The Daily Teaser

Good morning, everybody, how was Easter Sunday?

Which I keep thinking is a lame way to say hello, but it does the job, doesn’t it … ?

But there you go, this is what happens when you get a good night’s sleep, after a big roast dinner, and lots of chocolate … !!

Allison and I were over me Mum’s, in other words: which reminds me, I’ll have to see if I can find out the file size limit Tiscali has for email attachments, Mum’s been trying to send those photos to her friend Katie, for weeks …

But enough of me burbling, already, lets get on with it, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, let’s … !!

Yesterday’s Teaser managed to see Trevor actually miss an answer, and get 14 out of 15 in total bless ’im!

He managed to forget one answer! (Which was Benazir Bhutto, I should point out.)

Trevor did manage to make up for this, though, by managing to dig up some great quotes from Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which — while I know it’s controversial — went down well with me!

Let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 5th April, 1994, saw the death of singer/songwriter, Kurt Cobain: with which Seattle Grunge band did he come to international prominence?

Q2) 14 years later, 5th April, 2008, saw death of Charlton Heston: name any of the three Planet of the Apes movies he appeared in.

Q3) 5th April, 1614, saw American colonist, John Rolfe, get married to who? (This is a famous part of early US history: if Angela and Andrea don’t get this ... )

Q4) 5th April, 1955, saw which British politician resign on health grounds?

Q5) And finally ... 5th April, 1976, saw the death of which US billionaire?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers. (I know, I know, there were rather a lot, but … )

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

A1) The Great Flood. (I’m going to admit, I’m going to give Trevor the point, for this: I can’t actually find my original reference … )

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

A2) Holy Week.

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

A3) True.

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

A4) The Life Of Brian.

Q5) Which animal was sacrificed at Passover?

A5) Lamb.

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

A6) The Pope.

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

A7) Mary Magdalene.

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

A8) 1772.

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

A9) 1000

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

A10) Sir Francis Drake.

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

A11) Dr Martin Luther King.

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

A12) Lenny the Lion.

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

A13) Pakistan.

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

A14) Benazir Bhutto.

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

A15) The Beatles.

Enjoy those, everyone. I’l catch you all later.

Have a Happy Monday …