The Daily Teaser and The Friday Question Set

Oh, crikey, yes, it is, isn’t it … ?

Just in case you’re wondering, today is the 5th of November: which means it’s Bonfire Night here in the UK.

Point A?

I wish I’d had a touch more time to do a Guy Fawkes teaser.

And Point B … ?

Make sure your pets are left indoors, with some company!

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There we go, there’s the safety reminder done, lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets!!

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Kaiju and Trevor putting in their answer: with both scoring 5 out of 5, it also saw Kaiju getting his answers in first and beating Trevor — quoting Walter Cronkite — by a whole 7 minutes.

Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 5th November famously saw Guy Fawkes arrested — in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament — for his part in the Gunpowder Plot: but in which year … ?


Q2) 5th November, 1688, saw the start — in England — of the Glorious Revolution: who did this see named as King of England … ?

Q3) 5th November, 2007, saw China put its first lunar satellite into orbit around the Moon: what was the name of that satellite … ?

Q4) 5th November, 1913, saw the birth of which English actress … ?

Q5) And finally 5th November, 1892, saw the birth of which Scottish geneticist … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 4th November, 1980, saw US President, Jimmy Carter, beaten by whom, in the US presidential elections … ?


A1) Ronald Reagan. (Is now a good time to mention Bedtime For Bonzo … ?)

Q2) 4th November is — in the Russian Orthodox church — the feast day of Our Lady of where … ?

A2) Our Lady of Kazan

Q3) 4th November, 1903, saw Panama adopt what: its flag, its national anthem or its constitution … ?

A3) Its flag.

Q4) 4th November, 1994, saw the first conference — in San Francisco — look at the commercial possibilities of what … ?

A4) The World Wide Web.

Q5) 4th November, 2008, saw the death of author, Michæl Crichton: which of his 1969 novels sees a group of scientist investigate an extraterrestrial organism?

A5) The Andromeda Strain.

And here — it is Friday, after all — is the Friday Question set for struggling pub quiz-masters: covered, of course, by the same Creative Commons License as ever …

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Round 1. General Knowledge.

Q1) Where is the tomb of Henry 8th?

A1) Saint Georges Chapel, Windsor.

Q2) In Scrabble, how many points is the letter ‘Q’ worth?

A2) 10.

Q3) If April Fools Day is a Tuesday, on what day is Saint Georges Day

A3) Wednesday.

Q4) In The Man From UNCLE, what does the E stand for?

A4) Enforcement.

Q5) Hawk’s Champagne, and Prince Albert are types of what fruit?

A5) Rhubarb.

Q6) Who pined for the love of his own reflection?

A6) Narcissus.

Q7) What is the capital city of the People’s Republic of the Congo?

A7) Kinshasa.

Q8) Who wrote the novel, The Power and The Glory?

A8) Graham Green.

Q9) What colour was the stripe on Starsky and Hutch’s car?

A9) White.

Q10) What do Americans call braces?

A10) Suspenders.

Round 2. Crime and Punishment.

Q11) Who was the first killer to be apprehended by wireless?

A11) Dr Harvey Crippen.

Q12) George Cornell was shot in which East End pub?

A12) The Blind Beggar.

Q13) Elizabeth Stride and Marie Jeanette Kelly were two of whose victims?

A13) Jack The Ripper.

Q14) Name Britain’s last Chief Hangman?

A14) Harry Alan.

Q15) Who was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated in office?

A15) Spencer Percival.

Q16) Which doctor was at the centre of the Profumo Affair?

A16) Dr Stephen Ward.

Q17) When the US re-introduced the death sentence, in the late 1970s, who was the first prisoner to be executed?

A17) Gary Gilmore?

Q18) Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov was killed with a poisonous version of what?

A18) Umbrella.

Q19) The statue of Justice, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, holds a sword and what else?

A19) Scales.

Q20) Methadone is a legal substitute for which drug?

A20) Heroin.

Round 3. World Tour.

Q21) The Sargasso Sea forms part of which ocean?

A21) The Atlantic.

