The Daily Teaser …

Wha … ?

Wha … ?

I’ve a question for you all.

Why on Earth have I woken up, this morning, with The Beatles song, Oh-bla-di Oh-bla-da bouncing around my head?

The reason I’m asking … ?

Is that simply I, personally, have absolutely NO idea!

I mean, it’s not like they had a huge UK hit with it, until 1976 …

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor putting in his answers for the 11/11, and bagging 7 out of 7, and quoting Martin Luther King, Senior.

Let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 12th November, 1892, saw William “Pudge” Heffelfinger become the first professional what on record … ?

Q2) 12th November, 1990, saw Sir Tim Brners-Lee publish his formal proposal for the World Wide Web: what was the name of the web browser he wrote and used … ?

Q3) 12th November, 1990, saw the Voyager 1 probe make its closest approach to Saturn: most of Saturn’s moons are named after which figures from Greek myth … ?

Q4) 12th November, 1944 saw the birth of multi-instrumentalist, Booker T. Jones: with which record label were he — and his band, Booker T and the MG’s — closely associated?

Q5) And finally … 12th November, 2007, saw the death of novelist, Ira Levin: which of his works was turned into a 1968 film directed by Roman Polanski … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 11th November, 1918 saw the end of World War 1: how is this day known in France … ?


A1) The Great Patriotic War.

Q2) Which British War poet — which shows, I feel , the screaming tragedy of WW1 — was killed on 4th November, 1918?

A2) Wilfred Owen, MC.

Q3) Which of his poems has a last line which translates as ‘How sweet it is to die for one’s country’?

A3) Dulce Et Decorum Est.

Q4) The poet mentioned in Q2 spent time in Craiglockhart War Hospital with which other war poet … ?

A4) Siegfried Sassoon.

Q5) Who is the oldest surviving US World War 1 veteran?

A5) Frank Woodruff Buckles.

Q6) 11th November, 1992, saw the Church of England vote in favour of ordaining who: female priests, gay priests, or practising Satanists?

A6) Female priests.

Q7) And finally … 11th November, 2008 saw which ship start its finally voyage?

A7) The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2.

And here’s today’s 60-questions-set for struggling Pub quiz masters: covered by the same Creative Commons License as everything else …

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ROUND ONE. GENERAL IGNORENCE.

Q1) Vienna is the capital city of which European country?

A1) Austria.

Q2) What name is given to a young deer?

Q2) Fawn.

Q3) What name is given to dried plums?

A3) Prunes.

Q4) Which relation gave Dad’s Army actor, Clive Dunn, a hit?

A4) Granddad.

Q5) Which musical note follows ray?

A5) Me.

Q6) What is usually found in a golf courses bunker?

A6) Sand.

Q7) Who wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit?

Q7) Beatrix Potter.

Q8) The Muslim Holy Book is called The Qu’ran; - what is ‘Qu’ran’ the Arabic word for?

A8) Recite.

Q9) ‘Wifmon’ is the Medieval Anglo-Saxon word for what, man, woman, or child?

A9) Woman.

Q10) Blondie got their first Gold disc in which English speaking country?

A10) Australia.

ROUND TWO. A GOOD READ.

Q11) What egg-shaped nursery-rhyme character appears in Alice Through The Looking Glass?

A11) Humpty Dumpty.

Q12) What was the second book, in Terry Pratchett’s discworld series?

A12) The Light Fantastic.

Q13) Mrs Beeton famously wrote about cookery: what was her first name?

A13) Isabella.

Q14) Are Penguin books paperbacks or hardbacks?

A14) Paperbacks.

Q15) Three of the four Gospels are known as Synoptic. Name one of them.

A15) Matthew, Mark, Or Luke.

Q16) Which former Tory MP wrote A Parliamentary Affair?

A16) Edwina Curry.

Q17) What sort of Factory is associated with Roald Dahl character, Charlie?

A17) Chocolate.

Q18) Which comedian wrote Gridlock and Popcorn?

A18) Ben Elton.

Q19) Name Frederick Forsyth’s first successful novel.

A19) The Day of the Jackal.

Q20) In which century did Charles Dickens live?

A20) The 19th.

ROUND THREE. WHO’S WHO.

Q21) Andrei Sakharov was nicknamed The Father of the Soviet … what, H-bomb, or Spaceflight?

