The Daily Teaser — 21-11-2011

Now, that’s … strange … that really is.

Did I ever tell you I used to play role-playing-games, back in the day … ?

Well, I did.

And one of the favourites was the deeply hysterical Paranoia.

Why I mention it, is because I had the name of Greg Costikyan, one of the game’s designers, floating around my head this morning, when I woke up.

Damned if I know why.

I’ll probably ask the nearest brain specialist, then VERY next chance I get … !

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and a welcomed back Nina* putting in their answers: with both bagging 6 out of 6º.

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

Q1) 21st November, 1272, saw who become King of England … ?

Q2) That king was ALSO as ‘The Hammer of the’ … whom … ?

Q3) Moving on … 21st, 1918, saw Estonia adopt its flag: name the three colours on that flag.

Q4) 21st November, 1985, saw the end of the Geneva Summit, between the USA and the USSR: in which country is Geneva?

Q5) 21st November, 1905, saw the first publication of Einstein’s paper, ‘Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?’: which famed equation did this give rise to … ?

Q6) And finally … 21st November, 1916, saw the sinking of the HMHS Britannic: what does HMHS stand for … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 20th November, 1975, saw the death of General Franco: what was his full Spanish name … ?

A1) Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde: Francisco Franco y Bahamonde, if he was feeling generous.

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the Fascist political party he led … ?

A2) The Spanish Phalanx of the Assemblies of the National Syndicalist Offensive: or Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista, FE de las JONS, in Spanish. Or more simply as the Falange.

Q3) Moving on … 20th November, 1992, saw fire blaze through which English castle … ?

A3) Windsor Castle.

Q4) More to the point, in which English county is that castle … ?

A4) Berkshire.

Q5) 20th November, 1945, saw the start of the Nuremberg war crimes trials: how many senior Nazi’s were put on trial?

A5) 24, according to Wikipedia, and 20, according to the BBC.

Q6) 20th November, 2008, saw the US Dow Jones Industrial Average reach it’s lowest point since which year … ?

A6) 1998.

Q7) And finally … 20th November, 1990, saw who fail to get an outright majority in the first round of a leadership election … ?

A7) Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll see you later …

After I’ve left you with a tune from birthday boy, Coleman Hawkins …

* Nina, did I tell you about Bruce’s Dong … ? He’s got his Dong back: I’ll let Debbi fill in the details, shall I … ?

º With twist, Debbi: the BBC telling us the Trials had 20 defendants, and the Wikipedia article about them naming all 24 defendants …