The Daily Teaser: 18-7-11

Hmmm …

That’s a thing …

I’ve got to be honest, I’ve just used handy sound editor, Audacity, to fill in some details about a free download I’d managed to pick up.

From Steve Curtis’ home page, before you ask: the veteran pub-rockers been a favourite for a while.

What got me, though … ?

Was the options it gave me, when it came down to filling in the genre, as you can tell from the screen-grab.

I mean, Porn Groove … ?

What the hell is Porn Groove … ?

Well …

Whatever it is, I’m pretty sure it’s not Steve, bless him … !

I mean, he does slightly countrified rock, for heaven’s sake … !

Remind me to show you later …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with bagging 5 out of 5, she also managed to dig up a little extra information about the ’76 Summer Olympics, from this site …

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

Q1) 18th July, 1986, saw a helicopter pilot make a chance encounter: one that led to the live broadcast of a Minnesota what … ?

Q2) 18th July, 1968, saw the founding of which chip company … ?

Q3) More to the point, what is that company’s name short for … ?

Q4) 18th July, 1955, saw the opening of the original Disneyland: near which Californian town … ?

Q5) And finally … 18th July, 1895, saw the birth of George Kelly Barnes: how was he better known … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 17th July, 1917, saw the death of Tsar Nicholas 2nd of Russia, along with his family: what was the family name … ?

A1) Romanov: or Romanova, for the female members.

Q2) More to the point, on the orders of which political party … ?

Q2) The Russian Bolsheviks.

Q3) In which city was the Tsar and his family killed … ?

A3) Ekaterinburg: or Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг) as it’s now known.

Q4) Moving on … 17th July, 1998, saw the adoption — by diplomatic conference — of the International Criminal Court. This courts prosecutes, Crimes Against Humanity, Crimes of Aggression, War Crimes … and which form of murder?

A4) Genocide: murder in whole or part, of a group on national, ethnical, racial or religious grounds.

Q5) And finally … 17th July, 1976, saw the start of the Montreal Summer Olympics: how many African nations boycotted these Games … ?

A5) 25.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later, after I’ve left you with a tune …