The Daily Teaser - 12-2-2012

Bleugh …

I have to admit, I feel …

Well, the word, here, is yuck … !

Well …

Until I just had that sip of tea, let’s put it that way.

That … And managed to put on last night’s episode of Dr Who: to be frank, BBC3’s been repeating David Tennant’s first season, and they’ve got as far as the utter classic that is The Satan Pit.

And when I say utter classic … ?

Trust me, I think I know what I mean …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I start dribbling … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting in her answers: and, along with admitting she thoroughly enjoyed yesterday’s tunes, AND could remember hearing about Cynthia Payne*, also bagged 5 out of 5.

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) 12th February, 1503, saw Vasco Da Gama set out for his second voyage to where: India, Africa or America?

Q2) More to the point, which port city did he set out from … ?

Q3) 12th February, 1999, saw a group of international scientists highlight the potential hazards of what … ?

Q4) 12th February, 1733, saw James Oglethorpe found the 13th of the original 13 US colonies: which modern US state is it … ?

Q5) 12th February, 1912, saw the formal abdication of the Emperor of which country … ?

Q6) And finally … 12th February, 1964, fighting on which island leave 16 dead … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 11th February, 2011, saw the announcement that who had resigned as Egyptian President … ?

A1) Hosni Mubarak.

Q2) 11th February, 1987, saw Cynthia Payne cleared of controlling prostitutes: what, famously, did the girls who weren’t working for her, take as payment … ?

A2) Luncheon vouchers.

Q3) 11th February, 1916, saw anarchist, Emma Goldman, arrested for lecturing about birth control: how many weeks did she spend in prison as a result?

A3) Two.

Q4) 11th February, 1956, saw two of the Cambridge Four — Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean — arrive in Moscow. Name either of the other two.

A4) Anthony Blunt and Kim Philby.

Q5) And finally … 11th February, 1976, saw John Curry win Britain’s first Winter Olympic gold medal for 12 years: in which sport?

A5) Figure Skating.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with the tune that’s been banging around my head, all morning …

* I’ll be frank, Debbi, I’m not surprised: Mrs P did the talk-show circuit for years afterwards, off the back of those vouchers … ! The surprising thing … ? Is that, even now, they were only worth 15p each: about the same price as a very cheap chocolate bar. Let’s leave that there, shall we … ? Because I dread to THINK what you’d be getting from Madam Cyn, now … !!!!