The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve GOT to wonder what on Earth goes on in my head, sometimes, I really do.

Because I woke up, this morning — thank you, Willie Dixon — with the words “What do we want? FISH. When do we want it … ? NOW” floating around my mind.

Lord alone knows what that was all about … !!

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I start telling you about the hedgehog in a tutu that I was dreaming about …

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Yes, lets get moving on …

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju, Trevor and Mr Strict all going head-to-head with their answers. It saw Trevor and Mr S bagging 4 out of 5, with Kaiju bagging 5 out of 5.

In fairness, though, it did see Mr Strict getting his answers in, first and Trevor putting in some of the better known known quotes from a well known resident of New England …

Which could’ve had something to do with the fish line that was banging around my head …

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

Lets keep it moving, shall we … ?

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

Q1) 21st August, 1192, saw Minamoto Yoritomo become the first — in the modern sense — Shogun of Japan: what’s the Japanese word for Shogunate … ?


Q2) 21st August, 1983, saw the opposition Leader of the Philippines shot, after returning from exile: what was his name … ?

Q3) 21st August, 1968, saw a Soviet-led clamp-down on dissident forces in which country … ?

Q4) August 21st, 1905, saw the birth of animator, Friz Freleng: which character did he introduce in the 1935 cartoon, I Haven’t Got a Hat?

Q5) And finally … August 21st, 2005, saw the death of which pioneer of electronic music … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 20th August, 1911, saw the sending — from New York — of the world’s first commercial around-the-world what … ?


A1) Telegram.

Q2) 20th August, 1920, saw the death of Bolshevik leader, Leon Trotsky: in which Stranglers song does this event get a mention … ?

A2) No More Heroes.

Q3) 20th August, 1970, saw the birth of computer games developer, John D. Carmack 2nd: what’s the name of the most recently released id Software title that he worked on … ?

A3) Doom 3. (Doom 3:Resurrection Of Evil was published one year later by Nerve Software.)

Q4) Many years earlier, 20th August, 1890, saw the birth of which horror writer … ?

A4) Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

Q5) And finally … 20th August, 1083, saw the canonisation of Saint Stephen 1st … of where?


A5) Hungary.

Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll catch you later.

Once I’ve put the hideous, horrible things in the ballerina outfits back in … the cellar …