The Daily Teaser — 21-11-2013: World Hello Day

Hmmm … 

I have told you about the aerial, haven’t I … ?

Haven’t I … ?

Just so you know, me and the neighbours have had issues with the buildings communal aerial: or the junction box that both amplifies and splits the signal, and sends both pay and free content to the twelve different flats in our building.

Well, after a hell of a lot of phone calls, yesterday — from quite a few of us! — we’ve been informed that the box will be replaced, this morning.

Gosh, I hope so … !

I’d hate to not see the 50th anniversary show, I really would.

What’s more, it’s very easy to forget quite how used to hearing human voices we get … !

Let’s get a move on, shall we?

~≈∏≈~

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with hoping my aerial get’s fixed, she ALSO scored five out of five.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s World Hello Day set, shall we?

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

Q1) 21st November is World Hello Day.   It was created to encourage peace, during the Yom Kippur War: which three countries fought the Yom Kippur War … ?

Q2) How many people is one supposed to say ‘Hello’ to: 10, 20 or 30 … ?

Q3) According to the relevant website, people in how many countries observe World Hello Day: 180, 190 or 200 … ?

Q4) Which veteran rockers released a 1973 album, called ‘Hello’: Kiss, Status Quo or Canned Heat?

Q5) More to the point, what was the only single from that album to chart in the UK … ?

Q6) Willkommen is the German word for ‘welcome’: in which Liza Minelli musical is ‘Willkommen’ the opening song … ?

Q7) More to the point … which character sings the song … ?

Q8) Hello Magazine started in 1988: what’s the name of its Spanish parent magazine … ?

Q9) Who — in 1984 — had a UK No 1 with ‘Hello’ … ?

Q10) Finally … Hello AG is a charter airline operating from which European country … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 20th November, 1908, saw the birth of broadcaster and journalist, Alistair Cooke: famed, in part, for broadcasting his Letters From … where … ?

A1) America.

Q2) 20th November also saw the birth — in 1889 — of astronomer, Edwin Hubble.   Which agency launched the Hubble Space Telescope, that’s named after him … ?

A2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: AKA NASA.

Q3) 20th November, 1979, saw the seizing of the Grand Mosque, by religious dissidents.   The Mosque contains the Kaaba, the holiest place on Earth to Muslims, and is in which country … ?

A3) Saudi Arabia.

Q4) 20th November, 284AD, saw who chosen as Roman Emperor: Carinus, Diocletian or Maximian … ?

A4) Diocletian.

Q5) Finally … 20th November, 1942, saw the birth of the 47th Vice President of the USA.   Who is he … ?

A5) Joe Biden.

I’ll leave you with this thought from a certain Dr R. Song … 

“Hello, sweetie”

Alex Kingston as Dr River Song.

And this tune … 

Have a good day.

*        I’m hoping so, too, Debbi: I’d HATE to miss it … !   (It’s supposed to be getting fixed, this morning: I’m nervous, and mildly sceptical, about that.)

The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 21-11-2012

Hmmm … 

That’s something … 

Seemingly, there’s a ceasefire, being bruited about.

Oh, GRANTED, Israel and Palestine have just signed one over Gaza.

Which isn’t the one I had in mind.

No … 

It LOOKS the Church of England’s going to need one after the  vote on women bishops … !

Cie La Vie … !

Let’s move on, shall we?

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Yes, let’s.

You are, after all, here because it’s Wednesday.   Which means, of course, you’ve bought this week’s Brentwood Gazette, and would like to see this’s weeks edition of the Teaser I write for them.

Well, here it is, along with the usual Creative Commons license …

Q1) 21st November is World Hello Day.   It was created to encourage peace, during the Yom Kippur War: which three countries fought the Yom Kippur War … ? 

Q2) How many people is one supposed to say ‘Hello’ to: 10, 20 or 30 … ?

Q3) According to the relevant website, people in how many countries observe World Hello Day: 180, 190 or 200 … ?

Q4) Which veteran rockers released a 1973 album, called ‘Hello’: Kiss, Status Quo or Canned Heat?

Q5) More to the point, what was the only single from that album to chart in the UK … ?

Q6) Willkommen is the German word for ‘welcome’: in which Liza Minelli musical is ‘Willkommen’ the opening song … ?

Q7) More to the point … which character sings the song … ?

Q8) Hello Magazine started in 1988: what’s the name of its Spanish parent magazine … ?

