Saturday 6 August 2011

The Daily Teaser — 6-8-2011

Dear …

Lord …

He says, after seeing the news …

Oh, I don’t think there’s anything specific that’s caught my eye.

Well …

Beyond the fact that the economy is rapidly melting down, again, the M25 — Britain’s own Road To Hell — is closed in sections … And schoolboy, Horatio Chapple died as a result of a polar bear attack in Norway.

It’s alright, though.

Apparently, it’s ALSO the happiest day of the year, today.

Apparently …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser was a quiet one: with no-one putting in any answers! Lets see who fancy’s having a try at today’s question, shall we?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video

Q1) 6th August, 1945, saw the world’s first atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima: which OMD song was about this … ?

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the US scientific project that developed that, and the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, three days later … ?

Q3) Moving on … 6th August, 1964, saw the chopping down of Prometheus, the world’s oldest known tree: what species what it … ?

Q4) 6th August, 1962, saw Jamaica become independent: in which sea is Jamaica … ?

Q5) 6th August, 1910, saw the birth of English film director, Charles Crichton: with which film studio was he associated for many years?

Q6) And finally … 6th August, 1961, saw the USSR launch its second cosmonaut into space: what was his name … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 5th August, 1962, saw the death of actress, Marilyn Monroe: under what name was she born … ?
A1) Norma Jeane Mortenson. (But baptized as Norma Jeane Baker.)

Q2) More to the point, in which of her early films did she play Miss Caswell … ?
Q2) All About Eve.

Q3) 5th August, 1861, saw the US Army abolish what: flogging, whipping or strapping … ?
A3) Flogging.

Q4) 5th August, 1983, saw 22 members of the I. R. A. sentenced to a collective total of how many years in gaol: 3000, 4000 or 5000 years?
A4) 4000 years.

Q5) And finally … 5th August, 1906, saw the birth of director, John Huston: what was the name of the first Humphrey Bogart film he directed … ?
A5) The Maltese Falcon.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …

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6/8/11. 8:18am

Just as a QUICK thought … ! Thought I’d best mention that Kaiju, bless him, has managed to put his answers in, a touch on the late side … ! With a score of six out of six … !


1 comment:

Kaiju said...

Sorry! Yesterday was a tad crazy what with the U.S. economy news that pretty much destroyed the loathsome Teaparty's destructive economic policies. The entire world, not just the U.S., will be much better with them sidelined.