The Daily Teaser: 4-7-11

You know, I’ve GOT to admit, I’m blowed if I can find the reference, now.

I hate that, when that happens, I really do.

Seriously.

“Reference to what … ?”, I hear you ask.

Well …

Believe it or not, to Jimi Hendrix’s handedness, to be frank.

I’m left-handed.

And love having an excuse to talk about it.

The frustrating bit …

Is that while the late J. M. Hendrix famously played guitar, left handedly, I’m certain I’ve seen claims he was right-handed: and that playing guitar left-handedly, was about all he did do left-handedly.

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There’s a reason for all of this burbling, if you hadn’t guessed.

Today is, of course, Independence Day, in the US: the day when our US cousins celebrate gaining their independence from a tyrannical British monarchy. Or the day that the UK got shot of an expensive — and rather snotty — bunch of colonists who’ll get sued, one day, for abusing the language.

Debbi, Kaiju, Alexandra, it’s ok, I’m teasing!

But talking of teasing …

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Let’s get seriously moving.

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi, bless her, putting in her answers: and managed to bag 5 out of 5.

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

Q1) 4th July is — obviously — Independence Day in the US: but when is Constitution Day in the US … ?

Q2) Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is usually held on the 4th of July: in which part of Brooklyn is Nathan’s Restaurant?

Q3) In which year was the first recorded use of the phrase, Independence Day … ?

Q4) In which year did the Beach Boys record the song, 4th Of July?

Q5) And finally … the Fourth of July is a variety of which fruit … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 3rd July, 1844, saw the death of the last known pair of Great Auks: on an island off the coast of which country … ?

A1) Iceland.

Q2) 3rd July, 1987, saw which former Gestapo officer sentenced to life imprisonment …?

Q2) Klaus Barbie.

Q3) 3rd July, 1996, saw what formally returned to Scotland … ?

A3) The Stone of Scone. (Also known as the Stone of Destiny.)

Q4) 3rd July, 1960, saw the birth of songwriter and keyboard player, Vince Clarke: name any of the three British bands he’s been involved with.

A4) Depeche Mode, Yazoo, or Erasure.

Q5) And finally … 3rd Jly, 1988, saw the completion of the second bridge between Europe and Asia: over which straits?

A5) The Bosphorus.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with the Jimi Hendrix take on The Star Spangled Banner …