The Daily Teaser — 8-7-2013

I think we can safely say ‘Congratulations’ to Andy Murray!

After what was, I’m told, quite a match.   I don’t know if I could give you blow by blow analysis of the thing: I was over at my family’s — who are, for the most part, rabid tennis fans, and glued to it — mowing the lawn.

Oh … 

And once my nephew, Jude, got back with his mum — my younger sister, Ruth — I think we can safely say the Murray match went out of the proverbial window.

Bless him, Jude was more concerned with a couple of things he’d learnt to do, while he’s been out and about.   For starters, he decided kicking a ball about with Mummy and Uncle was the thing to do in the sunshine.

Only after he’d put sun lotion on everyone.   Bless him … !

~≈T≈~

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers.   Along with mentioning the article on time travel I’d given her a link to, she also scored four out of six.

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) 8th July, 1998 saw the birth of actor, Jaden Smith: in which 2013 film does he appear with his father, actor/rapper, Will Smith … ?

Q2) 8th July, 2011, saw the last ever Space Shuttle mission: by which shuttle … ?

Q3) 8th July, 1579, saw the Our Lady of Kazan icon discovered: in Kazan, obviously.   In which modern Russian republic is Kazan … ?

Q4) 8th July, 1889, saw the publication of the first edition of The Wall Street Journal: in which US city is Wall Street … ?

Q5) And finally … 8th July, 1947, saw radio news broadcasts claim what had crashed in Roswell, New Mexico … ?

Here’s yesterday’s rather grim questions and answers …

Q1) 7th July, 2005, saw London suffer the 7/7 Bomb Attacks: how many of the bombs went off on a London bus … ?

A1) One.

Q2) In which Square was one bus, when it exploded: Leicester Square, Berkeley Square or Tavistock Square … ?

A2) Tavistock Square.

Q3) Britain’s then Home Secretary was the figure to confirm that 7/7 were terrorist attacks.   What had initial reports suggested they were … ?

A3) Power cuts.

Q4) Who WAS that Home Secretary … ?

A4) Charles Clarke.

Q5) The first bomb went off as the train it and the bomber was on, were heading eastward’s towards which station … ?

A5) Liverpool Street.

Q6) Finally … on the day of the attacks, the Queen famously ordered flags flown at half mast: on which London palace … ?

A6) Buckingham Palace.

I’ll leave you with this quote from Torchwood and Frankie star, Eve Myles …

“The first experience I've had of doing something supernatural and something alien was playing Gwyneth in Doctor Who, where my character was taken over in séances, and that was all CGI. You've either got to go for it 100 per cent or not bother doing it at all, because if you don't believe in it, no one else is going to.”

Eve Myles, born 8th July, 1978

And — as a nod to Arctic Monkey, Jamie Cook — this tune … 

Enjoy the sunshine … 

*        Well, I do like to make an effort on these things, Debbi.   (Actually, the film I link to is quite a watch: all done by physics students.)