The Daily Teaser — 18-8-2013: We All Came Down To Woodstock

You know, it’s got to be said: I’ve got the last episode of Top Of The Lake on.

And I’m still not sure, after six weeks, if I’ve made sense of it, like it, or what … 

I will say this, though: Gillian Anderson lookalike, Elizabeth Moss, is good, in the lead role of Robin.

And the New Zealand scenery the series is filmed in … ?   Is gorgeous … !

You don’t get scenery like that, around here … !

Let’s move on, shall we?   While the show plays on …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with letting us know she’s trying fix her FB issues, she ALSO bagged five out of five.

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

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

Q1) 18th August, 1969, was the last day of the Woodstock Festival.   In which US state was it held … ?

Q2) Who was the opening act at Woodstock … ?

Q3) Who was the closing act on the Saturday … ?

Q4) Joe Cocker famously played the Woodstock Festival: what was his biggest UK hit … ?

Q5) Who closed the first day of the festival, whilst, famously, being some six months pregnant … ?

Q6) Finally … which famously funky band played at the Woodstock Festival … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 17th August, 1907, saw the opening of noted tourist site, Pike Place Market, in Seattle.   In which state is Seattle … ?

A1) Washington.

Q2) 17th August, 1969, saw Hurricane Camille hit the US Gulf Coast: was it a Category 5, 6 or 7 storm … ?

A2) Category 5.

Q3) 17th August, 1601 — or 1607 — saw the birth of mathematician, Pierre de Fermat.   His famous Last Theorem was a variation on what: e=mc squared, Pythagoras’ Theorem or Euler’s formula for polyhedra … ?

A3) Pythagoras’ Theorem.

Q4) 17th August, 1786, saw the birth of frontiersman, Davy Crockett: in which battle did he die … ?

A4) The Battle of The Alamo.

Q5) Finally … 17th August, 1977, saw the Soviet icebreaker, Arktika, reach where … ?

A5) The North Pole.

Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with this though from John Fogerty …

“And this is the moment I will never forget as long as I live: a quarter mile away in the darkness, on the other edge of this bowl, there was some guy flicking his Bic, and in the night I hear, ‘Don’t worry about it, John. We’re with you.’ I played the rest of the show for that guy.”

John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, on the bands appearance at Woodstock.

And with this song.

Enjoy your day.

*        I’ve got to be honest, Debbi: I’m still not sure I can find my Pinterest account … !   I’ll look you up, as and when: but to be frank … ?   I’ve not actually used it, beyond one or two bits.   And Blogger doesn’t have a Pin It button: so it’s not like it’s a directly relevant thing …