The Daily Teaser and the Friday Question Set

Morning, everyone!!!

You know, I’ve got to admit, I actually managed to get an early night, last night.

Which is novel, for me, I know that much!

At any rate, before I get to the meat of today’s teaser, I thought I’d best mention a couple of security issues I saw mentioned on the BBC’s Technology pages.

One item tells us of the problems iPhone users possible face: it seems the the version of Safari used in iOS 4 has a vulnerability: it seems an attacker to use Mobile Safari’s ability to read .pdf files to spread malicious software.

The other item tells us there’s been a botnet established — mostly on PC’s running versions of Windows XP, but Vista and 7 versions are around — based on the the ZeuS trojan horse.

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Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor bagging 7 out of 7, and putting in some rather good quotes: from none other than the extremely media-shy astronaut, Neil Armstrong.

Fascinating read, by the way, Trevor.

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) 6th August, 1945, saw the dropping of the first atonic bomb, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. How many people died instantly as a result of this bombing: 70,000, 80, 000 or 90, 000… ?


Q2) 6th August, 1925, saw the birth of American actress, Barbara Bates: which 1950, Joseph L. Mankiewicz directed film was her best known … ?

Q3) Whilst we’re on the subjects of births, 6th August, 1963, saw the birth of which notorious computer cracker … ?

Q4) 6th August, 1825, saw which country gain independence from Spain … ?

Q5) 6th August, 1991, saw Tim Berners-Lee release the code that defined the World Wide Web to the world: most web pages are made up from what type of document … ?
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Q6) And finally … 6th August, 2001, saw the death of which former British Foreign Secretary … ?


Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 5th August, 1305, saw the capture of which famous Scotsman … ?


A1) Sir William Wallace.

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the 1995, Mel Gibson film about that Scotsman … ?

A2) Braveheart.

Q3) 5th August, 1962, saw the death of screen icon, Marilyn Monroe: what was the name of the film she was working on, when she died … ?

A3) Something’s Got to Give.

Q4) More to the point, what was the name of the district of LA where she died … ?

A4) Brentwood.

Q5) Equally to the point: the coroner that ruled her death a probable suicide, Dr Thomas Noguchi, also conducted the inquest of one of the original stars of the US version of Saturday Night Live: what was that comedian’s name … ?


A5) John Belushi.

Q6) One for my US readers: 5th August, 1620, saw the departure of the Mayflower from England, on the start of its voyage to North America. Which English port did it depart from … ?


A6) Southampton.

Q7) And finally … 5th August, 2000, saw the death of Sir Alec Guinness: in which of his films did he play Young Ascoyne D’Ascoyne (son of Lord Ascoyne D’Ascoyne), Young Henry D’Ascoyne, Reverend Lord Henry D’Ascoyne, Lady Agatha D’Ascoyne, Admiral Lord Horatio D’Ascoyne, General Lord Rufus D’Ascoyne, Ethelred D’Ascoyne AND (pausing briefly to take a brief) Lord Ascoyne D’Ascoyne?


A7) Kind Hearts And Coronets.

And — covered by the Creative Commons license, again — here’s the 60-question-set, for struggling pub quiz masters …

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ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q1) Alexander Thin is the seventh person to be known as what?

A1) The Marquis of Bath.

Q2) Which flightless bird’s nest is known as a ‘scrape’?

A2) The Ostrich.

Q3) The second round of the World Snooker championships is played to the best of how many frames?

A3) 25.

Q4) Which country currently boost’s the world’s highest number of broadband user’s, China, Japan or the USA?

A4) The USA.

Q5) Which has more member nations, FIFA or the UN?

A5) FIFA. (218, versus the UN’s 192.)

Q6) Across the world, who’s Britain’s third biggest selling author?

A6) The late Dame Barbara Cartland. (Don’t look at me, I’ve never bought one … )

Q7) Who’s Britain’s longest serving PM?

A7) Maggie Thatcher.

Q8) In which notorious 70’s film did Linda Lovelace make her film debut?

A8) Deep Throat.

Q9) Which Holy Island is off England’s north east coast?

A9) Lindisfarne.

Q10) What’s the Chinese term for an astronaut?

A10) Taikonaut.

ROUND TWO. FAMILY AFFAIR.

Q11) Name either of the pair of brothers played at the 1966 World Cup final? (Two points for both.)

A11) Bobby & Jackie Charlton.

Q12) Jack & Meg White are the two member’s of which band?

A12) The White Stripes.

Q13) What’s the name of Kermit the Frog’s nephew?

A13) Robin.

Q14) Name either of the brothers who played in the 2004 FA Cup final?

A14) Phil and Gary Neville.

Q15) Who is Jon Voight’s actress daughter?

A15) Angelina Jolie.

