The Daily Teaser — 17-6-2014: Mum’s Gone To Iceland … !

Gosh, I feel tired … !

Which is what happens when you stay up late, making Teaser movies … !

But at least that batch is one job out of the way: including today’s themed one.

Which was fun … !

Especially finding the photos: this is going to sound daft, but it’s — however minor — a nice intellectual challenge.

Ho hum!

At any rate, let’s get a move on, shall we?   The quicker we start, the sooner I can get on with the next batch … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and scoring ten out of ten.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s Icelandic set, shall we?

Here it is, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) 17th June, 1944 — 70 years ago, today — saw Iceland become a republic: after severing formal ties from which country’s monarchy?

Q2) Technically, Iceland had been a kingdom: since which year of the 20th Century … ?

Q3) What’s the name of Iceland’s Parliament … ?

Q4) The head of the Icelandic government is the Icelandic Prime Minister.   The head of state is … ?

Q5) Is the President’s last name a surname … ?

Q6) The Church of Iceland is what: Anglican, Lutheran or Methodist … ?

Q7) Which Chess player made his home in Iceland in the last years of his life?

Q8) Icelandic singer, Emilíana Torrini, recorded Gollum’s Song: for which of the Lord Of The Rings films?

Q9) Askja, Hekla and Laki are all Icelandic what: cities, volcanoes or mountains?

Q10) Finally … what’s Iceland’s capital city?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 16th June, 1911, saw the foundation of IBM - through the merger of how many companies: one, two or three?

A1) Three.

Q2) IBM stands for International Business … what … ?

A2) Machines.

Q3) Some of IBM’s early machines used punched … what … ?

A3) Cards.

Q4) The company’s first CEO was Thomas J. Watson, Senior.   CEO stands for Chief Executive … what … ?

A4) Officer.

Q5) IBM is — given the colour of its logo, packaging and (some) products — as Big … what … ?

A5) Big Blue.

Q6) 1964 saw the company introduce its System 360 computers.   What would we now call these: a microcomputer, minicomputer, mainframe or supercomputer … ?

A6) A mainframe.

Q7) At one point, IBM made the M1918 Browning automatic … what?

A7) Automatic rifle.   (OK, I  knew there was a reason to buy shares in Apple … )

Q8) IBM is also credited with inventing the Universal Product Code, or UPC.   A UPC is a type of what … ?

A8) A barcode.

Q9) IBM introduced the Hard Drive.   In which year of the 1950s?

A9) 1956.   (More and more computers are being produced with whats called SSDs, or Solid State Drives: giant flash drives, in other words.)

Q10) Finally … IBM was instrumental in introducing the IBM PC.   What does PC stand for … ?

A10) Personal Computer.

I’ll leave you with Iceland’s national anthem … 

And this thought …

“Iceland is not a little country.   Iceland is the most big country in the world.”

Dorrit Moussaieff, Iceland’s current First Lady.

Enjoy the day!

*        I’m glad to hear you glad, Debbi!   (Hang on … we’re start to sound like Sesame Street characters! :D At ANY rate … ?   Can you remind me to get me rear in gear and get working on a book?   I’ve had an idea for recycling the early Teasers and Friday Question sets, and never done anything with it … !)