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Thursday 22 July 2010

The Daily Teaser …

Decisions, decisions, decisions, eh … ?

After all, do I have Yesterday on in the background: they’re showing a docu-drama about the building of the Bell Lighthouse.

Or The BBC News channel.

Which is showing lots of news.

Obviously …

Saying that, I’ve got to admit that, as one of their minor pieces, they had a little something about Stonehenge.

You’re fascinated, aren’t you … ?

I can tell …

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Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw DjALfy and Trevor putting in comments and answers: with Angela stumped, an Trevor scoring 6 out of 6.

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

Q1) 22nd July is the Roman Catholic feast day of which female biblical figure … ?

Q2) 22nd July, 1977, saw which Chinese politician restored to power … ?

Q3) 22nd July, 2005, saw the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes: by whom … ?

Q4) Outside which Tube Station?

Q5) And finally … 22nd July, 1992, saw the death — of Lung Cancer — of stuntman, actor and model, Wayne McLaren: he’d famously been best known … how?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 21st July, 1873, saw the James-Younger Gang pull off the USA’s first successful train robbery. Which US singer had an international hit with Just Like Jesse James?

A1) Cher.

Q2) 21st July, 1968, saw the death of which South African born, English actor … ?

Q3) More to the point, as which literary character did that actor play, in fourteen films, between 1939 and 1946 … ?

Q4) Actually, while we’re talking about deaths … 21st July, 1972, saw the death of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck: he was the third king of where … ?
A4) Bhutan.

Q5) In the other direction, 21st July, 1620, saw the birth of which French astronomer?

A5) Jean Picard. (Look, I’m a bit of a Trekkie, I couldn’t leave it just sitting there, now could I … ?)

Q6) And finally … 21st July, 356 BC saw Herostratus commit arson by setting fire to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: which one … ?

A6) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

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

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousThu Jul 22, 08:23:00 am BST

    Q1 Mary Magdalene or Mary of Magdala
    Q2 Deng Xiaoping
    Q3 The Metropolitan Police
    Q4 Inside a tube train at Stockwell tube station.
    Q5 The Marlboro Man
    Trevor

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  2. KaijuThu Jul 22, 09:54:00 am BST

    1. St. Mary of Magdala feast day (or Magdalen)
    2. Deng Xiaoping
    3. London Metropolitan police
    4. Stockwell tube station on the London Underground
    5. Marlboro Man

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