A21) H-bomb

Q22) Before becoming Polish President, in which city’s shipyards did Lech Walesa work?

A22) Gdansk.

Q23) When he was kidnapped, in the Lebanon, Terry Waite was which official’s envoy? (The post or the person.)

A23) Robert Runcie, the (then) Archbishop of Canterbury.

Q24) Who was the first US Ambassador to the UK, John Adams or Ben Franklin?

A24) John Adams.

Q25) Who became the youngest member of the GLC, in 1969?

A25) Jeffery Archer.

Q26) Who was the twentieth Prince of Wales?

A26) The future Edward 8th.

Q27) Len Murray was replaced by Norman Willis as General Secretary of which Union body?

A27) The TUC. (Trades Union Conference.)

Q28) Which American millionaire founded Standard Oil in 1870?

A28) John D. Rockefeller.

Q29) Which former Tory MP for Enfield has the middle names, Denzil Xavier?

A29) Michael Portillo.

Q30) True or false; - Herbert Asquith introduced old age pensions.

A30) True.

ROUND FOUR. AT THE MOVIES.

Q31) Which actor was born Lee Yuen Kam?

A31) Bruce Lee.

Q32) Which toothy comedian did Kenneth Branagh cast as Yorick, in his version of Hamlet?

A32) Kenn Dodd.

Q33) In the live action version of 101 Dalmations, which former member of the Blackadder cast played Cruella DeVille’s sidekick?

A33) Hugh Laurie.

Q34) Which Glaswegian actor played a Russian gangster, in the Bond film, Goldeneye?

A34) Robbie Coltrane.

Q35) How were producers Jack, Harry, Albert, and Sam, known?

A35) Warner Brothers.

Q36) Which actress played the Bond girl, in Dr No?

A36) Ursula Andress.

Q37) Which horror writer directed the film Maximum Overdrive, Stephen King, or Clive Barker?

A37) Stephen King.

Q38) Which member of the Fonda family starred in The Assassin: Bridget, Jane or Henry

A38) Bridget Fonda.

Q39) Who played Batman, in Batman Forever?

A39) Val Kilmer.

Q40) Which former child Star was a US Ambassador to both Czechoslovakia and Ghana?

A40) Shirley Temple.

ROUND FIVE. SPORTING CHANCES.

Q41) What is Basketball player ‘Magic’ Johnson’s real first name?

A41) Earvin.

Q42) How many attempts at the target do you get per game of Curling?

A42) 2.

Q43) In which Spanish city were the 1992 Olympics held?

A43) Barcelona.

Q44) Eric Cantona joined Manchester United from which club?

A44) Leeds.

Q45) The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded in which sport?

A45) American Football.

Q46) Gabriela Sabatini comes from which country?

A46) Argentina.

Q47) In which event did Bob Beaman hold an Olympic record for over 20 years?

A47) Long Jump.

Q48) Graeme Le Saux was born in which Islands?

A48) The Channel Islands

Q49) What, in Britain’s capital, did Dionico Ceron win for 3 years in a row?

A49) The London Marathon.

Q50) At which US sports event did Janet Jackson famously suffer a wardrobe malfunction?

A50) The Superbowl.

ROUND SIX. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Q51) Winchester is the county town of which English county?

A51) Hampshire.

Q52) What’s the name of the French National Anthem?

A52) La Marseilaise.

Q53) Which wood is traditionally used to make black piano keys?

A53) Ebony.

Q54) Who was the first Doctor Who to record an episode of the show outside the UK?

A54) Tom Baker.

Q55) Who was older, Charles 1st, or Oliver Cromwell?

A55) Oliver Cromwell.

Q56) The star sign-sign Taurus is associated with which animal?

A56) The Bull.

Q57) Which country produces Grúyere cheese?

A57) Switzerland.

Q58) Who was invested as Prince of Wales, in 1969?

A58) Prince Charles.

Q59) Francis Drake’s ship, The Pelican, was re-named what?

A59) The Golden Hind.

Q60) Which Gilbert & Sullivan opera is set in Venice?

A60) The Gondoliers.

Enjoy those, everyone.

Now, if you’ll excuse me … ? I’m going to try and get this bloomin’ Beatles tune out of my head … !