The Daily Teaser — 21-10-2012

You know, I’ve got to admit to yawning a lot, at the mo.

Yes, I had a lateish night, last night.

Believe it or not, babysitting my nephew, Jude.

Which was a bit of a worry, actually: I mean, I’ve never actually changed a nappy!

Not that I actually needed to, thankfully: Jude was out light the proverbial light by 8, just in time for me to catch last night’s Merlin.

Mind you, for someone his age, he can’t half snore … !

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Let’s get moving on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mr Strict putting in his answers: and — big beast that he is — bagging 6 out of 6.

Let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?   Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 21st October, 1805, saw the Royal Navy win the Battle of Trafalgar: which vice-admiral led that fleet … ?

Q2) That vice admiral was famously shot and killed in that battle: his body was famously placed in a barrel of what, for the trip home … ?

Q3) What — according to the ship’s chaplain, Alexander Scott — were the vice admiral’s last word’s … ?

Q4) Moving on … 21st October, 1824, saw Joseph Aspdin patent Portland Cement.   That cement was first extensively used in London’s what: Tube, sewers or roads … ?

Q5) 21st October, 2003, saw photos taken of which dwarf planet: Eris or Pluto … ?

Q6) And finally … 21st October, 1833, saw the birth of Swedish scientist, Alfred Nobel: which explosive was his most famous invention … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 20th October, 1720, saw the Royal Navy capture which pirate captain: Captain Jack Sparrow, Captain William Morgan, or Calico Jack … ?

A1) Calico Jack.

Q2) More to the point … what was that pirate’s real name …  ?

A2) John Rackham.

Q3) 20th October, 2011, saw the death of which Libyan … ?

A3) Muammar Gaddafi.

Q4) 20th October, 1968, saw the remarriage of Jackie Kennedy.   Who was she marrying  … ?

A4) Aristotle Onassis.

Q5) 20th October is World Osteoporosis Day: Osteoporosis being a disease that affects what: the bones, the lungs or the heart … ?

A5) The bones.

Q6) And finally … 20th October, 1632, saw the birth of scientist and architect, Sir Christopher Wren.   How many churches did he build in London, after the Great Fire of 1666 … ?

A6) 52.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you Salt Peanuts from Dizzy Gillespie, as the late jazz man would’ve been 95, today … 

And with this quote from Ursula K. Le Guin …

“The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, born October 21, 1929

Enjoy your day … !