The Daily Teaser — 22-11-2011

Hmmm …

Now, I’ve got to confess, the older I get, the more appealing the BBC’s talk Radio service, Radio 4, gets.

I’m thinking TV is officially getting silly.

Or, at least, sillier.

One thing I think I definitely like … ?

Is their news bulletins.

Short and sweet.

And, today, mentioning the fact that Amnesty International have spoken out against the current Egyptian military regime.

Something I know I can’t remember the venerable human rights organisation having done for some time.

Lets hope that get’s listened to, shall we … ?

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting her answers: and, along with highlighting the discrepancies between Wikipedia and the BBC*, ALSO managed to bag 6 out of 6. Yesterday ALSO saw Portugal putting in their answers to one of the Teaser’s, way back in Mayº! Welcome aboard, Portugal, please feel free to try todays Teaser … !

Talking of today’s Teaser … ? Let’s see how everyone does with todays questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 22rd November, 1963, saw Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as US President, after the death of John F. Kennedy. What did the B stand for … ?

Q2) 22nd November, 1977, saw British Airways inaugurate their London to New York flights: with which supersonic aircraft … ?

Q3) 22nd November, 1975, saw who, named as King of Spain, after the death of General Franco … ?

Q4) 22nd November, 1997 saw the death of Australian rocker, Michæl Hutchence: name any of the lead singers — excluding guest leads, Jimmy Barnes and Terence Trent D’Arby — who’ve fronted InXS, since 1997.

Q5) And finally … 22nd November, 1995, saw the release of the first feature-length, fully CGI film: what was it called … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

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

A1) Edward 1st.

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

A2) Scots.

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

A3) Blue, black and white: with blue at the top, black in the middle and white on the bottom.

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

A4) Switzerland.

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 … ?

A5) E=MC2.

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

A6) His/Her Majesties Hospital Ship.

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

* I’ve got to confess, Debbi, I went with Wikipedia, myself: partly because it — in the Nuremberg trials articles listed the defendants — but also partly because — unlike Aunty Beeb — can list checkable sources in the better written articles.