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 …