Thursday 26 April 2012

The Daily Teaser — 26-4-2012

Hmmm … 

Now THAT’S what I call a bad line … !

I’ve got to admit, I’m usually glued to Radio 4, at this time of day.

They’re in the middle of a piece about the cost of housing in London, and done a phone interview.

Which sounded like it was on a very iffy phone-line indeed: to the point where the interviewee sounded vaguely like a Dalek.

And frankly … ?

That seems to be happening a lot, just recently.

I can’t help but wonder whether the BBC’s suffering a bit … 

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting in her answers:  along with admitting where she’s found a Prisoner remix video, AND admitting to be a serious fan of writer, Lawrence Block*, she 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) 26th April, 1984, saw President Ronald Reagan start a state visit to where … ?
Q2) 26th April, 1966, saw which Uzbek city destroyed by an earthquake?
Q3) 26th April, 121AD saw the birth of Emperor Marcus Aurelius: in which Ridley Scott film is Marcus Aurelius played by Richard Harris?
Q4) More to the point, Marcus Aurelius was a follower of which philosophy … ?
Q5) 26th April, 1933, saw the establishment of Nazi Germany’s notorious Gestapo: what phrase was Gestapo a contraction of … ?
Q6) And finally … 26th April, 1923, saw Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon marry whom … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 25th April, 404 BC, saw the end of the Peloponnesian War, when Athenian forces were defeated: by whose Spartan army … ?   A1) Lysander’s.
Q2) 25th April, 1939, saw the debut of Batman: name either the artist or writer that scripted that first episode.   A2) Artist, Bob Kane, and writer Bill Finger.
Q3) 25th April, 1953, saw James D Watson and Francis Crick describe their discovery of DNA: in an article in which magazine … ?   A3) Nature.
Q4) More to the point, name either of the Medical Research Council scientist who also made contributions to the discovery …   A4) Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin.
Q5) And finally … 25th April, 1974, saw an almost bloodless coup overthrow the Estado Novo, the dictatorship running which country … ?   A5) Portugal.
Enjoy those, everyone: after handing over to birthday boy, Count Basie.

It’s about time this town had some swing … !


















*        I’ve got to admit, Debbi, I was going to ask if you knew if he was any relation to Robert Block, as it suddenly occurred to ask.   Then I had a look at his Wikipedia entry: my WORD isn’t he prolific … !!!!!!!

1 comment:

Debbi said...

He is astoundingly prolific. He's one of those old pros who would knock out a bunch of pulp novels (under a pseudonym) just to pay the bills. He'd also write his best stuff under his own name. That's the kind of amazing Lawrence Block is. Whew! :)

1. China
2. Tashkent
3. Gladiator
4. Stoicism
5. Geheime Staatspolizei
6. Prince Albert, Duke of York, later known as King George VI

I'll be offline for a couple of days. I decided to attend a conference in town. I'll try not to slip in the bathtub this time. Or fall on any escalators. Or have any other horrible thing happen to me. Ha ha ha ...