The Daily Teaser — 1-6-2012

Well, THERE’s a thing … !

Did I ever tell you I had a Chopper, as a child … ?

I didn’t … ?   I had a Chopper, as a child … !

The reason I mention it … ?

Is simply the fact that the iconic bicycle’s designer, Alan Oakley, died recently: and Radio Four’s Today programme ran a piece about the bike as a way of marking his funeral.

The thing’s one learns when someone dies are amazing.

The one thing that grabbed me, as it floated past … ?   Was the fact the bike cost the equivalent, in today’s money, of £400 … !

Blimey … !

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But let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi putting in her answers, along side an anonymous commentor: with whoever the anonymous commentor was, trailing with 0, versus Debbi’s 5 out of 5, yesterday ALSO saw Debbi giving us a quick history of how she found this blog*!

Let’s see how she — and you — with today’s questions, shall we?   (Along with a hope that whoever put their anonymous answer in has another go: whilst leaving their name.)

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 1st June, 1495, saw the first recorded batches of Scotch being brewed.   Scotch is traditionally made with the malted version of which grain … ?

Q2) More to the point, the word whisky comes from a Gælic term meaning what … ?

Q3) 1st June, 1660, saw Mary Dyer hanged: for defying a ban on who, in the Massachusetts Bay colony … ?

Q4) 1st June, 1974, saw the Emergency Medicine magazine publish details of the Heimlich Maneuver: designed to help people who are what … ?

Q5) 1st June, 1970, saw an egg thrown at the British Prime Minister: which British Prime Minister … ?

Q6) And finally … 1st June, 1648, saw Cavaliers defeated by Roundheads in the English Civil War, in the Battle of Maidstone: in which county is Maidstone … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 31st May, 1279 BC saw Ramses the Great assume the throne of Egypt: was he Ramses the 1st, 2nd or 3rd … ?

A1) Ramses 2nd.

Q2) 31st May, 1669, saw who make the last entry in his diary … ?

A2) Samuel Pepys.

Q3) 31st May, 1962, saw the execution of which war criminal … ?

A3) Adolf Eichmann.

Q4) 31st May, 1957, saw Arthur Miller found guilty of Contempt of Congress: as a result of being called before what … ?

A4) House Un-American Activities Committee.

Q5) And finally … 31st May, 1998, saw who leave the Spice Girls … ?

A5) Geri Halliwell, aka Ginger Spice.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with a quick tune from Pat Boone: go on … see if you can guess who’s birthday it is … 

*        I can still remember finding that post of yours, where you mention me for that first time!   It was after a Bing search in Brentwood Library … !