The Daily Teaser — 25-11-2011

Arrrrgh … !

I HATE that when that happens … !

I should explain, shouldn’t I … ?

I hate it when I’ve quite simply forgotten to turn my alarm clock on … !

I’m a control freak, I’ll admit it: I don’t mind waking up that late, if I’ve set me alarm for it.

But, BOY, do I end up kicking myself, if I completely forget … !

Grrrrrrr … !

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome, but feeling rather pleased she DIDN’T over do the turkey — putting in her answers: AND bagging 6 out of 7*.

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

Q1) 25th November, 2011 will see a partial eclipse of what take place: the sun or the moon?

Q2) This eclipse will mostly occur over which continent?

Q3) 25th November, 1973, saw the military head of government in which country overthrown?

Q4) 25th November, 1952, saw the first performance of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. In which London theatre is it currently housed … ?

Q5) 25th November, 1985, saw the recording of the original version of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas: which former Boomtown Rat organised this recording … ?

Q6) In which London area was this: Notting Hill, Kensington Gardens or Bankside … ?

Q7) And finally … 25th November, 1914 saw the birth of Joe DiMaggio: with which team did he spend his career?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 24th November, 1859, saw the original publication of On the Origin Of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, by Charles Darwin: on which ship did Darwin famously travel, during the 1830s … ?

A1) The HMS Beagle.

Q2) More to the point, who was the book published by … ?

A2) Publishers, John Murray of Albemarle Street London.

Q3) As a final Darwin question … which potter was Darwin famously related to, on his mother’s side … ?

A3) Josiah Wedgewood.

Q4) 24th November, 2005, saw the UK introduce 24-hour licensing: who was British Prime minister, at the time … ?

A4) Tony Blair.

Q5) 24th November, 1941, saw the USA extend Lend-Lease aid to whom: the Free French, the UK or the Irish Free State?

A5) The Free French.

Q6) 24th November is celebrated as Lachit Divas: in which Indian state … ?

A6) Assam.

Q7) And finally … 24th November, 1974, saw the discovery of Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis skeleton: in which African country … ?

A7) Ethiopia.

And here’s the Friday question set for struggling pub quiz-masters: covered, as ever, by the usual Creative Commons License …

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ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) How old was the Queen, on her birthday in 2006?

A1) 80.

Q2) Oxfam is actually short for what?

Q2) Oxford Committee for Famine Relief.

Q3) What is the name of the Israeli Parliament?

A3) The Knesset.

Q4) Saint Stephen’s Day is more commonly known as what?

A4) Boxing Day

Q5) Octavia Hill founded which national organisation, in 1895?

A5) The National Trust.

Q6) Grand Lodges and Grand Orients are the head offices of various European branches of what?

A6) The Freemasons.

Q7) Who made a last gasp move from Arsenal to Chelsea, just before the August 31st transfer deadline, in 2006?

A7) Ashley Cole.

Q8) How many members does the US Senate have?

A8) 100.

Q9) The Camorra of Naples is a branch of which organisation?

A9) The Mafia.

Q10) Who will King, if Prince Charles dies before the Queen?

A10) Prince William.

ROUND TWO. THREE COLOUR’S BLACK.

Q11) Edward Teach was better known as which sea–going historical figures?

A11) Blackbeard.

Q12) What name is given to a stellar object that light cannot escape from?

A12) A Black hole.

Q13) Which famously dark figure plays a key role in the state opening of Parliament?

A13) Black Rod.

Q14) What’s the name of Henry Rollins’ famously hard–core punk band?

A14) Black Flag.

Q15) During the 1970s, Black September, the Palestinian paramilitary group, were responsible for a massacre at the Olympic Games. But in which German city was it held? (Bonus point for the German name)

A15) Munich (München)

Q16) Which comedy actor appeared in School of Rock, and the Peter Jackson version of King Kong?

A16) Jack Black

Q17) Which hip-hop band had a huge hit with Pump It and Where is Love?

A17) The Blacked Eyed Peas

Q18) Black Hawk Down was a film about the Battle of Mogadishu. Who was its director?

A18) Ridley Scott.

Q19) A Black Susan is type of which flower?

A19) A sunflower.

Q20) What’s the name of Susan Hill’s classic ghost story?

A20) The Woman in Black.

ROUND THREE. MONEY IN THE BANK.

