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Sunday 10 January 2010

The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to confess, last night was a bit of a late one!!

But I did manage to get the post about Rooster Cogburn up and posted. Whether it makes any sense is another matter!

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Let’d move on, shall we? Shall we? Yes, let’s!

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Tim and get 7 out of 7, and Andrea get 6 out of 7: with Tim getting the Official First-In-Clap.

And both of them dig up a fact or two about Philip Astley I know I’d managed to miss!

I’ve got to confess, I love doing Teasers: the stuff you get to find out, sometimes, is amazing!!

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But let’s get cracking, again!

Here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 10th January, 49BC saw the start of the Roman Civil War: who started it, by crossing the Rubicon?


Q2) 10th January, 1776, saw Thomas Paine anonymously publish the pamphlet, Common Sense: what did this pamphlet back?


Q3) 10th January, 1985, saw safety concerns raised over which electric trike?


Q4) In 1863, 10th January saw the initial opening of the London Underground tube network: name either of the stations at which the trains terminated.


Q5) And finally … 10th January, 1976, saw the death of which influential American musician?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 9th January, 1768, saw former sergeant-major Phillip Astley open what}s considered to be the first modern-day … what?

A1) Circus.

Q2) More to the point, what did he call what he built?

A2) Astley’s Amphitheatre.

Q3) 275 years earlier, 9th January, 1493, saw Christopher Columbus mistake what creature for mermaids?

A3) Manatees.

Q4) 9th January, 1947, saw the last day the Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Short was seen alive: what nickname did the press give her?

A4) The Black Dahlia.

Q5) 9th January, 1806, saw who receive a state funeral?

A5) Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson.

Q6) January the 9th, 1986 saw which British cabinet ministre resign his post, in the aftermath of the Westland scandal?

A6) Michæl Heseltine.

Q7) And finally … today in 1890, saw the birth of Czech writer, Karel Čapek: which word did he famously introduce to the English language?

A7) Robot. (Karel Čapek was the author of the play, Rossum’s Universal Robots.)


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

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1 comment:

  1. timSun Jan 10, 11:04:00 am GMT

    q1 ceaser
    q2 american independance from britain
    q3 c5
    q4 faringdon st
    q5 bob marley

    and todays pointless quote....

    Death was Nature's way of telling you to slow down.
    -- Terry Pratchett (Strata, 1981)

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