The Daily Teaser and Friday Question Set

Oh, well that’s my made morning …

I’ve got to admit, I’ve just had Ruth email over some more pictures of Jude: the young lady in one of them, by the way, is an old friend of hers, called Jeanette.

Which the fact I was up rather late sort of worth the effort.

Doing a couple of installations, so you know: putting Mac OS 9•2•2 back on the G3 iMac, for it’s new owner, and putting Ubuntu — and the associated bits, bobs and a Read-Me — onto a Toshiba laptop, for a friend.

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I start putting up more photos … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Mr Strict and Debbi putting in their answers: and saw Mr S scoring 5 out of 6 and Debbi bagging 6 out of 6: it also saw Mr S putting in this entry on the Sinclair Executive, and Debbi admitting — via Twitter — that her first book, Identity Crisis, is slowly but surely crawling up Amazon’s UK e-book charts!

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) 8th April, 1943, saw the birth of noted politician, Tony Banks: which government department was he named Minister of, when Labour won the 1997 General Election … ?

Q2) More to the point, where was he MP of, from 1997 to 2005, when he stood down … ?

Q3) 8th April, 1730, saw the dedication of Shearith Israel, the first synagogue built in which US city … ?

Q4) 8th April, 1336, saw the birth of Timur, or Tamerlane, as he’s sometimes known: in which Russian film is he named as the owner of the fiction magical item, the Chalk of Fate … ?

Q5) 8th April, 1975, saw Frank Robinson manage his team, in the first game of Major league baseball to have an Afro-American manager: what was his team … ?

Q6) And finally … 8th April, 2008, saw the completion of the Bahrain World Trade centre, the first large building anywhere to include … what … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 7th April, 529 CE, saw Eastern Roman Emperor, Justinian 1st issue the first draft of which legal work … ? (And if a certain recovering lawyer doesn’t get this … )

A1) The Corpus Juris Civilis, or Body Of Civil Law.

Q2) 7th April, 1795, saw France adopt which unit of measurement … ?

Q2) The Metre.

Q3) 7th April, 1986, saw Sir Clive Sinclair sell his computer company to Amstrad: what — in 1972 — was Sir Clive’s first successful product … ?

A3) A pocket calculator.

Q4) 7th April each year is World Health Day: what is the WHO highlighting in this year’s World Health Day … ?

A4) Drug resistance: or antimicrobial resistance, if you want the correct term.

Q5) 7th April, 1506, saw the birth of Frances Xavier: what was the name of the Roman Catholic order he co-founded … ?

A5) The Society of Jesus: otherwise known as the Jesuits.

Q6) And finally … 7th April, 1891, saw the death of the Prince of Humbug, himself, Phineas Taylor Barnum: he stood as a Republican, for Mayor of which Connecticut town … ?

A6) Bridgeport.

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

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ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) Which member of the Monty Python team wrote the stage musical, Spamalot?

A1) Eric Idle.

Q2) CFCs famously damage the ozone layer. But which component chemical does the most damage, chlorine, fluorine or carbon?

Q2) Chlorine

Q3) Which former I’m a Celebrity … star — and member of Hear’Say — has a mother called Bong?

A3) Mylene Klass.

Q4) What metal is used as the filament of a standard lightbulb?

A4) Tungsten.

Q5) Which modern brass instrument was developed from the sackbut: the trombone, the trumpet or the saxophone?

A5) The trombone.

Q6) The Dunmow Flitch is awarded to the UK’s happiest Newlyweds. What is a Flitch?

A6) A side of bacon.

Q7) In heraldry, what colour is Gules?

A7) Red.

Q8) How many days in two non-leap years?

A8) 730.

Q9) What’s the name of Sharon and Ozzy’s eldest daughter?

A9) Aimee

Q10) What’s the opposite of alkali?

A10) Acid.

ROUND TWO. AT THE MOVIES.

Q11) Which Norfolk born actor’s movies include My Best Friend’s Wedding and The Madness of King George?

A11) Rupert Everett.

Q12) Who, in October 2000, was Woody Allen’s mother in law?

A12) Ex-wife, Mia Farrow. (Accept just Ex-wife.)

Q13) How tall is Melanie Griffith, 5’2, 5’9 or 6’1 … ?

A13) 5’9.

Q14) Which star of Batman Returns, The Deer Hunter and A View To A Kill appeared in the video for Fatboy Slim’s Weapon of Choice?

A14) Christopher Walken.

