The Daily Teaser - 21-12-2011

Oh, DARN … !

Possibly even TARNATION, if you’ll forgive the phrase!

I’ve got to admit, I’ve slept through my alarm, again.

Which you’ve probably worked out is something I hate have happen*.

And on top of that … ?

On top of THAT, I’ve got a blocked nose.

Which is a hazard, in winter, I know.

But it’s worse, when — as now — however hard I blow …

It STAYS blocked … !

Irritating, isn’t it … ?

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Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — getting ever closer to the release of her new novel, Riptide — putting her answers: AND bagging 6 out of 7.

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

Q1) 21st December, 1962, saw Britain agree to buy Polaris missiles from the USA: who was US president at the time … ?

Q2) More to the point, who was British Prime Minister … ?

Q3) 21st December, 1958, saw who win the French Presidential elections … ?

Q4) 21st December, 1879, saw the world premiere of A Doll’s House: who wrote A Doll’s House?

Q5) While we’re talking about world premieres, 21st December, 1937, saw the world premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: which German pair published the original German folk-story … ?

Q6) And finally … 21st December is the Feast day of Saint Thomas the Apostle: Doubting Thomas, in other words: roughly translated into English, what does the name Thomas mean … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 20th December, saw Vespasian claim the title of Emperor of Rome. In which year … ?

A1) 69 AD.

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the dynasty he founded … ?

A2) The Flavians.

Q3) 20th December, 1955, saw which city declared as capital of Wales … ?

A3) Cardiff.

Q4) More to the point, what’s that city’s name … in Welsh … ?

A4) Caerdydd.

Q5) 20th December, 1957, saw the birth of English singer/songwriter, Billy Bragg: which of his songs was famously covered by Kirsty MacColl.

A5) A New England.

Q6) Two years earlier, 20th December, 1955, saw which country elected to the UN Security Council … ?

A6) Yugoslavia.

Q7) And finally … 20th December, 1979, saw council house tenants in the UK given the right to buy what … ?

A7) Their houses.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll confuse my younger readers with a tune from birthday boy, the late Mr Frank Zappa …

I’ve got to admit, I played that to my adopted niece, Sophie, a while back: she was, like, “Oh, MY GOD!”

* Alliteration: you’ve GOT to love it, haven’t you … ?