The Daily Teaser …

Whoooah!

The Doctor is dead, Long live The Doctor!

I’ve got to admit, I liked Matt Smith’s début episode, Eleventh Hour, last night. And just so Movie Night Adrian, Allison, Sarah and Kevin D, Dr Kevin, and you, know, I’ll have the post about it finished at some point, today.

Honestly!!

But let’s get moving on to the traditional first post of the day, shall we?

Yes, let’s … !

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Clever Trevor getting 6 out of 6, and manage to put in a question or two, himself.

Not sure about the first one, Trev, but the second one’s celery …

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

Q1) To Ancient Egyptians, the egg was a symbol of the restoration of mankind after what event?

Q2) What name is given to the week leading up to Easter?

Q3) True or False; - Pascha is both the Latin AND Greek word for Easter?

Q4) Which Monty Python film was famously NOT about Jesus Christ?

Q5) Which animal was sacrificed at Passover?

Q6) Who gives an Urbi et Orbi, on Easter Sunday?

Q7) Who was the first to speak to Jesus after he had risen from the dead?

Q8) Easter Island was discovered on Easter Sunday of which year of the 1770’s?

Q9) How many statues are there on Easter Island? 100, 1000 or 10, 000?

Q10) 4th April, 1581, saw who knighted for circumnavigating the world?

Q11) 4th April, 1968, saw the assassination of which civil rights leader?

Q12) 4th April, 2007, saw the death of British ventriloquist, Terry Hall: what ws the name of his famously non-human doll?

Q13) 4th April, 1979, saw the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: which country had both he (and, later, his daughter) been Prime Minister of?

Q14) More to the point, what was his daughter’s name?

Q15) Finally — and much more cheerfully — 4th April, 1964 saw which British band occupy the Top five positions of the US Singles chart?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 3rd April, 2000, saw the US courts rule that who had violated US antitrust laws?

A1) Microsoft. (Anyone want to mention “oppressive thumbs” at this point? Anyone ... ? And before anyone says anything, they had to sell their 51% shares in Apple, in order to avoid getting their bums sued off, even more …)

Q2) 3rd April, 1993, saw which race finish in what was described as a ‘shambles’, after two false starts?

A2) The Grand National.

Q3) 3rd April, 1948, saw President Harry S. Truman sign the Foreign Assistance Act: how is this act better known?

A3) The Marshall Plan.

Q4) 3rd April of this year - 2010 - sees Matt Smith’s first UK appearance as Dr Who: name the actor who first played Dr Who on TV?

A4) William Hartnell.

Q5) 3rd April, 1991, saw the death of Graham Green: the actor who’s named in the answer to Question 4 appeared in the 1947 film version of which Graham Greene novel?

A5) Brighton Rock.

Q6) And finally … 3rd April, 1924, saw the birth of Marlon Brando. Brando played Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Who directed Brando in both The Godfather and Apocalypse Now?

A6) Francis Ford Coppola.

Enjoy those, everyone.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve a post to finish … !!