The Daily Teaser …

You know I’ve got to admit, despite the fact it was Movie night Saturday last night, I’m actually up at a good time, this morning.

I surprise myself, sometimes.

What’s possibly more surprising is the fact that I’ve just checked Yesterday …

And found that they’re showing The House of Elliot.

And while I know it’s a historical drama, I’m blowed if I’m watching it.

After all, the BBC News channel is showing Click, after all …

At any rate, let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor, Kaiju and AlexandraFunFit all putting in their answers: with Kaiju and Trevor both bagging 6 out of 6 and Alexandra scoring one.

And I’m going to have to admit, Kaiju, Alexandra, we’re going to have to try and talk Trevor onto Twitter: it’s possibly the only way to stop the rampant Smurf Abuse.

Long story, Trevor!

Let’s move onto today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 15th August, 1863, saw the start of the Anglo-Japanese war: this was between the UK and which feudal Japanese territory … … ?

Q2) August 15th is, obviously, Independence Day in India: in which city does the Indian Prime Minister usually perform a flag raising ceremony … ?

Q3) 15th August, 1954, saw the birth of Swedish author, Stieg Larsson: which recent film is based on one of his novels … ?

Q4) 15th August, 1824, saw freed American slaves found which African nation … ?

Q5) And finally … saw the dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, that oldest continuously used Roman Catholic cathedral in the USA: in which US state is the cathedral … ?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 14th August saw India gained independence from the British Empire: which other country also gained independence … ?


A1) Pakistan: although, geography being what it is, it’s now Pakistan, and Bangladesh!

Q2) 14th August, 1900, saw an alliance of eight countries armed forces occupy which city … ?

A2) Peking: or Beijing as it’s now called.

Q3) More to the point, that multinational force were occupying that city, during … what?

A3) The Boxer Rebellion. (Also known as the Boxer Uprising, or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement.)

Q4) 14th August, 1956, saw the death of playwright, Bertolt Brecht: which of his works centred on a character nicknamed Mack the Knife … ?

A4) The Threepenny Opera.

Q5) 14th august, 1974, saw the birth of US singer, Ana Lynch: better known as Ana Matronic. With which band is she a singer … ?


A5) The Scissor Sisters.

Q6) And finally … 14th August, 1885, saw the issuing of the first design to a Japanese inventor: that inventor, Hotta Zuisho, patented a type of what … ?


A6) Rust-proof paint. (Patents 2 to 4 — filed by Takabayashi Kenzo — were for three different tea processing machines. There’s a lot to be said for the inventiveness of a small, tea obsessed, incredibly xenophobic nation. Hang on, you thought I was talking about Japan … … ?)

Enjoy those, folks. I’ll hopefully catch you later.

Now, Alexandra, Kaiju, about those sheep paintings …