The Daily Teaser — 9-1-2016: Death and Taxes

You know, it’s just occurred to me: today is the last Saturday I’ve got off, before I go back to work.

On Wednesday.

Personally … ?

I’m intent on enjoying it.   Well … enjoying the chance to go shopping in a comparatively unrushed way.

And to take my time, making the next set of Teaser videos.

Which will be good, hopefully: I’ve a few stinkers planned.

At least, I THINK I’ve got a few stinkers planned.

I couldn’t tell you.

My left nostril’s still blocked … 

~≈Ï≈~

But let’s get moving on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* and Olga† putting in their answers: with both scoring six out of six.

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

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

Q1) 9th January, 1799, saw Income Tax introduced in the UK.   By which (then) Prime Minister?

Q2) He set the tax at two what, per pound of income: pence, groats or shillings?

Q3) Income tax was introduced to fund what: the Napoleonic Wars, the US War of Independence or the Industrial Revolution?

Q4) Generally speaking, Income Tax is a tax on a person.   A tax a company in the UK pays on profits, is usually referred to as what: personal tax, Value Added Tax or corporation tax?

Q5) The UK government’s third largest source of revenue is VAT.   What does the ‘VA’ stand for?

Q6) Income tax — and its business equivalents — are taxes on people, or entities.   What name is given to the tax on things made in a country: excise duty or customs duty?

Q7) What name is given to taxes on things being imported to a country: excise duty or customs duty?

Q8) Income Tax is the UK government’s biggest earner.   VAT the third biggest earner.   What — generally — is the UK government’s second biggest earner?

Q9) The tax in Question 8 was in introduced in an act dated to which year: 1910, 1911 or 1912?

Q10) Finally … What’s the name of the tax charged by local governments, in England, Scotland an Wales?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 8th January, 1981, saw a UFO spotted, outside the town of Trans-en-Provence.   The town is in which country: French Guiana, Canada or France?

A1) France.

Q2) More to the point, the case is one of the few said to have left what: physical evidence, a message or an alien life form?

A2) Physical evidence: in this case, burnt residue.

Q3) What painting was first shown in the US, on 8th January, 1963: Picasso’s Guernica, da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Munch’s The Scream?

A3) Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

Q4) 8th January, 1983, saw the birth of Kim Jong-un.    Kim is the leader of which Asian nation?

A4) North Korea.

Q5) 8th January, 1959, saw who become President of France?

A5) General Charles De Gaulle.

Q6) Finally … 8th January, 1877, saw the last battle between a force lead by Crazy Horse, and the US Cavalry: at Wolf Mountain.   Battle, and mountain, are in which US state?

A6) Montana.

I’ll leave you with this thought from a certain Mr. Bridger …

“I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday.”

Noel Cowardª.

And possibly the ONLY appropriate tune for the subject … 

Have a good day … 

*        Couldn’t resist mentioning you in the answers, Debbi^!   Oh, talking of our favourite show … ?   Accoring to this, Ridley Scott’s supposed to be working on a film version.   I don’t know about you, Debbi, but I’m curious to see if it will happen.   But also sceptical about the quality, even given it’s Ridley Scott.   After all, boiling 17 episode — about 816 minutes of TV, if my calculator’s right — into 90 minutes of movie?   Tricky … 

†        It’s one of those eternal mysteries, isn’t it, Olga^?  Up there with ‘Is there an afterlife,’ and ‘What caused the Big Bang?’  OK, maybe not, but it’s a interesting one: if you know anyone researching The common cold … ?   (Oh, wait … hang on … here … )

^        Oh, did I tell you both, I’ve treated myself to The Stone Tape: an old BBC2 play, written by Nigel Kneale of Quatermass fame?   It’s supposed to be one of THE TV dramas.   I ALSO looked up The Year Of The Sex Olympics, his other seminal work, on Amazon.   Blow THAT price!

ª        As we’ve mentioned taxes?   We can now mention Great Aunt Nelly …