Thursday 13 October 2011

The Daily Teaser — 13-10-2011

Hmmm …

I’ve got to admit, I think the older I get, the more distractable I get.

I’ve just been lining everything up for today’s Teaser post.

Quite happily, in fact.

Complete with a mention of last night’s post — over on Nik Nak and Grub’s Who Peculiar — about last night’s episode of The Fades*.

But managed to do so …

Well …

Basically by going all around the houses.

Via — would you believe — Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance and a very old — and still slightly creepy — Metz advert.


Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I go into too much detail … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting in her answers: both scoring 6 out of 6, and quietly reminding us of her research skills.

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

Q1) 13th October, 1988, saw the British government lose its court battle to prevent the publication of Spycatcher: who wrote Spycatcher?

Q2) 13th October, 1943, saw Italy declare war … on who … ?

Q3) 13th October, 1923, saw which city named as the new capital of Turkey?

Q4) Following on … 13th October, 1923, saw which city replaced as the capital of Turkey … ?

Q5) 13th October, 1884, saw the Greenwich Meridian named as the base-line for Universal time: is that meridian a line of longitude, or latitude … ?

Q6) And finally … 13th October, 1301, saw agents of Phillippe Le Bel of France arrest hundreds of members of which order … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 12th October, 1978, saw Sex Pistols bassist, Sid Vicious, arrested for the murder of his girlfriend: what was her name … ?
A1) Nancy Spungen.

Q2) More to the point, in which part of New York was this … ?
A2) Manhattan.

Q3) 12th October, 1492, saw Christopher Columbus which the Bahamas, believing he’d reached where: South Asia, East Asia or Central Asia?
A3) East Asia.

Q4) 12th October, 1928, saw the first use of which respirator?
A4) The Negative Pressure Respirator: otherwise known as the Iron Lung.

Q5) 12th October, 1979, saw the publication of the first novel in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Series: what’s the name of the main human character … ?
A5) Arthur Dent.

Q6) And finally … 12th September, 1915, saw the execution of Edith Cavell, by German firing squad: after she’d helped Allied troops escape which country?
A6) Belgium.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …















* Fantastically gruesome stuff, I should add, Debbi, before you ask: although how a pair of 17 year-olds know THAT much about Mork and Mindy, I’ll never know …

ª Just so you know, the Tube Map on the introductory slide of today’s video, is the 1953 London Tube map used as the basis for Mornington Crescent. I would suggest you refer to NF Stovold’s Mornington Crescent: Rules and Origins for further details …

3 comments:

Debbi said...

So, this show The Fades has Mork and Mindy references? Hmm ...

1. Peter Wright
2. Germany
3. Ankara
4. Istanbul
5. longitude
6. Knights Templar

Nik Nak said...

Yeap: thankfully not too many, though, Debbi.

It’s mostly about the blood, guts, and assorted (for BBC3) gruesome deaths.

Actually … ?

If you like the idea of a very British, it’s worth checking out, should BBC America start showing it: the villain is incredibly sympathetic … !

Nik Nak said...

Sorry, Very British Buffy, I meant, there … !