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Wednesday 10 February 2010

The Daily Teaser …

Oy!

You can probably tell I’m just a touch tired, can’t you?

Mind you, I did have something of a late night, last night: Movie Night’s can go like, sometimes … !

Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s …

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Simon and Oliver in the proverbial mix, with Simon getting the Official First-In-Clap, and 5 out of 5, and Oliver getting one whole point …

Let’s see if we can do a touch better with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 10th February, 1306, saw John Comyn murdered in front of the altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries: who killed him?

Q2) 10th February, 1983, saw police launch their investigation into murder’s committed by Dennis Nilsen: it was started after remain’s were discovered where … ?

Q3) 10th February, 1840, saw Queen Victoria marry Prince Albert of … where?

Q4) 10th February, 1906, saw the launch of what was — at the time — the world’s fastest battleship: what was its name?

Q5) And finally, and slightly salaciously, 10th February, 1970, saw the release of Sylvester Stallone’s first film: what was it called?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answer …

Q1) 9th February, 1822, saw the Dominican Republic invaded by which nation?
A1) Haiti.

Q2) 9th February, 1966, saw Minister for Technology, Frank Cousins, announce that what was to be built at Dounreay, in Scotland?
A2) A nuclear reactor.

Q3) A few years earlier, on 9th February, saw who accuse the US Department of State of being full of communists?
A3) Senator Joseph “Tail Gunner Joe” McCarthey.

Q4) 9th February, 1979, saw Nottingham Forest F. C. make a record by buying the first £1, 000, 000 player: who was that player?
A4) Trevor Francis.

Q5) And finally … 9th February, 1900, saw the establishment of which tennis tournament?
A5) The Davies Cup.

Enjoy those, everybody. I’ll catch you later.
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1 comment:

  1. SimonWed Feb 10, 09:41:00 am GMT

    1. Robert the Bruce
    2. in the blocke drains (shudder)
    3. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    4. HMS Dreadnought
    5. The Party at Kitty and Stud's

    'I am a sensitive writer, actor and director.' Sly Stallone. Presumably after watching a repeat of the above film on a motel pay movie channel ;-)

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