The Daily Teaser — 6-3-2014: I’ve Got A HEADACHE

THAT’S an annoyance … !

I forgot to tape The Tomorrow People, last night.

Still, I am watching it on Channel Four’s catch up service, 4od.

The only minor irritant … ?

Is that — for whatever reason — it won’t stream to my Apple TV: seemingly because Channel Four haven’t added the relevant functionality.

Yeah … 

Annoyance … 

~≈€≈~

But let’s move on, shall we?   Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and bagging six out of seven.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s Teaser, shall we?

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

Q1) 6th March saw Aspirin registered as a trademark.   In which year of the 1890s … ?

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the company that registered it: Schwarz, Bayer or GlaxoSmithKline … ?

Q3) Aspirin famously is supposed to help act as what: an anti-inflammatory, an anti-pyretic (reducing fever) or an analgesic (reducing pain) … ?

Q4) The company that registered Aspirin is headquartered in which German city: Dusseldorf, Leverkusen or Cologne … ?

Q5) That company also marketed Heroin: in the run up to which World War … ?

Q6) Equally, they marketed Heroin as completely non what … ?

Q7) While we’re on the subject: Heroin is a stronger version of which drug: morphine, cocaine or ecstasy … ?

Q8) Heroin — and its associated drugs — are all made from a version of which flower … ?

Q9) Aspirin ultimately comes from the bark of which tree … ?

Q10) In the film version of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, which character says “Now I’ve got a headache …!” … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 5th March, 1975, saw the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club: the club that famously inspired Steve Wozniak to design the Apple 1.   In which US state did it meet?

A1) California: in Menlo Park, to be precise.

Q2) More to the point, the club also had phone phreak, John Draper, as a member: Draper was more notoriously known as Captain … who … ?

A2) Captain Crunch.

Q3) 5th March, 1981, saw the ZX81 go on sale.   How much memory did that first version come with?

A3) 1 kilobyte.   (Frankly, my phone is more powerful … !)

Q4) The ZX81 was made by a company led by Sir Clive Sinclair: whosw first company made its money from the Sinclair Executive.   Was the Executive a slide rule, abacus or calculator?

A4) A calculator.

Q5) 5th March, 1999, saw Paul Okalik named as the first Premier of Nunavut.   In which North American country IS Nunavut … ?

A5) Canada: it’s Canada’s newest, and largest, territory.

Q6) 5th March, 1984, saw the start of the by now notorious Miners Strike: at the Cortonwood Colliery.   In which country is the colliery: North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire or South Yorkshire?

A6) South Yorkshire.

Q7) Finally … 5th March, 1868, saw George Westinghouse patent the Air-brake.   What’s the air-brake designed to brake: aeroplanes, railway trains or cars … ?

A7) Railway trains.

I’ll leave you with this tune from Weezer … 

And this thought …

“You really want to get a headache? Try to understand Internet advertising.”

Barry Diller.

Have a good day … !

*        Took it at a local restaurant, Debbi: a branch of Chimichanga’s, that do Mexican style food†.   Amazing what you can do with just an iPod!   (Well … APART from streaming shows from Channel Four, that is … !)

†        Well, I say Mexican, Debbi: it’s a Mexican restaurant, in suburban England, staffed, managed and run by Polish people.   Probably means it’s about as Mexican as Billy Connolly … !

The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 6-3-2013: I’ve got a Headache … !

You know, it HAS to be said, I feel god awful … !

Saying that … ?

I’ve just been to hospital.

Oh, nothing serious, just a few blood tests.

But ones I had to fast overnight for.

I think the best phrase “BLEUGH”.

It’s not pleasant.

But enough of my whinging, already.

It’s Wednesday: which means it’s the day for the Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser.

Here’s this week’s questions.

Q1) 6th March saw Aspirin registered as a trademark.   In which year of the 1890s … ?

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the company that registered it: Schwarz, Bayer or GlaxoSmithKline … ?

Q3) Aspirin famously is supposed to help act as what: an anti-inflammatory, an anti-pyretic (reducing fever) or an analgesic (reducing pain) … ?

Q4) The company that registered Aspirin is headquartered in which German city: Dusseldorf, Leverkusen or Cologne … ?

Q5) That company also marketed Heroin: in the run up to which World War … ?

Q6) Equally, they marketed Heroin as completely non what … ?

Q7) While we’re on the subject: Heroin is a stronger version of which drug: morphine, cocaine or ecstasy … ?

Q8) Heroin — and the associated drugs — are all made from a version of which flower … ?

Q9) Moving backwards … Aspirin ultimately comes from the bark of which tree … ?

Q10) And finally … In the film version of ‘The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy,’ which character says “Now I’ve got a headache …!” … ?

And here’s last week’s questions and answers …

Questions.

Q1) 27th February saw Abraham Lincoln make the speech that bagged him the US presidency.   In which year of the 1860s was this … ?

Q2) In which US city was this: Chicago, Seattle or New York … ?

Q3) When first elected, which US president was he: the 15th, 16th or 17th … ?

Q4) In which year was he elected President for the second time … ?

Q5) Which US party did Lincoln represent: Democrat or Republican … ?

Q6) In which year was his assassination … ?

Q7) In which Illinois town is Lincoln buried … ?

Q8) How many Oscar nominations has Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ received … ?

Q9) More to the point, who plays the President, in that film … ?

Q10) And finally … in which 2012 film is President Lincoln played by Benjamin Walker … ?

Answers.

A1) 1860.

A2) New York.

A3) 16th.

A4) 1864.

A5) Republican.

A6) 1865.

A7) Springfield.

A8) 11.

A9) Daniel Day-Lewis.

A10) ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’.

Enjoy those, everyone.