The Daily Teaser — 17-10-2013: Vaticanology

It HAS to be said, Stephen Fry’s a VERY watchable presenter.

The notably bipolar, Jewish, Mac using comedian and actor is also Gay: and has done a two part series — Out There — about the gay community, and how it’s affected across the world.

As a southpaw … ?   I can sympathise: as left handers have seen something — although maybe not to as great an extent — of the prejudices faced.

Personally … ?   I’d suggest watching the series: it’s quite something to watch.

Any way … Let’s get moving on, shall we?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and bagging eight and a half† out of ten.

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) 17th October, 1980, saw the Queen make the first state visit by a British monarch, to Vatican City.   Who’s the head of state of Vatican City … ?

Q2) Who was head of State, at the time of the Queen’s visit?

Q3) Who’s the current — and 266th — holder of the office … ?

Q4) Vatican City’s head of state is also the Bishop of … where … ?

Q5) Finally … the Vatican City’s head of state is ALSO head of the Holy …  what … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 16th October is World Food Day.   What’s this year’s theme: fighting hunger, food security or small farmers … ?

A1) Food security: especially as it relates to sustainably food systems.

Q2) In which year of the 1980s was World Food Day first observed … ?

A2) 1981.

Q3) Delia Smith, Rick Stein, the Hairy Bikers, Two Fat Ladies, and the Galloping Gourmet are all TV … what … ?

A3) TV chefs.

Q4) Stewed haricot beans in a tomato and sugar sauce are better known as what … ?

A4) Baked beans.

Q5) Some eighty-seven percent of all grain is one of three different types: rice, maize — also known as corn — and what else … ?

A5) Wheat.

Q6) If you’re an ovo-lacto vegetarian, your diet excludes meat, but includes two things.   Name either.

A6) Milk and dairy products, and eggs.

Q7) Kosher food is — obviously — Jewish.   What’s the Islamic equivalent … ?

A7) Halal food.

Q8) Buddha’s Delight is a vegetarian dish that has its origins in which Eastern country … ?

A8) China.

Q9) The chapati is a well known flatbread: from where?

A9) India: and Pakistan.

Q10) Finally … Jewish immigrant, Joseph Malin, was one of the first people to open what kind of takeaway, in 1860s London?

A10) A fish and chip shop.   (The first recorded one in England was opened in Oldham, Greater Manchester.)

Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with this question.

“If you hack the Vatican server, have you tampered in God's domain?”

Aaron Allston.

And with this tune

Have a good day.

*         Can I make a confession, Debbi … ?   Writing a book seems more and more appealing: I’ve several years worth of blog posts I can recycle, and half a TON of quiz questions I can reuse.   (And I’m thinking Bruce could do with a kid sister … )

†        Is that OK, Debbi … ?   (Question 8, I’m afraid: the answer I had was China, rather than what’s now one specific part of it.)