The Daily Teaser, and the Friday Question set …

It’s Official!

Britain’s airports are closed until 7pm, at the earliest!

Because — because — there’s the wrong kind of Iceland.

I’m just wondering if the residents around Britain’s airports are happy about: I’m thinking so …

Leave us a comment, folk’s!

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yes, let’s!

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Angela, Andy and Trevor all putting their answers in: With Angela (DjAlfy) getting 1 point, Andy getting 7 out of 7, and Trevor getting 6 out of 7.

And it also saw Angela bagging the Official First-In-Clap!

And yes, I know Andy has a point about Baby, I Love You, but, as it was credited to The Ramones …

And it did have a bloody good producer, whatever else you could say about him …

Anyway, let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 16th April, 73 AD, saw the end of the Jewish Revolt, with the end of the Siege of where … ?

Q2) Which Scottish battle took place on 16th April, 1746?

Q3) 16th April, 1947, saw the birth of singer/songerwriter, Gerry Rafferty: what was the name of his first band?

Q4) More to the point, which Scottish comedian did Gerry Rafferty form that band with?

Q5) And finally … 16th April, 1943, saw who discover that LSD was a hallucinogen?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 15th April, 1942, saw who awarded the George Cross for Bravery?

A1) The Island of Malta.

Q2) 15th April, 1989, saw at least 93 people killed in Britain’s worst sporting disaster: in which football stadium did his take place?

A2) Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.

Q3) Name either of the two teams who were playing, that day.

A3) Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.

Q4) 15th April, 1945, saw British troops liberate which notorious prison camp?

A4) Bergen-Belsen. (My grandfather was one of the troops who liberated Bergen-Belsen: to the day he died, he always said he could never forget — in his words — “… the stink”. Says it all, doesn’t it … ?)

Q5) 15th April, 2001, saw the death of singer/songwriter, Jeffrey Ross Hyman: how was he better known?

A5) Joey Ramone.

Q6) More to the point, what was his band’s biggest UK hit?

A6) Baby, I Love You.

Q7) And finally … April 15th, 1993, saw the death of author Leslie Charteris: which fictional character was his most famous creation?

A7) Simon Templar: better known as The Saint.

And — covered by the same License as the Teaser questions — is the Friday question set …

Round One. General Knowledge.

Q1) Rhythm guitarist Wilco Johnson played for Dr Feelgood, and which other band?

A1) Ian Dury & The Blockheads.

Q2) Robert Shaw’s last film appearance was in which 1970s Steven Spielberg film?

A2) Jaws.

Q3) How do you address the wife of a knight?

A3) ‘Lady’

Q4) What name is given to a vegetarian who eats no animal products?

A4) Vegan.

Q5) The Elysee Palace is the official home of which French government officer?

A5) The French President.

Q6) Former Sex Pistol’s manager Malcolm McLaren, once dated which English fashion designer?

A6) Vivienne Westwood.

Q7) What kind of vegetable is a pickled gherkin?

A7) A cucumber.

Q8) Titian is a shade of which colour?

A8) Red.

Q9) Which former manager played in a band called Revelation Time?

A9) Ruud Gullit.

Q10) In which town did the Marsh Farm Riots occur, in July of 1995?

A10) Luton.

Round Two. Science and Technology.

Q11) Igor Sikorsky designed the world’s 1st usable version of what type of aircraft?

A11) The Helicopter.

Q12) Chester devised which piece of common office equipment?

A12) The photocopier.

Q13) What does the Ohm measure, electrical resistance, or voltage?

A13) Resistance.

Q14) In the imperial system of measurement, how many pints make up a peck?

A14) 16. (Or two gallons.)

Q15) Which method of sea-going transport did Christopher Cockerall invent?

A15) The hovercraft.

Q16) How many sheets of A4 paper can you get from a sheet of A0?

A16) 16.

Q17) What’s the technical term for coating an iron object with zinc?

A17) Galvanisation.

Q18) What do astronomers measure in parsec’s?

A18) Distance.

Q19) An orrery is a model of what, the solar system, the bloodstream or a steam engine?

A19) The solar system.

Q20) Kew Gardens were founded when, 1759, 1809, or 1859?

