The Daily Teaser …

Gaaaaaaaahhh … !

Or maybe …

Gosh … !

I am knackered …

Mind you, I’ve got to admit that I’m dog tired: after all, I did manage to have something of a late night, last night.

Mostly watching a movie, but also trying to avoid the fact that Movie Night Adrian was happy to be wearing a hat.

No, never mind, it’s a very long story … !!

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And one, I think, that’s almost as long as where Kaiju’s answers got to, on Tuesday.

I’ve got to admit, I’m not sure: I do know that Google only notified me they’d turned up, at about the same time as From Paris With Love finished.

But, in all fairness, he did manage to bag 5 out of 5 … !!

Which, I’ve got to admit, Trevor actually didn’t manage to do, in yesterday’s Teaser*.

Both he and AlexandraFunFit put in answers, yesterday: answers which saw Alexandra maintaining her batting average, by bagging 1 out of 5, and the Official-First-Clapº, and Trevor scoring 4 out of five.

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

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

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

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 … ?

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

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 … ?.

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 … ?


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?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 4th August is the Roman Catholic feast day of Saint Sithney: he’s the patron saint of what: mad dogs, Cornishmen, or solar panel builders … ?


A1) Mad dogs. (Mad dogs. Mad dogs! Now come on … !!)

Q2) 4th August, 1265, saw the death — at the Battle of Evesham — of the 6th Earl of Leicester: what was his name … ?

A2) Simon De Montfort.

Q3) Many years later, 4th August, 1873, saw a survey party by the US 7th Cavalry clash with a Sioux raiding party, at Tongue River: who lead that Raiding party … ?

A3) Lieutenant Colonel George Custer.

Q4) 4th August, 1961, saw the birth of the 44th President of the USA: who was he … ?

A4) Sorry, should have said he is President Barack Obama. Ahem!

Q5) And finally … 4th August, 1632, is the traditional date for the invention of which wine … ?


A5) Champagne.

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

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* Whilst simultaneously not wearing a rather fetching blue number designed by Yves Montard.

º In other words, Alexandra, that’s the official round of applause you get, for getting your answers up, first. In case you were wondering …