The Daily Teaser - 1-10-2011

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!

He says, with a CERTAIN amount of frustration!

That’s day 2 of having slept through my alarm … !

I hate that … !

Mind you, I do have an excuse: Kevin D and me managed to catch something of an entertaining movie, last night.

More on that later, I think.

But trust me, I think we managed to have a good one.

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Nina putting in her answers: with BOTH of them telling something I didn’t about Ongar Railway Station*. On top of that, it also say Debbi bagging 6 out of 6 and Nina scoring 5.

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) 1st October, 1843, saw the publication of which British tabloid?

Q2) More to the point, in which year did that newspaper close?

Q3) 1st October, 1940, saw the opening of what many consider the US’s first superhighway: which road is it?

Q4) 1st October, 1985, saw riots erupt in Peckham, London … and which part of Liverpool … ?

Q5) 1st October, 1978, saw the founding of the Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party: in which African country … ?

Q6) And FINALLY … 1st October, 2009, saw which British judiciary body come into being … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) The 30th September Movement was an attempted coup d’etat in which country?

A1) Indonesia.

Q2) 30th September, 1938, saw Neville Chamberlain declare “Peace in our time”, after signing a peace treaty with whom … ?

A2) Adolf Hitler. (There’s a relevant quote from John Lydon, that always springs to mind, here: “Ever had the the feeling you’ve been had?”. Mr Chamberlain got done up like a kipper.)

Q3) 30th September, 1980, saw the publication of the standards for which type of computer cable?

A3) Ethernet. (If you not connected via a wireless connection … you’re likely to be hooked up to the ‘Net through one of these cables.)

Q4) 30th September, 1966, saw which British protectorate declare independence?

A4) Bechuanaland.

Q5) How is that protectorate now known?

A5) The Republic of Botswana.

Q6) And finally … 30th September, 1994, saw the closure of which London tube station?

A6) Aldwych: oh, and Ongar. (Missing the latter, until Debbi and Nina mentioned it was embarrassing … !)

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

* And thereby putting Nina in the official Big Beast class as Debbi, Kaiju and Trevor! (Oh, and had someone gently inserting an entry onto the relevant page on Wikipedia … !)