The Daily Teaser — 15-8-2013: Thursday

It’s official: it’s Thursday.

And … ?

Well, for starters, it’s also officially rather cloudy.

To the point where, when I look out of my front room window, this morning, I couldn’t help but notice the sky.

It was grey.

Quite a nice shade of grey.   Almost attractive.

But none the less … grey … 

And not exactly the colour you’d expect, given we — just last month — had the hottest July we’d seen in years.

Cie le vie.

One can only hope this means we can a mild winter.   Somehow, I have doubts … 

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yes, let’s … 

~≈†≈~ 

Yesterday’s Teaser was another quiet one,

So, given today’s set is shorter — and possibly slightly easier* — let’s see who we can tempt with todays questions.

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

Q1) 15th August, 2013, is — as you’ve noticed — a Thursday: named for Thor, the Norse god of which weather phenomena … ?

Q2) More to the point, which tool did he wield … ?

Q3) Which Hitch-hiker’s Guide to The Galaxy character famously says “I never could get the hang of Thursdays” … ?

Q4) Since 1935, the UK has held what on a Thursday … ?

Q5) Finally … Ancient Romans considered Thursday sacred to which god … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 14th August, 1969, saw British troops deployed in Northern Ireland.  Who was the PM of Northern Ireland, at the time … ?

A1) Major James Chichester-Clark.

Q2) More to the point, the Northern Irish Parliament was housed in a building in which part of Belfast … ?

A2) Stormont.

Q3) Moving on … 14th August, 1947, saw which nation achieve independence from the British Empire … ?

A3) Pakistan.

Q4) 14th August, 2003, saw power cuts hit north-eastern parts of the US: and parts of which other country … ?

A4) Canada.

Q5) 14th August, 1967, saw the passing of the UK’s Marine Broadcasting Offences Act, which banned offshore pirate radio stations.   What’s the name of the 2009 film about offshore pirate stations … ?

A5) The Boat That Rocked.   (Retitled Pirate Radio, in the US.)

Q6) Finally … 14th August, 1994, saw the capture of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez — also known as Carlos the Jackal — by the French.   In which African country … ?

A6) Sudan.

Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with this thought from G. K. Chesterton …

“It is always the humble man who talks too much; the proud man watches himself too closely.”

From G. K. Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday

And with this tune … 

Have a good day.

*        I’ve got the answers in front of me, after all.