Hmmm …
You know, I’ve got to confess that — every time I write up one of these Gazette teasers — I get what I’ve some to think of as an Earworm going through my head.
You know what an Earworm is: one of those tunes that suddenly — and for no reason you can think of — plays it’s way through your head.
Although in THIS case … ?
I know perfectly well that — because of the day — I get the chorus from this going through my head …
Good, isn’t it … ?
At ANY rate, let’s move on, shall we?
After all: it’s Wednesday, which means I should be posting up today’s Gazette Teaser.
Here it, covered by the usual license …
Q1) 16th January, 1919, saw the US Senate pass the law that banned alcohol. In which year did this go into effect: 1920, 1921 or 1922 …
Q2) More to the point, which amendment to the US constitution actually banned booze: the 17th, 18th or 19th … ?
Q3) Which Amendment — in 1933 — eventually repealed Prohibition: the 19th, 20th or 21st … ?
Q4) One of the US states that voted for repeal — Utah — is home to a famously sober church: which church … ?
Q5) The Code of Hammurabi is the earliest law code that mention beer and beer parlours: is it Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek or Ancient Babylonian … ?7
Q6) How many gallons are there in a Hogshead: 45, 54 or 63 gallons … ?
Q7) The amount of alcohol in alcoholic drinks is shown by its ABV: the higher the ABV, the stronger it is. But what does ABV stand for … ?
Q8) Who — famously — had a 2006 hit with ‘Rehab’ … ?
Q9) On the same sort of musical lines, which band had a 1979 hit with ‘Milk and Alcohol’?
Q10) And finally … which brand of lager is — informally — known as ‘wifebeater’ … ?
And here’s last weeks questions and answers …
Questions.
Q1) New England Telephone & Telegraph installed the first battery powered telephone exchange on 9th January, 1894. But in which Massachusetts town: Lexington, Manchester or New Braintree … ?
Q2) More to the point, in which Massachusetts county is that town: Essex, Middlesex or Sussex … ?
Q3) New England Telephone & Telegraph was formed by investors from Massachusetts, and which other US State?
Q4) Who's generally accepted as the inventor of the telephone … ?
Q5) More to the point, he originally designed the 'phone whilst working on educating whom: the deaf, blind or mute … ?
Q6) Who else has a claim for patenting the first telephone: Elijah Wood, Elisha Gray or Elliot Smith … ?
Q7) Moving on, slightly. BT is Britain's main landline provider: but what does BT stand for … ?
Q8) What's the American term for a mobile phone … ?
Q9) What's the traditional Cockney Rhyming slang term for a phone … ?
Q10) And FINALLY … what was the original term for a phone hacker: phone phunker, phone phan or phone phreak … ?
Answers.
A1) Lexington.
A2) Middlesex.
A3) The smallest in the US, Rhode Island.
A4) Alexander Graham Bell.
A5) The deaf.
A6) Elisha Gray.
A7) British Telecom.
A8) A cell phone.
A9) Dog and Bone.
A10) Phone phreak.
Enjoy those.
Now … Have one on me …
