The Daily Teaser — 14-10-2012

Hmmm … 

You know, I’m thinking today is going to be one of those days.

Now you’re quite probably — and understandably — going to say “What do you mean, one of those days” … ?

I’ll be frank.

I have NO idea … !

I’ve just got a feeling that something will happen.

Yeah … 

Sounds incredibly portentous, doesn’t … ?

Let’s get moving on, shall we?   Before I turn into some form of prophet … 

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Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi* putting her answers: along with reminding me to make sure I wear trousers on Tuesday, also managed to bag 5 out of 5.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s Teaser, shall we?

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

Q1) 14th October, 1969, saw the introduction of the 50p piece: how many edges does the 50p piece have … ?

Q2) More to the point, which note was the 50p piece designed to replace … ?

Q3) EQUALLY to the point … how many shillings made up a pound, in pre-decimal British currency … ?

Q4) Moving on … 14th October, 1656, saw the colony of Massachusetts ban which religious group … ?

Q5) 14th October, 1962, saw a U2 spy-plane overfly — and take famous photos of missiles on — which Caribbean island?

Q6) And finally … 14th October, 1926, saw the first publication of Winnie the Pooh: who wrote Winnie the Pooh … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 13th October, 54AD, saw the death of Emperor Claudius 1st: who played Claudius in the series, I, Claudius … ?

A1) Derek Jacobi.

Q2) 13th October, 1884, saw Greenwich — in London — established as the basis for GMT: what does GMT stand for … ?

A2) Greenwich Mean Time: it’s also seen as synonymous with Co-ordinated Universal Time, or UTC.

Q3) 13th October, 1923, saw Ankara replace Istanbul as capital of Turkey.   On which continent is Ankara: Europe, Asia or Africa … ?

A3) Asia: Asia Minor, or Anatolia, to be precise.

Q4) 13th October, 1925, saw the birth of Margaret Thatcher: in which year was she first elected as PM?

A4) 1979.

Q5) And finally … 13th October, 1881, saw Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, and his friends agree to use which language in conversation … ?

A5) Hebrew.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with this tune from Sir Cliff Richard, whose birthday it is … 

And with this quote from Sir Roger Moore …

“I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.”

Sir Roger Moore, born 14 October 1927º

*        Actually, Debbi, turning up trouserless might be an idea … !   Just not necessarily a good one.   And I’d have to get to the interview, trouserless: just outside Liverpool Street Station … … … 

º        Actually … Who wouldn’t … ?