The Daily Teaser - 14-11-2011

Oh, now hang on, that’s just …

Strange … !

I’ve got to confess, I’ve got Radio 4 on, at the moment. It is, after all, a lot less distracting than the news channels, this time of the morning.

It does, though, have it’s odd moments.

OK, maybe ‘unusual’ is the word.

No, scrub that, it suddenly occurs that the phrase I’m after is the old bit of adspeak, ‘USP’: ‘Unique Selling Points’.

Here’s where it got strange, at least as far as I’m concerned.

They’ve just — at the end of one programme, and just before the start of the news — played a few bars of the National Anthem*.

After announcing that it’s Prince Charles’ birthday.

Yeah …

You don’t get that on the news channels …

»»·««

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Lets … !

Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome, but without qualifying for the opening bars of the National Anthem — putting in her answers, and bagging 5 out of 7.

Lets see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ?

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

Q1) 14th November, 1922, saw the BBC begin radio broadcasts in the UK: under what call sign?

Q2) More to the point, where from … ?

Q3) 14th November, 2003, saw the discover of one of the furthest objects from the sun: what name was this given … ?

Q4) 14th November, 1970, saw the USSR enter the ICAO: what does ICAO stand for … ?

Q5) 14th November, 1971, saw the formal enthronement of His Holiness, Pope Shenouda 3rd … of where … ?

Q6) And finally … 14th November, 2007, saw the last direct-current distribution system in the US closed down: in which city … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today is — in the UK — Remembrance Sunday: where’s the UK’s national Remembrance ceremony held … ?

A1) The Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London.

Q2) What’s the first piece of music usually played at this service … ?

A2) Rule, Britannia.

Q3) 13th November, 1918, saw Allied troops occupy which Ottoman city … ?

A3) Constantinople.

Q4) 13th November, 1901, saw the Caister Lifeboat Disaster: in which English county IS Caister?

A4) Norfolk.

Q5) 13th November, 1954, saw the first ever Rugby League World Cup: name either of the teams who were playing.

A5) Great Britain and France.

Q6) More to the point, who won … ?

A6) Great Britain.

Q7) And finally … 13th November, 1864, saw which country adopt its new constitution … ?

A7) Greece.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with a Run DMC tune, as it’s Reverend Run’s birthday, todayª.

* Various members of the Royal Family get assorted parts of it played at whatever official do they’re at. As heir to the throne, Charles gets so much played. The Duke of Cambridge gets a bit less. Miss Karin Vogel from Rostock, Germany, who’s generally believed to be last in line to the UK throne, probably qualifies for one note, played on a comb and paper. The Queen herself gets the complete anthem, whenever she turns up. After this long on the throne, she’s probably a bit bored^ …

^ Her version of the lyrics probably look like this:

God Save our … well, me

Long live our … me, again, I’m STILL here …

Long to reign over … um … you …

God Save our … yes, me again

ª He doesn’t get any part of the national anthem.