The Daily Teaser: 12-5-11

You know, I’ll be honest …

I’ve woken up with a song bouncing around my head.

Ever get that … ? Songs, gently playing themselves in your head … ? As far as I know, it’s fairly common.

It’s just odd I’ve had Right Said Fred’s Don’t Talk, Just Kiss floating around.

Something I know I’ve not thought about for a while.

The song, that is …

The really odd thing about it is that it’s the late, great Ian Dury’s birthday, today, which is why I used Clevor Trever as the soundtrack for the Teaser film, just you know …

Oy … !

I’m burbling … !

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Kaiju — #TeamTeaser’s original Speed Demon — putting in their answers and saw both bagging 6 out of 6!

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

Q1) 12th May, 1994, saw the death of Labour party leader, John Smith: who replaced him as permanent party leader … ?

Q2) 12th May, 1926, saw the ending of what, in the UK: World War 1 rationing, the General Strike, or the first publication of The Sun … ?

Q3) 12th May, 1935, saw stockbroker Bill Wilson introduced to Dr Robert Smith, for the first time: which rather shy group did they found, as a result … ?

Q4) 12th May, 1924, saw the birth of comic actor, Tony Hancock: in which episode of Hancock’s Half Hour did he famously say “A pint? That’s very nearly an armful … !”?

Q5) And finally … 12th May, 1862, saw US Army troops occupy which Louisiana city … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 11th May, 1998, saw which country carry out nuclear tests … ?

A1) India.

Q2) 13 years earlier, 11th May, 1985 saw a fatal fire at Bradford football Stadium: name either of the teams who were playing …

Q2) Bradford City, vs Lincoln City.

Q3) 11th May, 1964, saw the birth of snooker player, John Parrott: who’s John’s regular co-pundit for the BBC’s snooker coverage … ?

A3) Steve Davis.

Q4) More to the point, in which year did John make his televised debut as a Snooker player … ?

A4) 1984.

Q5) Moving on … 11th May, 1867, saw which European country gain independence … ?

A5) Luxembourg.

Q6) And finally … 11th May, 1811, saw the birth of which famous pair of twins … ?

A6) Chang and Eng Bunker, one of the earliest documented cases of conjoined — or Siamese — twins. (Pointless trivia for you: the Bunker brothers were known as Chinese twins, in their native Thailand, as their family were ethnic Chinese.)

Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll catch you later … !

After I’ve left you with the only Ian Dury number that got banned … !