Tha Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve got another documentary on: only this time, one that on More4, last night, and all about the Great Wall of China.

Or, at least, the 16th century bits of it: I certainly get reminded that — although it was started by the first Emperor, himself, Qin Shi Huang — bits were added and extended by various dynasties as the centuries went on.

Fascinating stuff, this: especially when you realise that the 16th Century sections …

Were added after the Mongol hordes got through in the 1550s!

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I tell you that the alternative was watching the BBC News coverage of the Day of Rage …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju going head to head. It saw Trevor scoring 7 out of 7, and quoting Germaine Greer, and Kaiju scoring 5 out of 7: and telling exactly where he got some of his information. Never knew Ambassador Temple-Black could be so educational …

But lets move on, and see how they — and you — do with today’s questions. Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 30th January, 1661, saw who ritually executed, two years after his death … ?

Q2) 30th January, 1858, saw which orchestra perform its first professional concert … ?

Q3) 30th January, 1972 saw 13 protestors killed in the Bloody Sunday march, in Derry/Londonderry.: which Irish band released a song about it, in 1983 … ?

Q4) 30th January, 1994, saw who become the world’s youngest chess grand-master … ?

Q5) And finally … 30th January, 1971, saw the release of which record-breaking Carole King album … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) January 29, 1949, saw the birth of the last surviving member of the Ramones: who is he … ?

A1) Tommy Ramone, also known as Thomas Erdelyi and born Erdélyi Tamás.

Q2) 29th January, 1856*, saw Queen Victoria issue the warrant that instituted the UK’s highest military honour: what’s the name of that medal … ?

Q2) The Victoria Cross.

Q3) More to the point, that medal was first issued to soldiers in which war … ?

A3) The Crimean War.

Q4) 29th January, 1845, saw the first publication of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven: what — according to Project Gutenburg — is the poem’s last word … ?

A4) Nevermore.

Q5) Equally to the point, what’s the first Terry Pratchett novel to feature a raven named for the one in the poem … ?

A5) Soul Music. (The character’s a talking raven called Quoth. The bird in question claims he doesn’t do “the ‘N’ word.” And has a fondness for eyeballs …)

Q6) 29th January, 1891, saw Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen — and last monarch — of where … ?

A6) Hawai’i.

Q7) And finally … 29th January, 1959, saw much of Britain brought to a standstill … by what … ?

A7) Fog.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …

* Cheers, Trevor … !