The Daily Teaser …

Blimey …

You know I’ve got to confess, I totally forgot, today is officially Red Nose Day.

Hope that goes well: Thing is, though, I can remember the original Comic Relief gigs, back in the 1980s.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but the comedy aspects of it seemed a lot edgier.

Think I’m probably getting old … !

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Kaiju and Debbi putting in their answers: with both commenting on at least one question, it also saw the pair of them scoring 8 out of 9.

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

Q1) 18th March, 1950, saw the government of which European country collapse, after voting for its king, Leopold 3rd, return from exile … ?

Q2) 18th March, 1992, saw which African nation vote for major government reform … ?

Q3) 18th March, 1989, saw a buried mummy found near which of the three main pyramids of the Giza Necropolis … ?

Q4) 18th March, 2003, saw what recognised as an official British language … ?

Q5) More to the point, how many languages are native to the British Isles … ? (Not counting Scots or Ulster Scots, both descended from Northumbrian English, but counting the dialects of French spoken on the Channel Isles as just one language … )

Q6) And finally … 18th December, 37 AD, saw the Roman Senate proclaim who as Roman Emperor … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) True or false: Saint Patrick’s Day marks the saint’s birth?

A1) False. It marks his death, in 461 AD.

Q2) Michael O’Leary is the chairman of which Irish Airline?

Q2) Ryanair.

Q3) Which seaport, on Dublin Bay is home to Royal Irish Yacht Club, and Bob Geldof?

A3) Dun Laoghiare.

Q4) In which year was Guinness first brewed?

A4) 1759.

Q5) In Irish folklore, what is a leprechaun’s job?

A5) Shoemaker. (Accept Cobbler)

Q6) Moving on … 17th March, 1957, saw BEA with all of the Viscount 701 aircraft, after a fatal crash, over which British city … ?

A6) Manchester.

Q7) 17th March, 1984, saw the 130th University Boat cancelled, after the Cambridge boat collided with a … what … ?

A7) Barge.

Q8) 17th March, 2001, saw the formal open of the world’s largest greenhouse, at The Eden Project: in which English county is the Eden Project … ?

A8) Cornwall.

Q9) And finally … 17th March, 2008, saw Governor Eliot Spitzer resign his post as Governor, after a scandal involving him and a “high-end prostitute”: which US State was he governor of … ?

A9) New York.

And here — covered by the usual Creative Commons License — is the Friday-question-set for struggling pub quiz masters …

Online 95: Copied from Hutton 155

ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) Bulgaria is one of the newer member’s of the EU: what’s the capital city of Bulgaria?

A1) Sophia.

Q2) More to the point, which other Eastern European country joined the same year?

Q2) Romania.

Q3) Who became the first team to lose four consecutive Charity Shields?

A3) Manchester United.

Q4) Who had a 70s number one with Double Barrel‚ Bob Marley, Dave & Ansill Collins or Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry?

A4) Dave & Ansill Collins.

Q5) The Spanish Grand Prix is held on the outskirts of which city?

A5) Barcelona.

Q6) Gatophobia is the unreasoning fear of animal?

A6) Cats.

Q7) Shaft, Meteor and Onward are all examples of which vegetable?

A7) Peas.

Q8) What word is the only English anagram of the phrase ‘CANE CHAIRS’?

A8) SACCHARINE.

Q9) What are the odds of rolling a ten with two six sided dice: 10 to 1, 11 to 1, or 12 to 1?

A9) 11 to 1.

Q10) Mohammed Reza Pahlevi was the last royal ruler of which middle-Eastern country?

A10) Iran. He was the last Shah.

ROUND TWO. 90s SPORTING CHANCES.

Q11) Which jockey rode 209 winners in 1990?

A11) Pat Eddery.

Q12) In which sport was Gillian Clarke a star?

A12) Badminton.

Q13) The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were a top team in which sport?

A13) Canadian Rules Football.

Q14) Who won the 1990 Baseball World Series?

A14) Cincinnati Reds.

Q15) In the 1990 Grand Prix World Championship, which team did Ayrton Senna drive?

A15) McLaren-Honda

Q16) Which English cricketer scored 333 runs in a test match against India?

A16) Graham Gooch.

Q17) Nigel Short played in a World Championship match against Gary Kasparov. But in which game?

A17) Chess.

Q18) Graeme Obree broke records in which sport?

A18) Cycling.

Q19) Which former Spurs skipper died in 1993?

A19) Danny Blanchflower.

Q20) Ty Murrey was acclaimed as the greatest sportsman of his era. But in which American sport?

A20) Rodeo.

