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Saturday 21 August 2010

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



1 comment:

  1. Q1 seii tai shōgun
    Q2 Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr
    Q3Czechoslovakia
    Q4 Porky Pig
    Q5 Robert Arthur Moog

    Trevor

    “England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases.”

    “Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction.”

    “Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.”

    “The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.”

    “There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.”

    “In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.”

    Quotes by Leon Trotsky died August 21 1940.

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