Q9) Who — in 1984 — had a UK No 1 with ‘Hello’ … ?

Q10) Finally … Hello AG is a charter airline operating from which European country … ?

Here’s last week’s questions and answers …

Questions.

Q1) 14th November is World Diabetes Day.   Diabetes is caused by a shortage of which hormone … ?

Q2) More to the point, that hormone is usually produced by what: the liver, the pancreas or the kidneys … ?

Q3) The shortage of that hormone leads to too much what: sucrose, glucose or fructose … ?

Q4) The full name of Diabetes, is what … ?

Q5) Noted 80s singer, Mari Wilson famously suffers with Type 1 Diabetes: in spite of that, she clocked up a UK № 8, with what song … ?

Q6) Fellow sufferer, Halle Berry famously won her Best Actress Oscar for which 2001 film … ?

Q7) Actress and diabetes sufferer, Mary Tyler Moore, does a lot of work for diabetes charities in the US: during the 1960s, she famously played the wife of which actor … ?

Q8) Author, H. G. Wells also suffered with the condition: which of his novels was turned into an album by Jeff Wayne … ?

Q9) Wells, Wilson, Berry and Moore all shared their condition with the Godfather Of Soul.   Who was the Godfather Of Soul … ?

Q10) And finally … Author and Merry Prankster, Ken Kesey, suffered with diabetes: his one well known novel was turned into which Jack Nicholson film … ?

Answers.

A1) Insulin.

A2) The Pancreas.

A3) Glucose.

A4) Diabetes Mellitus.

A5) Just What I Always Wanted.

A6) Monster’s Ball.

A7) Dick Van Dyke, in the ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’.

A8) War of the Worlds.   (Altogether now: “Oooooooohh-lllaaaaaaaa”)

A9) The hardest working singer in the USA: Mr James Brown.

A10) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I think I’ll leave you with something of a tune … 

The Daily Teaser — 11-10-2012

“Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome … !”

Says I.

Or sings I, I should say!   I have to admit, I was actually writing up one of November’s Weekly Teasers for the Gazette, yesterday.

Would you believe it, the day concerned is World Hello Day … ?

Well, it is.

And it’s left me, if no-one else thinking of a tune from Cabaret.

Here … 

Let’s give Joel Grey a whirl, before we move on … 

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Adrence and Debbiº chasing the proverbial Teaser Trophy* by putting in their answers.   Along with mentioning how nice the ’Net was, it also saw Debbi bagging 5 out of 5, and Adrence — creator of the Teaser Trophy and, and the Old Peculiar’s easternmost reader — bagging 1!

Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?   Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 11th October, 1929, saw department store, JC Penney open its branch in Milford, Delaware: marking the store’s spread, nationwide.   How many US states were there, in 1929 … ?

Q2) 11th October, 1962, saw the convening of the Second Vatican Council: by which Pope … ?

Q3) 11th October, 1852, saw the founding of Australia’s oldest university: in which city is that university … ?

Q4) 11th October, 1976, saw the arrest of the Gang of Four: the four people, organising an attempted coup in which country … ?

Q5) Name one of the Gang … 

Q6) And finally … 11th November, 1982, saw the raising of Henry 8th’s flagship, the Mary Rose.   The ship originally sank, off the coast of which isle … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 10th October is what’s called Double Ten Day, the national Day of where: the Republic of China, the People’s Republic of China or the Reorganized National Government of China … ?

A1) The Republic of China.

Q2) 10th october, 1975, saw Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton remarry: after divorcing how many months earlier … ?

A2) 16.

Q3) 10th October, 1971, saw London Bridge reopened: after being transported to which US state?

A3) Arizona.

Q4) 10th October, 1967, saw the Outer Space Treaty come into force.   How many nation-states are party to that treaty: 100, 120 or 150 … ?

A4) 100.

Q5) And finally … 10th October, 1980, saw who say “The Lady’s not for turning” … ?

A5) Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with a tune from Tom Zé: it’s his birthday, today … 

And this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt …

“Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product.”

Eleanor Roosevelt October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962

*        I think both regular readers, @adrence and @derestrict came up with the phrase: which is cool with me!   (It sort of turns me into the Isle Of Mann TT Races … )

º        Oooh, but it’s tempting to agree with you, Debbi … But I’m STILL eyeballing that jam-jar … Oh, AND the NeXT  computer Tim Berners-Lee used to design the Web.   (Possibly the only computer to feature in an Olympic opening ceremony … )