Q22) Where is the town of Kurri Kurri?

A22) Australia.

Q23) Which is the only great lake totally within the USA?

A23) Lake Michigan.

Q24) The Mountain Chogori is better known under which name?

A24) K2

Q25) What is the largest island between the North Atlantic, and the Arctic?

A25) Greenland.

Q26) Afrikaans is an official language in South Africa, and which other country?

A26) Namibia.

Q27) Calypso is the traditional folk music of which Caribbean island?

A27) Trinidad.

Q28) The Kariba Dam is on the borders of which two countries?

A28) Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Q29) Smitty’s Corner and Pepper’s Lounge, were blues clubs in which city?

A29) Missouri.

Q30) The name of which group of people means Eaters of Raw Meat?

A30) The Eskimos. (Accept Inuit. There are arguments, though: have a read of the Wikipedia page for further details.)

Round 4. Scandals & Disasters.

Q31) The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized outside which port city?

A31) Zeebrugge.

Q32) Which team were Liverpool playing, when the Hillsborough disaster took place?

A32) Nottingham Forest.

Q33) Ernest Saunders and Gerald Robinson were convicted over their roles in the fall of which company?

A33) Guinness.

Q34) Where was the USA’s worst nuclear accident?

A34) Three Mile Island.

Q35) Who was the only US President to resign in office?

A35) Richard Nixon.

Q36) Which MP’s downfall revolved around a stay in the Paris Hilton, in 1993?

A36) Jonathon Aitken.

Q37) Robert Maxwell drowned near which group of island?

A37) The Canaries.

Q38) Charles Rolls, of Rolls-Royce was in what kind of vehicle, when he died?

A38) An aeroplane.

Q39) WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot outside which country’s London embassy?

A39) Libya’s.

Q40) Where in Wales was a school engulfed by a slagheap, in 1966?

A40) Aberfan.

Round 5. Screen Legends.

Q41) Who spoke for the first time, in the movie Anna Christie?

A41) Greta Garbo.

Q42) Allie McGraw and Steve McQueen got married after they made which film together?

A42) The Getaway.

Q43) Which actor said the famous line, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn?”

A43) Clack Gable.

Q44) Which red haired actress had the Margarita named after her?

A44) Rita Hayworth. (Her real name was Margarita Cansino.)

Q45) John Hinckley’s obsession with Jodie Foster led to attempt to kill who?

A45) President Ronald Reagan.

Q46) Who was jailed for her obscene stage play, Sex?

A46) Mae West.

Q47) Omar Sharif is a world authority in Bridge. But what board game is he also an expert in?

A47) Backgammon.

Q48) What colour are Liz Taylor’s eyes?

A48) Violet.

Q49) Which British screen actor has an autobiography called What’s it All About?

A49) Michael Caine.

Q50) Whose voice did Marni Nixon dub, in My Fair Lady?

A50) Audrey Hepburn’s.

Round 6. General Knowledge.

Q51) Under what name did Jean Garvelet ply his high risk trade?

A51) Charles Blondin. (He was a tightrope walker.)

Q52) Formigar and Terceria are in which island group?

A52) The Azores.

Q53) Concord is the capital of which US state?

A53) New Hampshire.

Q54) Queen Elizabeth 2nd and Queen Victoria both appear on the anniversary what?

A54) Penny Black.

Q55) Who worked at an undertakers with the motto ‘Taste, Tact, Economy’?

A55) Billy Fisher. (In the play, Billy Liar.)

Q56) Musselburgh and Early Market are types of what?

A56) Leeks.

Q57) What disorder plagued Mark Twain, Groucho Marx and Franz Kafka?

A57) Insomnia.

Q58) The Hampstead Heathens, Reigate Priory and Maidenhead, were all original what?

A58) FA Cup entrants.

Q59) Who co-wrote Fawlty Towers with John Cleese?

A59) Connie Booth. (She played Polly, the receptionist.)

Q60) What is the name of the Norwegian parliament?

A60) The Storting.

Enjoy that lot, everyone: I’ll catch you later.