The Daily Teaser — 22-5-2012

Oh, weird … !

You remember, yesterday, I said about feeling tired … ?

Strangely, today, even though I’ve had roughly the same amount of sleep, I’m actually feeling reasonably chipper.

Lord knows why.

But I think the fact I had Kevin D pop in on me, yesterday, AND managed to get the next few days worth of Teaser videos assembled.

Thanking you, Kevin and iMovie!

Actually … ?

Kevin, bless him is a bit of a wrestling fan: he’s helping organise a gig, Saturday night: I’ll have to get the poster up for him, later … !

Now.   Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with mentioning The Bloggess* again, she also bagged 6 out of 6.

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) 22nd May, 1377, saw Pope Gregory 11th denounce theologian, John Wycliffe.   With how many papal bulls: 4, 5 or 6 … ?

Q2) 22nd Of May is the English name of a film about the bombing of a shopping mall: in which European country was it made … ?

Q3) 22nd May, 1990, saw Microsoft release which version of their Windows operating system … ?

Q4) 22nd May, 1987, saw the first Rugby World Cup match, played, in Australia: was it Rugby Union or Rugby League … ?

Q5) More to the point, name either of the teams who played in that first match.

Q6) And finally … 22nd May, 1969, saw which Apollo mission fly close to the Moon … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 21st May, 1991, saw the former Prime Minister of India killed by a bomb: what was his name … ?

A1) Rajiv Gandhi.

Q2) 21st May, 1961: during the American Civil Rights movement, Governor John Malcolm Patterson introduce martial law.   In which US state … ?

A2) Alabama.

Q3) 21st May, 1904, saw the founding of football’s governing body, FIFA: what does FIFA stand for … ?

A3) Fédération Internationale de Football Association.   (Or International Federation of Association Football, if you want it in English.)

Q4) More to the point: who has more member nations, FIFA or the United Nations … ?

A4) FIFA, with 208.   15 more than the UN, on 193.

Q5) 21st May, 2001, saw France enact a law, recognising the slave trade — and slavery — as what … ?

A5) Crimes against humanity.

Q6) And finally … 21st May, 1894, saw Queen Victoria open what: the Grand Union Canal, the Manchester Ship Canal or the Bridgewater Canal … ?

A6) The Manchester Ship Canal.

Enjoy those, everyone.   I’ll catch you later.

Once I’ve said ‘Happy Birthday’ to Specials/Specials AKA founder, Jerry Dammers, with THIS tune … 

*        Good speaker, you say, Debbi … ?   You DO realise that’d probably means she be a fairly good quizmistress … ?