The Daily Teaser — 18-10-2011

Phew …

Well THAT seemed to go well …

You remember I had an interview, yesterday … ?

Well …

It seemed to go well enough.

Or well enough that the company concerned are keen to offer me a half-day try out, which seems fair enough.

Although, to be frank … ?

It’s right out in the Essex boondocks: so far out that the buses are, if not infrequent, then certainly worth researching.

Hmmm …

I’m interested …

Certainly.

I’m ALSO wondering if there’s help available, getting there and back.

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: and — along with keeping herself a touchº busyª — managed to score 4 out of five*.

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

Q1) 18th October, 1922, saw the founding of the BBC: under what name?

Q2) More to the point, name any of the 6 companies that made up the original founding consortium …

Q3) More to the point, what’s full name of the BBC … now?

Q4) As a final BBC question: how many domestic TV channels does the BBC currently operate?

Q5) Moving on … 18th October, 1851, saw Richard Bentley of London publish The Whale: how is that novel now known?

Q6) 18th October, 1991, saw which republic declare independence from the USSR?

Q7) 18th October, 1967, saw a USSR probe send back information from which planet … ?

Q8) And finally … 18th October, 1976, saw the funeral of Carlo Gambino: who replaced him as Gambino Family Boss … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 17th October, 1888, saw Thomas Edison patent the Optical Phonograph: the Optical Phonograph was an early version of what … ?

A1) Film. (Or movie projector …)

Q2) 17th October, 1980, saw the Queen make a state visit to where … ?

A2) Vatican City.

Q3) 17th October, 1931, saw gangster, Al Capone, sentenced for Tax Evasion: in which US gaol did he serve the bulk of his sentence … ?

A3) Alcatraz.

Q4) 17th October, 1933, saw which scientist flee Nazi Germany?

A4) Albert Einstein.

Q5) And finally … 17th October, 1956, saw the Queen officially open the Britain’s first commercial nuclear reactor: what was it’s name?

A5) Calder Hall, in Sellafield.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with some Bach …

* Alcatraz, going by the sources I got hold of, Debbi!

ª I loved reading that post, Debbi: I’m just sorry I didn’t mention it earlier. (I think I prefer the UK covers, though: the Josh Kirby artwork was part of what attracted to Mr P’s work in the first place. Along with the blurb on the back of The Colour of Magic describing the turtle that the Discworld is ultimately on, as ‘Sex, unknown’. Very tongue in cheek. And very important when you think about mating season … )

º According to one or two news sites … ? One of the Occupy Wall Street protestors has a trust fund. He’s protesting about banks, because … ?