The Saint Georges’ Day Teaser …

ARRRRRRGGGHHHGHGHGHGHGH!

I hate sleeping through my alarm clock … !

OK, I’m job-hunting, so I’m not going to miss work.

But I like to try and keep to a regular schedule, none-the-less.

After all, I’d like to try and keep to something resembling a working day.

And I’ve an audience I like to NOT disappoint.

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Actually, now we’re moving onto the Teaser. You do know today is Saint Georges’ Day … ?

And International Book Day: mostly because the 23rd April 1616 saw the death of both William Shakespeare and Miguel Cervantes.

Which is why today’s Teaser’s a bit of a mixture … !

Lets move on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both the ever supportive Debbi, and the welcomed-back Kaiju, putting in their answers: it also saw Debbi ahead of the game, scoring 10 out of 10, against Kaiju’s 9 out of 10.*

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) True, or False: Saint Georges’ day can also be Easter Sunday?

Q2) After World War 2, which island was awarded the George Cross?

Q3) In which year did Saint George die?

Q4) How many US states have a town called St. George?

Q5) George O’Dowd is better known as who former pop star?

Q6) Which of Shakespeare’s works was first performed before Queen Elizabeth 1st, on Saint Georges Day, 1597?

Q7) What was the first book in English, to be published in England?

Q8) Which two books do castaways receive, on Desert Island Discs?

Q9) Which Ian Fleming novel has the shortest title?

Q10) Who wrote The Midwich Cuckoos?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) What baked treat is traditionally eaten on Good Friday … ?

A1) Hot Cross Buns.

Q2) What — according to the Gospel of John — are Christ’s last words, on the Cross … ?

Q2) “It Is Finished”: John 19:30.

Q3) Who — between August 2010 and January 2011 — held a free weekly song giveaway, called ‘GOOD Friday’ … ?

A3) Kanye West.

Q4) As a final Good Friday question … Who plays Harold Shand, in the gangster film, The Long Good Friday … ?

A4) Bob Hoskins.

Q5) 22nd April, 1864, saw the US Congress pass the Coinage Act of 1864: what phrase is now on US coins as a result of this act … ?

A5) “In God We Trust”.

Q6) 22nd April, 1911, saw the debut release of the Soviet era magazine, Pravda: what’s the English translation of the word Pravda … ?

A6) ‘Truth’.

Q7) 22nd April, 1993, saw the release of version 1.0 of Mosaic: was Mosaic a web-browser, spreadsheet or word-processor … ?

A7) A web-browser: the world’s first, in fact.

Q8) 22nd April, 2000, saw the Big Number Change an update to the UK’s phone numbers: what — after this change — was the prefix code for London … ?

A8) 020.

Q9) 22nd April, 1993, saw the opening of the Holocaust Memorial in Washington: who was its first notable visitor, when it opened to the public, three days later … ?

A9) The Dalai Lama.

Q10) And finally … 22nd April, 1529, saw the signing of the Treaty of Saragossa, that divided the world between which two countries … ?

A10) Spain and Portugal.

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

I’m thinking there’s a TV show I’ll be writing about …

* It was the Big Number Change question, Kaiju: the switch to the 071/081 change was in 1990, and changed to 0171/0181 in 1995 …