The Daily Teaser — 22-09-2012

You know, I’ve got to admit, I’m still yawning.

Slightly.

Even though I’ve been up for an hour.

But if nothing else, I seem to have managed to get a halfway decent night’s sleep.

It doesn’t actually SEEM like it, though.

But … ?

I’m actually feeling if not energetic, then certainly much more together than previously.

Hmmm … 

This’ll sound strange … but I think my doctor’s decision to up the thyroid pills dosage has worked out.

Let’s get moving on, shall we?

Yes, let’s … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with approving of me starting Jude young, with a damn good tune, she ALSO admitted she’d posted up a favourite song*, AND bagged 6 out of 7.

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 September saw the birth of two of the characters of the Lord of the Rings novels: name either of them … 

Q2) More to the point, those two characters belonged to which family … ?

Q3) Even MORE to the point … both those characters famously carried … what … ?

Q4) Moving on … 22nd September, 1957, saw François Duvalier elected as President of where … ?

Q5) More to the point, what was his nickname … ?

Q6) 22nd September, 1914, saw three Royal Navy ships sunk: by a German what … ?

Q7) 22nd September, 1955, saw ITV — Britain’s first commercial TV station — go on air: what does ITV stand for … ?

Q8) And finally … 22nd September, 1991, saw the Huntington Library — near Pasadena, in California — make which scrolls available to the public … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 21st September is — according to the UN — the International Day of what … ?

A1) Peace.

Q2) In which year was the first of those days observed … ?

A2) 1982.

Q3) 21st September, 1955, saw the UK claim Rockall: in order to stop the Soviet Union spying on what … ?

A3) The UK’s missile tests.

Q4) More to the point, what’s the one BBC programme guaranteed to mention Rockall … ?

A4) Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast.

Q5) 21st September, 1866, saw the birth of science fiction writer, H. G. Wells: what did the H. G stand for … ?

A5) Herbert George.

Q6) More to the point, how did many people refer to those early science fiction novels … ?

A6) Scientific romances.

Q7) And finally … 21st September, 1792, saw the abolition of the French Monarchy: until his execution in 1793, who was the last king of the French … ?

A7) Louis 16th.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with this tune from Toni Basilº, whose birthday it is today.

And with this quote from writer, Fay Weldon …

“The New Women! I could barely recognize them as being of the same sex as myself…They are satiated by everything, hungry for nothing. They are what I wanted to be; they are what I worked for them to be: and now I see them, I hate them.”

Fay Weldon, born 22 September 1931

*        You know, Helena’s a classic, isn’t it, Debbi … ? :D Actually, on a more serious note, I noticed this, last night, and thought you’d want to read it …

º        On a less serious note … ?  Strange as it may seem, I can only think — of the top of my head — of two other videos with cheerleaders.   One being the version of Mickey by Lolly, and the other being Nirvana classic, Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Lolly - Hey Mickey on MUZU.TV.