Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar: The Daily Teaser

Monday 14 July 2014

The Daily Teaser — 14-7-2014

It’s got to be said, I’ve managed to get up, comparatively early, today.

Comparatively: because, of course, my local job centre wants me to do a job search, there, rather than at home.

I can’t complain about that.

After all, it gets me out of the house, and allows me to focus on the task in hand.

On the other hand … ? On the other hand, I’ve got up early: and managed to get started on this post at about the same time as usual.

Wouldn’t you know it.

At ANY rate … ?

At any rate, one thing I can do is the latest trailer for Series 8 of Dr Who. After all, it means we can ignore the fact the first episode got leaked …

(As an afterthought … ? As I write, I’ve the embed code for the BBC and YouTube version of the trailer in front of me. The YouTube version a lot neater … !)

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

Let’s see how everyone does with todays questions, shall we?

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

Q1) 14th July, 1992, saw the release 386BSD: the first operating system that is open … what?

Q2) 14th July is Bastille Day: the national day of which country … ?

Q3) 14th July, 1958, saw military officers stage a coup: in Iraq. The Iraqi king’s cousin called for help from the US and Britain. That cousin was King Hussein of where?

Q4) 14th July, 1965, saw the Mariner 4 flyby take photos of Mars. As part of its mission, it also examined which star: Regulus, Canopus or Gamma Valorum.

Q5) Finally … 14th July, 1961, saw the birth of actor, Jackie Earle Haley. Which character did he play in Watchmen … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 13th July, 1962, saw the UK’s Prime carry out a drastic reshuffle of his cabinet: in what — ever since — has become know as the Night Of The Long … what?

A1) Knives.

Q2) 13th July, 1527, saw the birth of mathematician and astrologer, Doctor John Dee: court astrologer to whom … ?

A2) Queen Elizabeth 1st.

Q3) 13th July, 1933, saw the birth of the late Patsy Byrne: best remembered as Nursie, in the second series of what … ?

A3) Blackadder.

Q4) 13th July, 1985, saw who become acting US President, whilst Ronald Reagan was having an operation?

A4) George Bush, Sr.

Q5) Finally … 13th July, 1878, saw the signing of the Treaty Of Berlin: which made Serbia, Montenegro and Romania independent. From where?

A5) The Ottoman Empire.

I’ll leave you with this song …