The Saint David’s Day Teaser: Yakki Da

Whooah … !

Now, there’s a thing.

I’ve got to admit, I almost forgot, until I actually got around to write today’s Teaser, that today is Saint David’s Day: the feast of of the patron saint of Wales.

So …

All the best to my Welsh readers!

That’s if I’ve got any … ?

Anyone … ?

Hmmm …

You know, I don’t know if I do or don’t.

But I do know it reminds me that the British Isles have a lot more native languages than people think.

English, Welsh, Manx, Cornish, Irish, and — depending on who you ask — up to two forms of Scots Gælic.

That’s before you include French, spoken largely on the Channel Isles.

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Of course, whether Jane Russell knew that … ?

I don’t know …

But to hear, today, that the 89 year-old screen legend died … ?

Is definitely sad …

I might just have to see what Movie Night Adrian and Kevin D say to digging up a copy of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

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Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets.

Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Kaiju and Debbi putting in their answers: with Kaiju bagging 6 out of 7 and Debbi bagging 7 out of 7, it also saw Debbi questioning whether ‘Dord’ was a word. (It wasn’t, Debbi, that’s why Websters were double checking … !)

It also saw Kaiju belatedly — very belatedly — putting in his answers for the day before and managing six out of six.

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

Q1) In which year did the Welsh Assembly declare Saint David’s Day to be a public holiday … ?

Q2) What’s the name of the National Welsh Music festival … ?

Q3) S4C — Britain’s only Welsh language TV station — started in which year … ?

Q4) ‘Wales’ and ‘Welsh’ are derived from an Anglo-saxon word meaning … what … ?

Q5) Moving on … 1st March, 1950, saw Klaus Fuchs jailed for spying: for which country … ?

Q6) 1st March, 1873, saw E. Remington and Sons begin production of the world’s first practical what … ?

Q7) And finally … 1st March, 1781 saw the US Continental Congress issue what: the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, or the US Constitution … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 28th February, 2007, saw NASA’s New Horizons probe fly past which planet?

A1) Jupiter.

Q2) More to the point, which planet is it heading for … ?

Q2) Pluto: which, strictly, is a dwarf planet.

Q3) Even more to the point, the object in Q2 is in — or part of — which belt … ?

A3) The Kuiper Belt.

Q4) While we’re astronomical … 28th February, 1997 saw GRB 970228 strike Earth. What was GRB 970228 … ?

A4) A Gamma Ray Burst.

Q5) 28th February, 1939, saw an investigation by Webster’s New English Dictionary after which erroneous word was discovered … ?

A5) Dord.

Q6) 28th February, 1925, saw the birth of Harry H. Corbett, OBE: in which film did he play Sergeant Sidney Bung?

A6) Carry On Screaming.

Q7) And finally … 28th February, 1993, saw who launch a raid on the Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas … ?

A7) The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later. After I’ve hugged a Welshman …