The Daily Teaser — 20-8-2011

You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve happily got The Almost People on in the background as I’m writing this.

Basically because Dear Ol’ Aunty Beeb’s been repeating the first half of series 6 of Dr Who in the run-up to beginning showing the second half, from Saturday, 27th August, of this year.

Next Saturday, in other words.

I’m definitely looking forward to that.

I’m fairly certain Grub — my co-author, and the chap who originally came up with the idea for Nik Nak & Grub’s Who Peculiar — is, too, but I’m very aware that he usually watches with his daughter, who’s been finding series 6 a touch dull.

Families, eh … ?

But let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: and, along with leaving a comment about Hollywood, she also managed to bag 5 out of 6.

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

Q1) 20th August, 1890, saw the birth of horror writer, H. P. Lovecraft: which of his short stories provides the inspiration for the role-playing-game, The Call Of Cthulhu … ?

Q2) More to the point, which of his short stories is noted as one of the first appearances of zombies, in literature … ?

Q3) 20th August, 1914, saw German forces occupy which Belgian region … ?

Q4) 20th August, 1920, saw 8MK, the world’s first commercial Radio station, begin its broadcast: in which U. S. city?

Q5) 20th August, 1927, saw the birth of actress Yootha Joyce: in which 70s sit-com did she first find national fame … ?

Q6) And finally … 20th August, 1953, saw the Soviet Union admit it had tested what … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and and answers …

Q1) August 19th, 43BC, saw Augustus Cæsar named as Consul of Rome: what name was he born under … ?

A1) Gaius Octavius Thurinus.

Q2) More to the point, what was his name, when he died on August 19th, 14AD … ?

Q2) Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus. (Or Brian Blessed, if you feeling puckish …)

Q3) 19th August, 1991, saw who placed under house arrest, in Soviet Russia … ?

A3) President Mikhail Gorbachev. (Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov, Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв, if you want it in Russian.)

Q4) 19th August, 1942, saw the start of the Allied raids on Dieppe: what was the operation called … ?

A4) Operation Jubilee: initially, Operation Rutter.

Q5) 19th August, 1999, saw thousands of people rally to demand the resignation of whom … ?

A5) Slobodan Milošević.

Q6) And finally … 19th August is the feast day of which Eastern Orthodox wonderworker … ?

A6) Saint Theophanes of Macedonia.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with a scene from The Almost People …