The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 20-2-2013: Getting Regal, again …

Hmmm … 

I’ve got to admit, I’ve got half an eye on the TV, at the moment.

Frankly, I’m watching a documentary about the notorious file sharing site, The Pirate Bay.

Half an eye, because, obviously, the site’s founder’s are Swedish: as is the site’s home country, and the courts they were tried in.

That half an eye … is trying to both let me type … whilst reading the subtitles.

Amazing, isn’t it … ?   The headache multitasking can give you …

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At ANY rate … ?

At any rate, today is Wednesday: which means, obviously, that it’s time for the Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser.

Here’s this week’s somewhat regal questions …

Q1) 20th February saw Edward 6th crowned as king: in which year of the 1540s … ?

Q2) More to the point, which famous king was Edward’s father … ?

Q3) Was Edward King of England, England and Ireland or of the United Kingdom … ?

Q4) In which London church was Edward’s coronation: Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey or St Clement Danes … ?

Q5) Edward 6th was immediately succeeded by his cousin, Lade Jane … who … ?

Q6) How long did Lady Jane rule for: nine days, ten days or eleven days?

Q7) Edward was succeeded by his two sisters, Mary and Elizabeth: which of them got the throne first … ?

Q8) The ‘Bloody Mary’ cocktail — named for Edward’s sister, Mary 1st — contains vodka, tomato juice … and which sauce … ?

Q9) Edward’s other sister, Elizabeth 1st, was on the throne for how many years: 35, 45 or 55 … ?

Q10) And finally … Edward and his sisters were all part of which dynasty: the Stewarts, the Tudors or the Ten-Poles … ?

And here’s last week’s questions and answers …

Questions.   

Q1) 13th February, 1970 saw the release of the world’s first Heavy Metal album: what was it called … ?   

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the band that released it … ?   

Q3) Equally to the point, that LP was released on which day of the week … ?   

Q4) That band’s lead singer went on to have a solo career: AND a successful reality TV show.   Called what … ?   

Q5) This band’s first Top Ten single — still in 1970 — reached No. 4 in the UK charts.   What was it called … ?   

Q6) Moving on, slightly … which very heavy band had a UK hit with ‘Whole Lotta Love’: Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin or Motörhead?   

Q7) Which Finnish Heavy Metal band famously won Eurovision, with ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ … ?   

Q8) In which year was that win … ?   

Q9) Which English heavy metal band were famously accused of causing a pair of suicides with ‘subliminal messages’: Judas Priest, Deep Purple or Iron Maiden … ?   

Q10) And finally … Which heavy metal has the atomic number, 92 … ?   

Answers.   

A1) ‘Black Sabbath’.   

A2) Black Sabbath.   (If people missed that one … )   

A3) Friday.   

A4) The Osbournes.   

A5) ‘Paranoid’.   

A6) Led Zeppelin.   

A7) Lordi.   (I don’t think Eurovision knew what happened … !)   

A8) 2006.   

A9) Judas Priest.   (There’s a good article about it in The Skeptical Inquirer.)   

A10) Uranium.   

Enjoy those, everyone … !