The Daily Teaser …

AAARRRRRRGGGHHHH!

I hate not putting me alarm on!

I’m blaming Movie Night Adrian and me’s decision to catch a film, last night: well, that and the fact I insisted on looking up the word Diegesis …

Right, moving on, ASAP …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mr Strict, Kaiju, and Trevor all putting in their answer: and to a man scoring 7 out of 7!

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) October 6th, 1945, saw Billy Sianis and his pet kicked out of Wrigley Field baseball stadium, for disturbing other fans: what species was the pet … ?

Q2) Wrigley Field is the home ground of which Major League Baseball team … ?

Q3) The subsequent alleged what can only be lifted once that team show a fondness for the type of pet.

Q4) 6th October, 1903, saw which Australian judicial body convene for the first time … ?

Q5) 6th October, 1928, saw who become the Chairman of the Republic of China … ?

Q6) 6th October, 1892, saw the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson: in which year of the 1820s was he first published … ?

Q7) And finally … 6th October, 1980, saw the death of which noted English comedy actress … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 5th October, 1962, saw the release of the first Eon Productions James Bond film: which one was it … ?


A1) Dr No.

Q2) More to the point, who played not James Bond — that was Sean Connery — but the title character of the film … ?

A2) Joseph Wiseman.

Q3) Equally too the point, this film saw Peter Burton’s only appearance as which character … ?

A3) Major Boothroyd, head of the Quartermaster’s Branch. (In the later films, the character is more simply referred to as Q, and famously played by Desmond Llewelyn. )

Q4) Moving on, 5th October, 1968 saw a Civil rights march in Northern Ireland broken up by police using water cannon: in which town … ?

A4) Derry: or Londonderry, if you prefer.

Q5) 5th October, 1813, saw the death of which Shawnee leader … ?

A5) Tecumsah.

Q6) October 5th, 1986, saw the death of producer, Hal B. Wallis: which Edward G Robinson film did he — along with Darryl F. Zanuck — produce? (Uncredited, I should add.)

A6) Little Cæsar.

Q7) And finally … 5th October, 1918, saw the death of French air ace, Roland Garros: in which French city is the tennis stadium that bears his name … ?

A7) Paris.

Enjoy those, every one! I’ll catch you earlier … !