The Daily Teaser — 24-09-2012

You know, I’m thinking — right here and now — that I still hate Mondays.

No, really.

Not only have I managed to not set my alarm again — I hate doing that — but there’s also more bloody roadworks going on.

Complete, I should add, with some more early morning drilling.

That’s probably annoying those of my neighbours that are still in, as much as it’s annoying me.

I have to admit … I agree with Bob … 

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi putting in her her answers.   Along with letting us know she’s a children-free zone*, she also managed to bag 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) 24th September, 622 AD saw the Prophet Muhammed complete his famous journey from Mecca to Medina: in which Middle Eastern country is Mecca … ?

Q2) More to the point, in which year Muhammed return to Mecca?

Q3) Equally to the point, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is called what … ?

Q4) Moving on …24th September, 1890, saw the Mormons renounce polygamy: what’s the Mormon term for polygamy … ?

Q5) 24th September, 1960, saw the launch of the world’s first nuclear powered aircraft carrier: what was its name … ?

Q6) And finally … 24th September, 1979, saw the launch of the USA’s first commercial internet service: what was it called … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 23rd September, 2012 is this years’s Autumnal Equinox: in which hemisphere?

A1) The Northern hemisphere.

Q2) More to the point, which equinox is it, in the other hemisphere … ?

A2) The spring equinox.

Q3) Even MORE to the point, the equinox marks the time of year when what are of equal length … ?

A3) Night and day.

Q4) As a final equinoctial question … In which year did Jean Michel Jarré release his Equinoxe album … ?

A4) 1978.

Q5) 23rd September, 1845, saw the founding of the Knickerbockers Baseball Club: in which US city … ?

A5) New York.

Q6) 23rd September, 1980, saw Bob Marley perform the last concert of his life: what was the name of his last UK Top Forty hit, during his lifetime … ?

A6) Three Little Birds.

Q7) And finally … 23rd September, 2000, saw which British sportsman win their fifth Olympic gold … ?

A7) Sir Steve Redgrave.

Enjoy those, everyone.

Given it’s Gerry Marsden’s birthday, today … ?   I’ll leave you with this classic … 

And this gag from fellow birthday boy, Jack Dee …

“I was gonna get a BMW and rang my dad who knows a bit about cars. He said, 'You can't get a German car after what your granddad went through in the war.' Now I didn't know about this but apparently, during the Second World War, my granddad had a succession of very unreliable German cars.”

Jack Dee, born 24 September 1961

*        Actually, Debbi …