The Daily Teaser — 12-8-2013: The Name’s Fleming …

It’s got to be said, I love Radio Four at this time of the morning.

Really.

The Today programme’s usually insightful, the religious programming at this time surprisingly soothing to an agnostic, and the news bulletins have set the basic format for the BBC for years.

And it’s got to be said, Today has just played a blinder, as far as I’m concerned.   They’ve just had the ever garrulous — and ever passionate — comedian and mental health activist, Ruby Wax, on speaking about GPs overprescribing antidepressants.

Fascinating listening, I should add.   And very worth a listen, if you get the chance.

With that in mind … ?

Let’s move on … 

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Yesterday’s Teaser was another quiet day.

So let’s see who’s up for trying today’s Ian Fleming themed questions, shall we?

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

Q1) 12th August saw the death of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond.   What was the name of the first James Bond novel … ?

Q2) Bond is — famously — a member of Britain’s Secret Service: which is also known as what … ?

Q3) Fleming, himself, on the other hand, served with which intelligence operation, during World War 2 … ?

Q4) What was the name of Fleming’s one children’s novel … ?

Q5) Fleming’s Jamaican home has a James Bond movie named after it.   Which James Bond movie … ?

Q6) And finally … What was the last James Bond novel to be published during Fleming’s lifetime … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 11th August, 1804, saw Francis 2nd named as the first Emperor of where … ?

A1) Austria.

Q2) More to the point, which title did he hold, until 1806 … ?

A2) Holy Roman Emperor.

Q3) Francis 2nd was ALSO the Apostolic King of which ‘H’ … ?

A3) Hungary.

Q4) Which language is the main one, spoken in Francis 2nd’s country … ?

A4) German.

Q5) And finally … In which year did Francis 2nd die … ?

A5) 1835.

Enjoy those: I’ll leave you with Fleming’s own suggested recipe for Bond’s signature tipple† …

“‘A Dry Martini*’, he said. ‘One. In a deep champagne goblet.’ ‘Oui, monsieur.’ ‘Just a moment. Three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemonpeel. Got it?’ ‘Certainly, monsieur.’ The barman seemed pleased with the idea.”

From Casino Royale.

And … 

Well, if you’ve done a Teaser about Fleming, what other tune can one use … ? Do-do-DAH-do … 

*        Noel Coward’s martini recipe was ‘filling a glass with gin then waving it in the general direction of Italy’.

†        Fleming dubbed it the ‘Vesper’.