The Brentwood Gazette Weekly Teaser — 16-1-2013

Hmmm … 

You know, I’ve got to confess that — every time I write up one of these Gazette teasers — I get what I’ve some to think of as an Earworm going through my head.

You know what an Earworm is: one of those tunes that suddenly — and for no reason you can think of — plays it’s way through your head.

Although in THIS case … ?

I know perfectly well that — because of the day — I get the chorus from this going through my head … 

Good, isn’t it … ?

At ANY rate, let’s move on, shall we?

After all: it’s Wednesday, which means I should be posting up today’s Gazette Teaser.

Here it, covered by the usual license …

Q1) 16th January, 1919, saw the US Senate pass the law that banned alcohol.   In which year did this go into effect: 1920, 1921 or 1922 … 

Q2) More to the point, which amendment to the US constitution actually banned booze: the 17th, 18th or 19th … ?

Q3) Which Amendment — in 1933 — eventually repealed Prohibition: the 19th, 20th or 21st … ?

Q4) One of the US states that voted for repeal — Utah — is home to a famously sober church: which church … ?

Q5) The Code of Hammurabi is the earliest law code that mention beer and beer parlours: is it Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek or Ancient Babylonian … ?7

Q6) How many gallons are there in a Hogshead: 45, 54 or 63 gallons … ?

Q7) The amount of alcohol in alcoholic drinks is shown by its ABV: the higher the ABV, the stronger it is.   But what does ABV stand for … ?

Q8) Who — famously — had a 2006 hit with ‘Rehab’ … ?

Q9) On the same sort of musical lines, which band had a 1979 hit with ‘Milk and Alcohol’?

Q10) And finally … which brand of lager is — informally — known as ‘wifebeater’ … ?

And here’s last weeks questions and answers … 

Questions.

Q1) New England Telephone & Telegraph installed the first battery powered telephone exchange on 9th January, 1894.   But in which Massachusetts town: Lexington, Manchester or New Braintree … ?

Q2) More to the point, in which Massachusetts county is that town: Essex, Middlesex or Sussex … ?

Q3) New England Telephone & Telegraph was formed by investors from Massachusetts, and which other US State?

Q4) Who's generally accepted as the inventor of the telephone … ?

Q5) More to the point, he originally designed the 'phone whilst working on educating whom: the deaf, blind or mute … ?

Q6) Who else has a claim for patenting the first telephone: Elijah Wood, Elisha Gray or Elliot Smith … ?

Q7) Moving on, slightly.   BT is Britain's main landline provider: but what does BT stand for … ?

Q8) What's the American term for a mobile phone … ?

Q9) What's the traditional Cockney Rhyming slang term for a phone … ?

Q10) And FINALLY … what was the original term for a phone hacker: phone phunker, phone phan or phone phreak … ?

Answers.

A1) Lexington.

A2) Middlesex.

A3) The smallest in the US, Rhode Island.

A4) Alexander Graham Bell.

A5) The deaf.

A6) Elisha Gray.

A7) British Telecom.

A8) A cell phone.

A9) Dog and Bone.

A10) Phone phreak.

Enjoy those.

Now … Have one on me …