Q15) Who played the title role in the film, Miss Congeniality?

A15) Sandra Bullock.

Q16) In which London district did Charlie Chaplin spend the early part of his life?

A16) Lambeth.

Q17) Which Burnley born star of Lord of the Rings provided the voice of Zeebedee, in the 2005 film version of The Magic Roundabout?

A17) Sir Ian McKellan.

Q18) The original version was set in Turin, the remake in LA. What movie job are we talking about?

A18) The Italian Job.

Q19) Talbot Rothwell wrote most of the scripts for which classic English comedy series?

A19) The Carry On series.

Q20) Which tough guy star of Casablanca married Lauren Bacall?

A20) Humphrey Bogart.

ROUND THREE. THE LIVING WORLD.

Q21) Where does a kangaroo keep its young?

A21) In its pouch.

Q22) China’s bamboo forests are home to which rare species?

A22) The Giant Panda.

Q23) On what continent do koalas live?

A23) Australia.

Q24) How many legs does an adult insect have?

A24) Six.

Q25) What animal is also known as the Ship of the Desert?

A25) The camel.

Q26) Which breed of dog shares its name with a king?

A26) The King Charles spaniel.

Q27) What’s noticeable about a hamster’s tail?

A27) It doesn’t have one.

Q28) What sort of sea creature is a Portuguese Man O’War?

A28) A jelly fish.

Q29) What is a female sheep called?

A29) A ewe.

Q30) What do carnivorous animal live on?

A30) Meat.

ROUND FOUR. FOOD AND DRINK.

Q31) What}s the main ingredient of an omelette?

A31) Eggs.

Q32) Venison comes from which animal?

A32) Deer.

Q33) According to the old proverb, “He who sup’s with the Devil should use a long …” what?

A33) Spoon.

Q34) What cocktail would you find in a toolbox?

A34) A screwdriver.

Q35) Name any of the alcoholic ingredients of a zombie. (2 points for 2, 3 for all 3.)

A35) White rum, dark rum, and over proof rum. (The rest is pineapple juice and grapefruit juice)

Q36) Rollmops are traditionally made from which fish?

A36) Herring.

Q37) If something is cooked ‘au gratin’, what must it contain?

A37) Cheese.

Q38) Petits Pois are a small breed of which vegetable?

A38) Peas.

Q39) Peroni Beer comes from which European country?

A39) Italy

Q40) There are seven working distilleries on which Scottish island?

A40) Islay.

ROUND FIVE. THE WRITTEN WORD.

Q41) Who created the character, Miss Marple?

A41) Agatha Christie.

Q42) Which Emily wrote about Wuthering Heights?

A42) Emily Bronté.

Q43) Which novelist created Jeeves and Wooster?

A43) P. G. Wodehouse.

Q44) Whose Secret Diary was published when he was 13¾?

A44) Adrian Mole’s

Q45) What was James Herriot’s job?

A45) A vet.

Q46) What was the surname of romantic novelist, Dame Barbara?

A46) Cartland.

Q47) Which London barrister was created by John Mortimer?

A47) Rumpole of the Bailey.

Q48) Whose Lover was the subject of a book by D. H. Lawrence?

A48) Lady Chatterley’s

Q49) Which sport usually features in the works of Dick Francis?

A49) Horse racing.

Q50) Commander Vimes, Lady Sybil, and Nobby Nobbs feature in the works of which writer?

A50) Terry Pratchett.

ROUND SIX. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IGNORANCE.

Q51) In which British institution did Karl Marx write Das Capital?

A51) The British Museum: the Reading Room, to be exact …

Q52) In darts, what’s the highest score you can get with three different trebles?

A52) 171. (Treble 20, treble 19 and treble 18.)

Q53) The largest Greek population, outside Greece, is in which New York Borough?

A53) Queens.

Q54) In printing and editing, what do the initials UC stand for?

A54) Upper Case.

Q55) Cob is the name is given to the young of which bird?

A55) The Swan.

Q56) At what ground was the first game of the 2005 Ashes series held?

A56) Lords.

Q57) In the Nintendo games, what is Mario’s job?

A57) Plumber.

Q58) What was the 1st name of Admiral Lord Nelson?

A58) Horatio.

Q59) 1952 saw the last what in London: gas lamp lit, police phone box built or killer smog … ?

A59) Killer Smog.

Q60) What’s the name of the disc used in Ice Hockey?

A60) The puck.

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