The OK Corral Teaser — 26-10-2012

Hmmm … 

I’ll be frank, I got an early night, last night: and had one of the oddest dreams I can remember having.

For some reason, Zoe Ball was doing a celebrity dinner for dancer, Anton Du Beke.

Involving clams.

Which Du Beke promptly gagged on.

I can’t say I disagree, there.

Clams — shell-fish in general, to be honest — have never really appealed to me.

Having a slightly strange seeming dream that sees Anton Du Beke reminding of this … ?   Is just par for the course, really … 

Let’s get moving on, shall we?   Before I tell you about the bit where Du Beke starts using the clam as Silly Putty, whilst grinning stupidly … 

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with reminding us the Sam McRae Mystery Series is now on FaceBook — here — she also bagged 6 out of 7*.

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

Here they are, sitting in the shadow of the gun, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 26th October, 1881, was the day of the notorious Gunfight at the OK Corral: in which Arizona town was the OK Corral … ?

Q2) Which precious metal did the town mine a lot of: silver, gold or platinum … ?

Q3) Name any of the Earp brothers involved in the gunfight …

Q4) More to the point, which dentist joined the Earp brothers, that day … ?

Q5) Name any of the Clinton-McLaury gang the Earps faced that day … ?

Q6) Finally … The OK Corral was a pen for what: sheep, cattle or horses … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 25th October, 1415, saw Henry 5th of England win the Battle of Agincourt: against the forces of which nation … ?

A1) France.

Q2) More to the point, which English weapon is always felt to have been key to that victory … ?

A2) The Longbow.

Q3) In a famous speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V, what Saint’s day does the battle fall on … ?

A3) Saint Crispin’s Day.   (For anyone that’s seen the film, Independence Day, that’s how you do the speech … !)

Q4) What’s the modern name of Agincourt … ?

A4) Azincourt.

Q5) Moving on … 25th October, 2004, saw Fidel Castro ban transactions in Cuba, in which currency … ?

A5) The US Dollar.

Q6) 25th October, 2010, saw Mount Merapi being a series of eruptions: in which peninsular nation is Mount Merapi … ?

A6) Indonesia.

Q7) And finally … 25th October, 2001, saw the British Crime Survey reveal the lowest crime rate since when: 1981, 1982 or 1983 … ?

A7) 1981.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with this quote from a certain well known Marshal …

“Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.”   

Words attributed to Wyatt Earp, March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929

And with this piece of music … 

Enjoy your Friday … !

*        Hang on, Debbi, Entwhistle … ? :)   On a more serious note, though, now I’ve the link, I can have a poke around Blogger’s gadgets, to see how to embed it into the sidebar for you.