Saturday 12 September 2009

The Daily Teaser.

Bleagh!

Really, BLEAGH!

I’m having one of those mornings …

I’m just hoping the Lighthouse manage to turn up with the new fridge-freezer, before I have to go to work, I really am!

Otherwise I could have problems …

But enough burbling, already!

One pleasant thing, is the simple fact an old friend, Tim, managed to have a run at yesterday’s Teaser, and managed to do rather well …

Here’s today’s questions …

Q1) 12th September, 1940, saw the discovery of famous cave paintings; in which French town.


Q2) Which country of the UK voted for Home Rule, on 12th September, 1997?


Q3) After the 11th September attacks on the World Trade Centre, which US President declared a “War On Terror”?


Q4) 12th September, 2003, saw the death of which Country singer?


Q5) September 12th, 2005, saw which team win the Ashes?


Q6) Actors Jeremy Brett and Anthony Perkins, died on the 12th of September, in two different years of the 1990s; which of them died in 1995?


Q7) More to the point, which of them played a psychotic serial killer?


Q8) September 12th, 1974, saw the Emperor Haile Salassie deposed as ruler of Ethiopia; did he reign for 38, 48, or 58 years?


Q9) Which Welsh “James Bond” actor, was born on 12th September, 1912? (I’m not talking Timothy Dalton, here, either.)


Q10) And finally, today in 1977, saw the death in custody, of which South African Civil Rights activist?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers; five out of Seven, Tim, not to bad!

Q1) September 11th saw the notorious attacks on the World Trade Centre; in which US City is that?

A1) New York.


Q2) In which district of that city were the Twin Towers?

A2) Lower Manhattan.


Q3) A third plane, hijacked by the same group of terrorists, was aimed at which US military building?

A3) The Pentagon.


Q4) Who was US president at the time of the attacks?

A4) George W. Bush.


Q5) Who was British Prime Minister?

A5) Tony Blair.


Q6) Excluding the actual hijackers, how many people died as a result of the World Trade Centre Attacks?

A6) 2, 974.


Q7) What was the name of the terrorist group that organised the attack?

A7) Al-Qaeda.


Enjoy those, folks, I’ll catch you tomorrow!



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

well pj here is todays attempy....

q1 lascaux
q2 not a clue
q3 bush
q4 jonny cash
q5 england
q6 jeremy brett
q7 perkins
q8 well i think its 44yrs!!!!!
q9 not a clue
q10 steven bantu biko

not sure on todays it was hard.....

Tim

Anonymous said...

1. Lascaux
2. Scotland
3. George W. Bush
4. Johnny Cash
5. England
6. Jeremy Brett
7. Anthony Perkins
8. 43 years
9. Desmond Llewelyn ~born~1914

Starlingpoet

Nik Nak said...

Think someone’s missed Question 10!!

Anonymous said...

1. Lascaux
2. Scotland
3. George W. Bush
4. Johnny Cash
5. England
6. Jeremy Brett
7. Anthony Perkins
8. 43 years
9. Desmond Llewelyn b~1914
10. Steve Biko

Starlingpoet ~ complete list
(your lucky I can remember how to turn on the computer ~Oh yeah I forgot I never turn it off!!)