The Daily Teaser — 09-04-2012

Hmmm … 

OK, let’s go for having the picture in the centre, today, shall we … ?

Hmmm … THAT seemed to work … ?

But just as a point … ?    I’ll happily admit to having Radio 4 on, again: I’ve said it before and I’ll no doubt say it again, but it’s a lot less distracting than most tv stations on Freeview.

They’ve also just had the news on.   And apparently … ?

The Duchess of Cornwall — Prince Charles second wife, in case you didn’t know — has just been given a gong by the Queen.   She’s now officially a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.

Nice for her.

But I can’t help but vaguely feel it’s jobs for the boys, so to speak. Or, at least, gongs for the girls.

But there we go.

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi, and my mother, putting in their answers: with Debbi admitting she loved Dirty Harryº, and thinking that a law against eating ice cream in public was and is daft*, it also saw Mum bagging 1 out of 6, and Debbi bagging one.

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

Q1) 9th April, 1682, saw Robert Cavelier de La Salle discover the mouth of the mouth of the Mississippi: in which US state is it … ?

Q2) More to the point, which gulf does it empty into … ?

Q3) 9th April, 1976, saw which member of the Young Liberals cleared of robbery … ?

Q4) More to the point, which party is he now a member … ?

Q5) 9th April, 1937, saw the first Japanese built plane land in London: what model of plane was it … ?

Q6) 9th April, 1865, saw the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.   In which US state was this … ?

Q7) And finally … 9th April, 1969, saw the British built version of which plane make it’s maiden flight … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 8th April, 1959, saw a team of computer scientists meet, to discuss the creation of the programming language, COBOL: what does COBOL stand for … ?   A1) COmmon Business-Oriented Language.

Q2) 8th April, 1892 saw the birth of actress Mary Pickford: name any of the people who co-founded United Artists with her.   A2) D. W. Griffiths, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks.

Q3) More to the point, in which year was this … ?   A3) 1919.

Q4) 8th April, 1886, saw William Gladstone introduce a bill into the House of Commons: designed to give Home Rule to which Dominion … ?   A4) Ireland.

Q5) 8th April, 2008, saw the completion of the first building to have integrated wind turbines: where IS that building … ?   A5) Bahrain.

Q6) And finally … 8th April, 1986, saw Clint Eastwood elected as Mayor of Carmel: he was elected to fight the city council’s law banning the eating of what in public … ?   A6) Ice-cream.   (Apparently … one of the OTHER law’s means you require a permit for high heels.   Not that Clint needs stiletto heels, obviously.   (Just as a point … ?   It’s illegal to die in the House of Commons.   There’s a comment, there … ))

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with Paul Robeson’s performance of Shenandoah.

*        That’s not the worst of it, Debbi: APPARENTLY, you need a permit for any heels over 1 inch highª.

ª        Hopefully, the government will get rid of some of these … 

º        Don’t know if you’re a fan, Debbi, but did I tell you one of my favourite TV shows was Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.   My favourite character on the  show was a Cardassian tailor called Garak, who always swore blind he wasn’t a spy: despite being a retired member of — in the shows background universe — the Cardassian KGB.   The reason I mention it, is that the actor who plays him, Andrew Robinson, crops up in both Hellraiser … and as the sniper in Dirty Harry.