31) Swimming.

Q32) Which South American national football side has won the World Cup the most times?

A32) Brazil.

Q33) Was Tessa Sanderson competing in her 2nd, 4th, or 6th Olympics, in 1996?

A33) 6th.

Q34) Lynn Davies broke the British record at which Jump event?

A34) Long Jump.

Q35) David Campese was the leading try scorer for which country?

A35) Australia.

Q36) Who was made England’s youngest ever football coach, in 1996?

A36) Glenn Hoddle.

Q37) Did Roger Bannister run the first 4 minute mile, in Oxford, or Cambridge?

A37) Oxford.

Q38) Marita Koch broke records for which former communist country?

A38) East Germany.

Q39) Who did Mohammed Ali beat, to first become World Heavyweight Champion?

A39) Sonny Liston.

Q40) Allison Fisher is a former world champion in which sport?

A40) Snooker.

Round 5. TV Sitcoms.

Q41) Which Duchess made a cameo appearance as herself, in Friends?

A41) The Duchess of York.

Q42) Which classic sitcom was all about self-sufficiency in Surbiton?

A42) The Good Life.

Q43) How did Hyacinth pronounce ‘Bucket,’ in Keeping Up Appearances?

A43) Bouquet. (BOO-kay)

Q44) Are You Being Served was set in which fictional department store?

A44) Grace Brothers.

Q45) Sir Jim Hacker was Minister for Administrative Affairs, in which series?

A45) Yes Minister. (DON’T accept Yes, Prime Minister he was PM, in that.)

Q46) Porridge was set in which prison?

A46) HMP Slade.

Q47) What is Mrs Victor Meldrew’s first name?

A47) Margaret.

Q48) In Dad’s Army, who called Sergeant Wilson, Uncle Arthur?

A48) Private Pike.

Q49) Who’s Patsy’s boss, in Absolutely Fabulous?” (Extra point for naming the actress.)

A49) Magda. (Played by Kathy Burke.)

Q50) Which Rowan Atkinson series was set in the fictional town of Gasforth?

A50) The Thin Blue Line.

Round 6. General Knowledge.

Q51) According to the Chinese calendar, 2005 was the Year of the what?

A51) Rooster.

Q52) Chantelle Houghton famously won the celebrity series of which series … ?

A52) Big Brother

Q53) What does a catholic call the string of beads used for praying?

A53) A rosary.

Q54) What did Isaac Singer invent in 1853?

A54) The sewing machine.

Q55) In the Bible, who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus?

A55) Pontius Pilate.

Q56) How many decades are there in a millennium?

A56) 100.

Q57) If put in an alkaline solution, what colour does litmus paper turn?

A57) Blue.

Q58) What colour is the neutral wire, in a plug?

A58) Blue.

Q59) Complete the title of Leonardo’s painting; - The Last…

A59) Supper.

Q60) Beethoven came from which country, Germany, Austria, or Holland?

A60) Germany.

Enjoy that lot, everyone.

I’ll catch you later.