The Daily Teaser

Hmmm …

Lord knows what’s going on, there, but do you remember me saying — yesterday — that I was having having trouble with Safari, the native Mac OS X web browser … ?

Well, I think I’ve tracked down the problem: it looks like it’s a good ol’ Permissions problem.

Which mean’s I spent a lot of last night backing up the Mac Mini, in preparation for a clean re-install — the last and rarest resort on a Mac — and trying to use what’s called Single User Mode — pretty hard-line command line — trying to sort it out, before I may have to do that, today!

Lets get moving on, shall we … ? Before I bore you to tears … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju putting in their answers, with Trevor scoring 6 out of 6, and Kaiju bagging 5 out of 6.

Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 1st October, 1975, saw Muhammed Ali beat Joe Frazier, in the Thrilla in Manila: was it their first, second or third fight … ?


Q2) Manila is the capital of which nation … ?

Q3) 1st October, 1880, saw who named as the leader of the United States Marine Band … ?

Q4) 1st October, 1946, saw the end of the first batch of which famous Trials … ?

Q5) 1st October, 1974, saw the birth of which member of Boyzone.

Q6) And finally … 1st October, 2004, saw the death of bassist Bruce Palmer: was which folk-rock band did he achieve fame … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 30th September saw the death of actor James Dean, in a car-crash: but in which year of the 1950s … ?
A1) 1955.

Q2) 30th September, 1994, saw a meeting between Irish PM, Albert Reynolds, and Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, rearranged: because Boris Yeltsin did … what … ?

A2) Overslept. (Must’ve overdone the cabbage pie … )

Q3) 30th September, 1991, saw President Jean-Bertrand Aristide forced from office: where was hew president of … ?

A3) Haiti.

Q4) 30th September, 1967, saw the first broadcast on BBC Radio 1: which song by The Move, was the first played … ?

A4) Flowers in the Rain.

Q5) As we know, Tony Blackburn — the first DJ on Radio 1 — presented Radio 1’s Sunday night Chart show for many years: who took over from him, in 1981?

A5) Tommy Vance.

Q6) And finally … 30th September, 1917, saw the birth of which bandleader and drummer … ?

A6) Animal’s personal favourite, Buddy Rich.

And — as it’s Friday — is the 60-question-set for struggling pub quiz-masters: covered by the same Creative Commons License as everything else …

Online 73: Copied from Hutton 129.

ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) There are two words in the English language without vowels. Name either. (Two points for both.)

A1) Rhythm, & rhythms.

Q2) Which former Tory MP holds the UK’s record for Longest after-dinner speech?

A2) Giles Brandreth.

Q3) In which continent would you find the Apennines: Europe, North America or Africa? (Extra point for the country.)

A3) Europe. (Mostly in Italy.)

Q4) What’s the sixth sign of the Zodiac?

A4) Virgo.

Q5) In Channel Fours’ Brookside who played Barry Grant?

A5) Paul Usher.

Q6) What type of sea creature is a lamprey?

A6) An eel.

Q7) In which northern English county is Barnard Castle?

A7) County Durham.

Q8) What’s the fourth planet from the Sun?

A8) Mars.

Q9) Perfect Gem, Early Nantes and Long Red Surrey, are all examples of which vegetable?

A9) Carrots.

Q10) What is the male singing range above baritone?

A10) Tenor.

ROUND TWO. MUSIC AND LIGHTS.

Q11) Name That Tune: - “Every summer we can rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight. If it’s not too dear”. (Extra point for the band.)

A11) When I’m 64, by The Beatles.

Q12) Ali Campbell is the lead singer of which Birmingham based Reggae band?

A12) UB40.

Q13) John Lennon co-wrote Whatever Gets You Through The Night with which piano-playing knight of the realm?

A13) Sir Elton John.

Q14) What was Elvis Presley’s first UK number 1?

A14) All Shook Up.

Q15) Who were the first father & daughter to have a UK number 1?

A15) Frank and Nancy Sinatra.

Q16) Vincent Furnier is better known as which golf-loving rock legend?

A16) Alice Cooper.

Q17) On a standard piano, how many black keys are there?

A17) 36.

Q18) Who recorded Wow back in 1979?

A18) Kate Bush.

Q19) What instrument did Yehudi Menuen play?

A19) The violin.

