The Daily Teaser — 29-4-2014: Video Games Killed The Television Star … !

Are you still using Internet Explorer?

No, seriously, are you … ?

Because Microsoft has recently issued a bit of a big security alert.

Seemingly, there’s a serious flaw in versions of the software: all the way from version 6, to the most recent, version 11.

You may wish to switch to one of those nice alternatives.   I personally suggest Safari, but I would say that!

At ANY rate?   I’d suggest switching browsers.   Especially if you’re running versions of Windows XP, as MS have now stopped providing security updates for that.

Go Google: trust me, there’s more secure out there.

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi*† putting in her answers: and scoring five out of five.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s video game teaser, shall we?

Here it is, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) 29th April, 2010, saw the death of Alexander S. Douglas: generally credited with inventing the first graphical computer game.   The game shared its name with which brand of gravy granules … ?

Q2) The game was a version of which pen-and-paper game … ?

Q3) Douglas designed and released the game in which year of the 1950s … ?

Q4) The game was released for the EDSAC computer, a large early computer in the Maths Laboratory of which University: Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol or Manchester?

Q5) What was the the first home video game console: Odyssey, Ulysses or Homer … ?

Q6) The first coin operated computer game was called Computer Space: designed by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney.   The two men later went on to found which computer game company: Atari, Namco Bandai or Taito … ?

Q7) Pong — one of the first successful video games — was built by that company: and was a simulation of which game … ?

Q8) 1981, saw Nintendo release Donkey Kong: the game that introduced which character … ?

Q9) That same year saw Konami release a game in which players played a frog trying to cross a road, and a river … ?

Q10) Finally … 1991 saw the release of the first game with which bright blue character from Sega … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 28th April, 1926, saw the birth of novelist, Harper Lee.   Who played the character, Atticus Finch, in the 1962 film version of her novel, To Kill A Mockingbird … ?

A1) Gregory Peck.

Q2) Lee also assisted a close friend — and childhood neighbour — on his book, In Cold Blood.   Who WAS that friend … ?

A2) Truman Capote.

Q3) 28th April, 1932, saw the announcement of a human vaccine for which disease … ?

A3) Yellow Fever.

Q4) 28th April, 1969, saw the resignation of the then President of France.   Who WAS that president … ?

A4) Charles de Gaulle.

Q5) Finally … 28th April, 1977, was the last day of the trial of the Red Army Faction: also known as whom … ?

A5) The Baader-Meinhof Gang, after a couple of senior members.

I’ll leave you with this thought …

“Video games are bad for you? That’s what they said about rock-n-roll.”

Shigeru Miyamoto.

And with YMO’s Theme From The Circus, as it feature various video game intros … 

There’s also this big clue of a tune … 

Enjoy your day.

*        To be frank, Debbi, the idea of assisted death is still one that I find iffy: I’m coming around to it, as there’s been strong arguments in favour.   Still, I think it’s one I find … well … scary.   In ANY case, you may want to read this post of mine.

†        Actually, Debbi, were you still thinking of featuring a video game, somewhere?   Because some of the Wikipedia links for the answers that go with today’s questions may prove helpful: the link from the word video, near today’s questions, may be useful, as well.   (The answers will be up, tomorrow.   But you guessed that, hadn’t you … ? :D )