The Daily Teaser — 3-5-2013: Spam … !

Well, it seems results from yesterday’s elections are coming in.

Local Lib-Dems are doing ok — I know David Kendall’s done well  — but seemingly … ?

Well, seemingly, the Tories are still in charge, the Lib-Dems have lost three seats, and both Labour and UKIP have increased their seats.   On top of that, we now have 2 — count them — 2 whole Green councillors.

Which is interesting.

Either way … ?   Either way, SOMEONE’S going to have a headache … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with letting us know about her days heading west, she ALSO managed to score eight out of eight.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s themed questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’, license and video … 

Q1) 3rd May saw the first spam email sent to everyone on the (then) ARPANET.   In which year of the 1970s … ?

Q2) More to the point, the term, spam is a reference — in this case — to a comedy sketch on which TV show … ?

Q3) As well as spam, the sketch included a lot of singing what … ?

Q4) SPIT is spam sent through internet telephone services like Skype.   The word is a contraction of ‘SPam over Internet’ … what … ?

Q5) According to a 2011 Cisco Systems report, 13.9 percent of all spam originated where: Brazil, India, Russia or China … ?

Q6) And finally … That original Spam email was sent on behalf of which computer company … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 2nd May, 1611, saw the first publication of the Authorized King James Bible.   Which year saw it’s 400th anniversary … ?

A1) 2011.

Q2) More to the point, it was authorized by James 1st of England: who was James the what, of Scotland … ?

A2) James 6th.

Q3) The King James version was the third ‘official’ version of the Bible in English.   Which King commissioned the first … ?

A3) The Pope’s perennial favourite English king, Henry 8th.

Q4) The Kings James bible was translated into English from three different languages.   Name any one of them … 

A4) Hebrew, Latin and Greek.

Q5) Which of those languages was the New Testament translated from … ?

A5) Greek.

Q6) From 1666, copies of the King James Bible have excluded what: the Old Testament, the New Testament or the Apocrypha … ?

A6) The Apocrypha.

Q7) Who — in 1525 — translated and issued the first copy of the Bible in English … ?

A7) William Tyndale.

Q8) And finally … James 1st was the first English king to belong to which dynasty … ?

A8) The House of Stuart.

I’ll leave you with this thought from Bill Gates, speaking in a 2004 interview …

“Does the e-mail say it's about ‘enlargement’ … ?    That might be spam.”

Bill Gates.

And with this interesting mix of tunes: one that calls itself … 

And as a final video … ?

You too — if ever you’re in Austin, Minnesota — may wish to visit … the SPAM MUSEUM†.

I think the less said, the better … 

*        Yeap, that’s him, Debbi: Tony Hancock his name was.   Some of his best known works are comedy classics.   Maybe not as edgy as (say) the Pythons were.   But beautifully timed and presented, AND entertaining … !

Now, about that t-shirt.   You know, it’s a shame I’m potless: I’d’ve possibly been able to see if there’s something available, here … (Trust me, Debbi, you’ll LIKE that site … !)

†        According to the Spam Museum’s own site, it’s 16000 square feet of tastefully presented spam-filled goodness.   Only in America …