The Daily Teaser — 22-8-2013: The Red Cross

History … !

History and TV … !

You know, given that, you can possibly guess I’ve got a documentary on in the background.

In this case … ?   It’s last night’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are, about footballer and TV presenter, Gary Lineker.

He found his grandmother was descended from a poacher called James Pratt, within 10 minutes of the show starting … !

Can I make a suggestion … ?

Who Do You Think You Are is a fascinating show to catch … 

With that said … ?   Let’s move on … 

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with thanking me for sending her a link, she ALSO bagged five out of six.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with todays themed questions, shall we?

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

Q1) 22nd August saw the formal founding of the Red Cross.   In which year of the 1860s … ?

Q2) How many nations signed the agreement that formed the Red Cross: eleven, twelve or thirteen … ?

Q3) The agreement those nations signed was the very first what … ?

Q4) In Arab — or Muslim — nations, what do local branches of the Red Cross use as a symbol?

Q5) Finally … In which year of the 1960s did the International Committee of the Red Cross last win the Nobel Peace Prize … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 21st August, 1961, saw Tamla Motown release what became its first US number.   Which Marvelettes song was it … ?

A1) Please Mr Postman.

Q2) More to the point, which band has a US Number one with the song, in January of 1975 … ?

A2) The Carpenters.

Q3) Moving on … 21st August, 1959, saw what admitted as the 50th state of the USA … ?

A3) Hawaii.

Q4) 21st August, 1986, saw the birth of sprinter, Usain Bolt.   At the 2012 Olympics, he famously earned gold in 1oo Metres,  2oo Metres and what else … ?

A4) The 4⊗100 Metres Relay.

Q5) 21st August, 1991, saw Latvia declare itself independent: from where … ?

A5) The USSR.

Q6) Finally … 21st August, 1944, saw the start of the Dumbarton Oaks Conference: which international organisation did this work towards setting up … ?

A6) The United Nations.

Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with the Red Cross’ motto …

“With Humanity, Towards Peace”

The motto of the Red Cross.

And with C’est une question de vie et de mort†, a song originally promoted by one of the many African Red Cross committees.

Have a good day.

*        Just had a read of the BBC iPlayer entry on Wikipedia, Debbi: apparently, the reason it’s not TOTALLY out, yet, is because the cable companies that carry BBC America are threatening to drop the channel if it does … !   Which sounds daft to me … 

†        Yes, I know it’s all about the lack of ambulances in the region: but it’s a nice song … …