Wednesday 27 July 2011

The Daily Teaser: 27-7-2011

Oh, heck, that’s …

A strange one, to say the least …

Now, I’m sure I’ve mentioned, a time or two, that I’ll get a song or two, float around my head.

Saying that …?

There WAS an article about the way human memory and the internet interact.

Which possibly explains why I managed to look up the video for the song I’m talking about on YouTube.

The song … ?

Was an old sketch from Not The Nine O’Clock News, called Nice Video, Shame About the Song.


Either way … ?

Well, either way, and despite the fact I’m thinking Griff Rhys-Jones’ singing is flatter than a flat thing on a very flat day, I’m also thinking the song itself, isn’t that bad.

The show did manage to hit a point or two, after all …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ? Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Alexandra and Debbi putting in comments: Alexandra broadly agreeing with me on a point I’d made, and Debbi scoring 5 out of 5.

Lets see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video

Q1) 27th July, 1955, saw the end of the post-WW2 Allied occupation of where … ?

Q2) 27th July, 1694, saw the Bank of England issued its founding Royal Charter: in which year was it nationalised … ?

Q3) 27th July, 1549, saw the a ship carrying which missionary reach Japan … ?

Q4) 27th July, 1940, saw the first screening of a cartoon to feature Bugs Bunny: who provided the voice of Bugs, for many years … ?

Q5) And finally … 27th July, 2003, saw the death of Hollywood legend, Bob Hope: how old was he, at the time … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 26th July, 1936, saw Axis powers jointly decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War: name either of the two informal members of the Axis, at the time …
A1) Germany and Italy.

Q2) 26th July, 1953, saw Arizona’s governor — John Howard Pyle — order a raid on the town of Short Creek: what was he cracking down on?
Q2) Polygamy.

Q3) 26th July, 1887, saw the publication of Unua Libro: which language does this describe … ?
A3) Esperanto.

Q4) 26th July, 1952, saw the death of Eva Perón: who first played her in the 1978 West End musical, Evita … ?
A4) Elaine Paige.

Q5) And finally … 26th July, 1963, saw the launch of the world’s first geosynchronous satellite, the Syncom 2: who popularised the of geosynchronous satellites, in a 1945 magazine article … ?
A5) Arthur C. Clarke.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …

1 comment:

Debbi said...

1. Austria
2. 1946
3. Francis Xavier
4. Mel Blanc
5. 100