Q16) Tony Benn’s son now serves as a Labour MP; - what’s his name?

A16) Hillary Benn.

Q17) Who is the father of Emilio Esteves?

A17) Martin Sheen.

Q18) What do Daley Thompson, Eric Clapton and Steve Jobs all have in common?

A18) They were all adopted.

Q19) Name either of Vanessa Redgrave’s actress daughters. (Two points for both.)

A19) Natasha and Joely Richardson.

Q20) Name either of the father and son pair who became the first father and son to be president of the USA. (Two points for both.)

A20) John Adams, & John Quincy Adams.

ROUND THREE. FOOTBALL UK.

Q21) Who left relegated West Ham for Manchester City, in the 2003/04 season?

A21) David James.

Q22) During the 2002 World Cup, who was the manager of Ireland?

A22) Mick McCarthy.

Q23) Which long-standing TV football pundit won eight league titles with Liverpool?

A23) Alan Hansen.

Q24) Who was the manager of Manchester United, immediately prior to Sir Alex Ferguson?

A24) Ron Atkinson.

Q25) Which club is usually just nicknamed Pompey?

A25) Portsmouth.

Q26) In the Don Revie managed Leeds team, which striker was known as Sniffer?

A26) Allan Clark.

Q27) With which club did Gary Linker win his only league title?

A27) Everton.

Q28) Which Celtic player made his England debut in 2003/4?

A28) Alan Thompson.

Q29) Eric Cantona joined Manchester United from which club?

A29) Leeds.

Q30) How many league goals did Bobby Charlton score for Manchester United?

A30) 199.

ROUND FOUR. QUOTE, UNQUOTE.

Q31) Oscar Wilde once joked he could resist everything except what?

A31) Temptation.

Q32) Senator Everett Dirksen famously said “Don’t get mad, get…” what?

A32) Even.

Q33) According to Alexander Pope, “A little knowledge is a…” what?

A33) Dangerous Thing.

Q34) What, according to Karl Marx, is “…the opium of the masses'”?

A34) Religion.

Q35) According to Henry Ford, what was history, Bunk, Junk or Flunked?

A35) Bunk.

Q36) Complete the following saying -“You can’t make an omelette without…” what?

A36) “Breaking some eggs.”

Q37) How about this one - “The road to hell is paved with…” what, good intentions, bad intentions, or crazy paving?

A37) Good intentions.

Q38) Who, in 1969, said “No woman will ever be Prime Minister, in my lifetime”?

A38) Margaret Thatcher.

Q39) “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” is a line from which of Shakespeare's plays?

A39) Henry 5th.

Q40) Which Indian leader, when asked about western civilisation, said “I think it would be a good idea”?

A40) Mahatma Gandhi.

ROUND FIVE. AT THE MOVIES.

Q41) In which eastern country was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon produced?

A41) China.

Q42) What was the name of the sequel to “Silence of the Lambs?

A42) Hannibal.

Q43) Which Michael co-starred with Sandra Bullock, in Miss Congeniality?

A43) Michael Caine.

Q44) What Roman epic starred Russell Crowe?

A44) Gladiator.

Q45) According to the Guinness Book of Records, which actor has made the most movies?

A45) Christopher Lee.

Q46) Bruce Lee died in which year of the 1970s?

A46) 1973.

Q47) Which 1920’s actor was known as the Man of a Thousand Faces?

A47) Lon Chaney, Snr.

Q48) What was Ridley Scott’s first commercially successful film?

A48) Alien.

Q49) Who does Jack Nicholson play, in The Witches of Eastwick?

A49) The Devil.

Q50) Which film company made the original King Kong?

A50) RKO.

ROUND SIX. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q51) What’s John Prescott’s — or Lord Prescott, as he is, now — middle name?

A51) Leslie.

Q52) Hoe many MPs stood down, at this year’s General Election?

A52) 149.

Q53) Actress Kelly Holmes has just given birth to which Hollywood star’s child?

A53) Tom Cruise.

Q54) During World War 2, the US Marines invented a code based on which Native American language?

A54) Navaho.

Q55) A vexillologist is an expert in what, flags, pyjamas or bathing suites?

A55) Flag’s.

Q56) England has the Barmy Army, the West Indies has the Trini Posse, but what’s the New Zealand equivalent?

A56) The Madcaps.

Q57) In which year of the 1920’s did the BBC receive it’s Royal Charter?

A57) 1926.

Q58) Which Brazilian international first described football as “the Beautiful Game”?

A58) Pelé.

Q59) Who, according to The Sun, has been dubbed “Two Shags” by opposition MP’s?

A59) John Prescott.

Q60) Gorgi is the Romani word for what, a non-Romani, a policeman, or a horse?

A60) A non-traveller.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll catch you all later.

Oh, and just in case @soolebop’s reading …