Q21) 19th October, 1987, was known how, by the business community?

A21) Black Monday.

Q22) Asda are owned by which US giant?

A22) Wal–Mart.

Q23) What’s the US equivalent of the Financial Times?

A23) The Wall Street Journal.

Q24) What do American’s call a current account?

A24) A checking account.

Q25) The Bündesbank is the Central bank of which European country?

A25) Germany.

Q26) Jessops made their name retailing what electrical item?

A26) Camera’s.

Q27) Scott Adams’ business cartoons are now a major business, in their own right: what are they called?

A27) Dilbert.

Q28) What was the currency of Italy, prior to the introduction of the Euro?

A28) The Lira.

Q29) True or False: McDonald’s owns one third of sandwich chain, Prêt A Manger

A29) True.

Q30) What was the pre–decimal value of a guinea?

A30) £1 and 1 shilling. (£1•05p, in modern money.)

ROUND 4. MUSIC, AND LIGHTS.

Q31) Which teenage girl band shared its name with an Egyptian queen?

A31) Cleopatra.

Q32) Which respected bluesman was born was christened as McKinley Morganfeld?

A32) Muddy Waters.

Q33) Graeme McPherson is better known as which member of Madness?

A33) Lead singer and Radio 2 DJ, Suggs.

Q34) How many girls are in Alisha’s Attic?

A34) 2.

Q35) Colonel Tom Parker was the manager of which star?

A35) Elvis Presley.

Q36) True or False. Was Blind Willie Jefferson a genuine bluesman?

A36) False. (His name was actually Blind LEMON Jefferson)

Q37) Vanessa Mæ plays which musical instrument? (Bonus point for telling us how many strings that instrument has.)

A37) The violin.

Q38) Wendy James was the lead singer for which band?

A38) Transvision Vamp.

Q39) Who sang Babouska and Wuthering Heights?

A39) Kate Bush.

Q40) Alanis Morrisette is from which country?

A40) Canada.

ROUND 5. AT THE MOVIES.

Q41) Which Disney film featured songs called The Circle of Life and Hakuna Mutata?

A41) The Lion King.

Q42) Susan Sarandon played a nun in which film?

A42) Dead Man Walking.

Q43) Complete the following title: Teenage Mutant Ninja … what?

A43) Turtles.

Q44) In which film did Nigel Hawthorne play an English monarch?

A44) The Madness of King George.

Q45) How many James Bond films did George Lazenby star in?

A45) 1.

Q46) Anthony Hopkins played which US president?

A46) Richard Nixon.

Q47) Which 1993 Spielberg film is largely shot in black and white?

A47) Schindler’s List.

Q48) Which Bond film shares its name with Ian Fleming’s Jamaican home?

A48) Goldeneye.

Q49) Which was the first Oliver Stone film about Vietnam? (Bonus point for one of the others.)

A49) Platoon, in 1986. (The other two were Born on the Fourth of July, in 1989, and Heaven and Earth, in 1993.)

Q50) In the film of the same name, who played Buster?

A50) Phil Collins.

ROUND SIX. GENERAL IGNORANCE.

Q51) In the most common form of colour blindness, two colours are usually confused: name one of them. (Two points for both.)

A51) Red and Green.

Q52) Which Abba LP was Number 1, in 1999, seven years after its original release?

A52) Abba Gold.

Q53) Which entrepreneur owns the Ritz, in Paris?

A53) Mohammed Al-Fayed.

Q54) Which stately home and safari park are owned by the Marquis of Bath?

A54) Longleat.

Q55) Former Tory MP, the late Alan Clarke one famously said “Only domestic servants” … what: apologise, bow or do the vacuum cleaning?

A55) Apologise

Q56) What kind of animal can be Texel or Romney Marsh?

A56) Sheep.

Q57) The Bee Gees were born on which island?

A57) The Isle of Mann.

Q58) Theatre impresario, Bill Kenwright, is connected with which football club?

A58) Everton.

Q59) What was Jemima Khan’s maiden name?

A59) Jemima Goldsmith.

Q60) How many popes were there, in 1978? (Bonus point for naming one of them.)

A60) Three. Paul the 6th, John Paul 1st, John Paul 2nd.

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

After I’ve left you with my favourite Black-Eyed Peas tune … !

* Actually, Debbi, you do know it was the Free French … ?