A20) 1759.

Round Three. Sporting Chances.

Q21) Name either of the brothers who made up the 1st 2 players to win world professional titles at snooker, or billiards.

A21) Joe Davies, or Fred Davies.

Q22) Which sport would you play with a mashie?

A22) Golf.

Q23) Who, in 1970, was the first Briton in 50 years, to win the US Golf Open?

A23) Tony Jacklin.

Q24) In which winter sport would you perform a Christie?

A24) Skiing.

Q25) In which summer sport would you compete for the Davies Cup?

A25) Men’s Tennis.

Q26) Which English football club dropped ‘Woolwich’ from its name?

A26) Arsenal.

Q27) Which racecourse hosts the Scottish Grand National?

A27) Ayr.

Q28) Hakkinen and Coulthard drove for which F1 team, in 1998?

A28) McLaren-Mercedes.

Q29) Donald and Malcolm Campbell both drove cards with what name?

A29) Bluebird.

Q30) Which 2 teams contested cricket’s very first test match?

A30) England & Australia.

Round Four. At the Movies.

Q31) Which 70’s musical movie was set in pre-war Berlin?

A31) Cabaret.

Q32) In the 1996 film version of Evita, who played Evita’s husband

A32) Jonathon Pryce.

Q33) Who plays the Spicegirls manager, in Spiceworld?

A33) Richard E. Grant.

Q34) According to the film of the same name, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid were finally killed in which south American country?

A34) Bolivia.

Q35) Which film overtook Titanic as the UK’s biggest earning film?

A35) The Full Monty.

Q36) Hattie McDaniel was the first black woman to win an Oscar; - for her appearance in which film?

A36) Gone with the Wind. (Extra point for naming Mammy, her part.)

Q37) Who played the bowler hated tramp, in The Kid?

A37) Charlie Chaplin.

Q38) Robbie Williams, in Mrs Doubtfire, & Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie both do what?

A38) Dress up in drag.

Q39) In the title of the famous Australia comedy, who was the Queen of the Desert?

A39) Priscilla.

Q40) Carry On Constable was whose first ‘Carry On’ film, Sid James, Kenneth Williams’ or Barbara Windsor?

A40) Sid James.

Round Five. Music And Lights.

Q41) Joe Cocker had a huge hit with a cover of which Beatles song?

A41) ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’.

Q42) Which member of Queen wrote ‘Another One bites The Dust’?

A42) Bass player, John Deacon.

Q43) Which song did Aretha Franklin sing in The Blues Brothers?

A43) ‘Think’.

Q44) Was Celine Dion’s version of The Power Of Love the same as Huey Lewis’, or Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s?

A44) No: It was a cover of the 1984 Jennifer Rush version.

Q45) Which controversial band released Smack My Bitch Up?

A45) The Prodigy.

Q46) Which US female singer has spent most weeks in the UK charts?

A46) Madonna.

Q47) Who’s the most successful Australian to have been in the UK charts?

A47) Kylie Minogue.

Q48) Which Osmond brother appeared in I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here?

A48) Little Jimmy Osmond.

Q49) Which football team charted with Come On, You Reds?

A49) Manchester United.

Q50) In which decade did the UK singles chart begin?

A50) 1950’s.

Round Six. General Knowledge.

Q51) Corsair’s were pirates from where; - North Africa, or South America?

A51) North Africa.

Q52) Racing driver Niki Lauder was born in which European country?

A52) Austria.

Q53) Which word can go after Birthday, Labour, Hen, and Stag?

A53) Party.

Q54) Which Barrymore was in Altered States, E.T and Batman Forever?

A54) Drew Barrymore.

Q55) Which metal has the chemical symbol, Fe?

A55) Iron.

Q56) Which Disney character did Tony Blair find himself nicknamed after?

A56) Bambi.

Q57) Pink Gin is gin, flavoured with what?

A57) Angostura Bitters.

Q58) Seminole, Cheyenne, and Sioux are all what?

A58) Native American tribes.

Q59) What kind of voice does Lesley Garrett have, soprano, contralto or Mezzo-soprano?

A59) Soprano.

Q60) What is England’s most northeasterly county?

A60) Northumberland.

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