ROUND THREE. TELEVISION.

Q21) In which year of the 1930s did the BBC first show a televised football match? (Bonus point if you can name either of the teams.)

A21) 1938. (Huddersfield v Preston. Preston won 1-0)

Q22) Cornelia Frances shot to fame in several Aussie soaps including Sons & Daughters and Home & Away. But she now presents the Aussie version of which quiz show?

A22) The Weakest Link.

Q23) Ian Fleming was responsible for the James Bond novels. But which 60s spy series did he also have a hand in, The Man from UNCLE, Danger Man or The Saint?

A23) The Man from UNCLE.

Q24) Which nation has won Jeux Sans Frontièrés the most times?

A24) Germany.

Q25) Coronation Street character, Betty Williams was famed for which dish?

A25) Lancashire Hotpot.

Q26) What BBC series is devoted to celebrity family trees?

A26) Who Do You Think You Are?

Q27) In 1997, who did The Simpsons replace as the world’s longest running cartoon family?

A27) The Flintstones.

Q28) Which TV show chronicles life in Wisteria Lane?

A28) Desperate Housewives.

Q29) Name either of the presenters of Shooting Stars. (Two points for both.)

A29) Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.

Q30) In which comedy series would you find PC Goody?

A30) The Thin Blue Line.

ROUND FOUR. MUSIC AND LIGHTS.

Q31) What 1980 single provided the biggest hit for the Police?

A31) Don’t Stand So Close to Me.

Q32) What was the first, last and only UK number 1, for The Pretenders?

A32) Brass In Pocket.

Q33) Who’s the second biggest selling solo male artist of all time?

A33) Robbie Williams.

Q34) Inga Marchand is the real name of which US rapper: Foxy Brown, Missy Elliot or Queen Latifah … ?

A34) Foxy Brown.

Q35) Which band holds the record for the most appearances on Top of the Pops?

A35) Status Quo.

Q36) Which rock legend had a hit with a cover of Bob Marley song, I Shot The Sheriff?

A36) Eric Clapton.

Q37) Stay Another Day was a christmas hit for which boy-band?

A37) East 17

Q38) Grace Mendosa was the real name of which singer?

A38) Grace Jones.

Q39) Which band holds the record for the most sessions recorded for John Peel?

A39) The Fall. (24.)

Q40) Who’s Wembley Arena’s biggest selling artist?

A40) Cliff Richard.

ROUND FIVE. AT THE MOVIES.

Q41) Which actor connects Some Like it Hot to The Odd Couple?

A41) Jack Lemmon.

Q42) Which Hepburn has received a record 12 Oscar nominations?

A42) Katherine Hepburn.

Q43) Who played the adult Peter Pan, in Hook?

A43) Robin Williams.

Q44) What was Whoopi Goldberg’s first major film?

A44) The Colour Purple.

Q45) Which American actress married her 7th husband in Michael Jackson’s garden?

A45) Elizabeth Taylor.

Q46) More to the point, which Welsh movie star did she marry twice?

A46) Richard Burton

Q47) Anthony Hopkins appeared in The World’s Fastest … what?

A47) Indian.

Q48) For which film did Jodie Forster get her first Oscar nomination?

A48) Taxi Driver.

Q49) May Day was one of the Bond girls, in which Roger Moore, Bond film?

A49) A View To A Kill.

Q50) In which horror film does Jack Nicholson use the immortal line, “Here’s Johnny … !”?

A50) The Shining.

ROUND SIX. GENERAL IGNORANCE.

Q51) In the standard UK version of Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy Bow Street?

A51) £180

Q52) Tripoli is the capital city of which North African country?

A52) Libya.

Q53) What’s the only English anagram of ‘MARASCHINO’?

A53) HARMONICAS.

Q54) If you are crapulous, what are you full of?

A54) Alcohol. (It’s a very old word for drunk.)

Q55) Giovanni Battista Montini was better known as which Pope, Paul 6th, John Paul 1st or John Paul 2nd?

A55) Paul 6th.

Q56) What was the name of Captain Pugwash’s ship?

A56) The Black Pig.

Q57) Liberty Bell was the theme tune to Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and which series of comedy films?

A57) The Saint Trinian’s series.

Q58) Which organisation formed its first troop in Glasgow, in 1908: the Boy Scouts, the Boys Brigade or the Salvation Army?

A58) The Boy Scouts.

Q59) Who was the first British PM to take office four times, William Gladstone, Benjamin Disraeli or Margaret Thatcher?

A59) William Gladstone.

Q60) What word can go before cup, scotch and fly?

A60) Butter.

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