Q20) How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

A20) Nine.

ROUND THREE. TV DINNERS.

Q21) Which 14 year-old Little Britain character is 14-stone?

A21) Vicky Pollard.

Q22) Which Dad’s Army. character did Captain Mainwaring always refer to as a “Stupid Boy”? (Extra point for the actor that played him.)

A22) Private Pike. (Ian Lavender.)

Q23) Who was the main presenter of Big Brother?

A23) Davina McCall.

Q24) In the original TV series, of Starsky and Hutch, what was the name of their jive-talking informant?

A24) Huggy Bear.

Q25) In ’Allo, ’Allo, who painted The Fallen Madonna With the Big Boobies?

A25) Van Clümpf.

Q26) In Happy Days, the character of Ritchie Cunningham was played by which film director?

A26) Ron Howard. (Who recently directed The DaVinci Code.)

Q27) Including the viewer’s boxes, how many boxes are there, in each edition of Deal or no Deal?

A27) Twenty-five.

Q28) Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins famously advertised … what?

A28) Cinzano.

Q29) In which Dale Winton hosted game show were contestant invited to “Go Wild in the Aisles”?

A29) Supermarket Sweep.

Q30) Which TV barrister referred to his wife as “She Who Must Be Obeyed”?

A30) Rumpole of the Bailey

ROUND FOUR. BLINDED BY SCIENCE.

Q31) The Open University awarded its first degrees in which year of the 70’s?

A31) 1973.

Q32) Which animal produces 200 times more wind than the average human?

A32) The cow.

Q33) True or False; - Slugs have no noses.

A33) False, they’ve actually got four.

Q34) Who developed the original Theory of Relativity, Newton, Einstein or Gallileo?

A34) Gallileo Gallilei. (Einstein did the Special and General theories, which were totally different.)

Q35) What’s the heart rate, in beats per minute, for the average human?

A35) 70-80.

Q36) Who invented the Lightening Conductor?

A36) Benjamin Franklin, in 1749.

Q37) Which body part can suffer from Opthalmia?

A37) The Eyeball.

Q38) Sir Frank Whittle invented what, the jet engine, the two-stroke engine or the hovercraft?

A38) The Jet Engine.

Q39) What metal is obtained from the mineral, cinnabar?

A39) Mercury.

Q40) What’s the worlds tallest species of tree?

A40) The Californian Redwood. (Accept just Redwood.)

ROUND FIVE. SPORTING CHANCES.

Q41) Peter Bryant coached which sport?

A41) American football.

Q42) Which US tennis player was nicknamed ‘Little Mo’?

A42) Maureen Connelly.

Q43) In motor racing terms, what does TT stand for?

A43) Tourist Trophy.

Q44) Which US swimmer won four gold medals at the 1976 Olympics?

A44) John Deere.

Q45) What animal appears on the badges of both Dumbarton and Coventry FC?

A45) An elephant.

Q46) How high, in feet & inches, is a badminton net?

A46) 5 feet.

Q47) In the 1996 summer Olympics, how many Gold medals did the UK win?

A47) One.

Q48) Which former English cricketer once retraced Hannibal’s footstep’s for charity?

A48) Ian Botham.

Q49) Which 26 mile race commemorates a famous victory by the ancient Athenians, over the Ancient Persians?

A49) The Marathon.

Q50) Which UK football club was the second to win nine successive league championships?

A50) Rangers.

ROUND SIX. GENERAL IGNORANCE.

Q51) Which company is the worlds largest tyre maker?

A51) Lego.

Q52) What gets more visitors per year, libraries, churches or football grounds?

A52) Libraries.

Q53) What’s Britain’s smallest national park?

A53) The New Forest.

Q54) Gossippeum Arboretum is the plant used to make which fabric?

A54) Cotton.

Q55) What was Kate Winslet’s first movie?

A55) Heavenly Creatures.

Q56) Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel is the Ghanian-born British based 90’s singer better known how?

A56) Seal!

Q57) Two Scottish cities are linked by the M8: name one of them. (2 points for both.)

A57) Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Q58) Name either of the warring families in Romeo and Juliet.

A58) The Montagues and the Capulets.

Q59) St. Davids is the main railway station for which UK city?

A59) Exeter.

Q60) Frederick Powell is better known as which comedian?

A60) Freddie Starr.

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