The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 23-3-2016: Football Crazy

Right … 

I’ve actually got a Wednesday off!

Wouldn’t you know it … ?

And, on top of everything else … ?   I’ve got phone calls to make!

I’ve just had a letter, telling me exactly how much housing benefit I’m getting: and therefore, how much rent I have to pay.

All good.

Bar the feeling of being rushed.

It’s Wednesday.

What else is new?

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The Daily Teaser — 8-9-2013: Football Crazy

You know, that’s somehow unsurprising.

I’ve got Radio 4’s Sunday morning religious programme on, at the moment.

Just as a sign of the times?   They’ve a report on, about Syria.

Or, more specifically, on the religious response from the US’s Syrian American community’s.

And, yes, there’s quite an array of opinion: but most of the people the show’s talking to, are … 

Well … I think the phrase is ‘anti-war’, which is all to the good, as far as I’m concerned.

With that said … ?

Let’s get a move on … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and, along with letting me know she’s thoroughly enjoy William Gibson’s Neuromancer, also bagging four out of five.

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

Q1) 8th September saw the first six matches played in England’s Football League.   In which year … ?

Q2) What was the name of the team that were that first years’ League champions … ?

Q3) In which year was the Second Division introduced: 1892, 1893 or 1894 … ?

Q4) In the re-organisation of the early 1990s, England’s top football clubs went on to form the … what … ?

Q5) Finally … what does the Football League’s pre-1992 First Division now call itself … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 7th September saw the birth of Queen Elizabeth 1st: in which year?

A1) 1533.

Q2) More to the point, she was born in which (then) London palace … ?

A2) Greenwich Palace: it was also known as the Palace of Placentia or Pleasaunce.

Q3) Which Royal dynasty was Elizabeth the last member of?

A3) The House Of Tudor.

Q4) Name either of Elizabeth’s parents … ?

A4) Henry 8th and Anne Boleyn.

Q5) Finally … In which year of the 1550s did Elizabeth 1st ascend the throne … ?

A5) 1558.

Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with this thought from Bill Shankly …

“Someone said ‘football is more important than life and death to you’ and I said ‘Listen, it’s more important than that’.”

Bill Shankly.

And with Fat Les’s Vindaloo … 

Have a good day … !

*        Glad to hear it, Debbi … !   Actually, the Composites site did a version of the Finn, that’s possibly worth looking up: the chap that runs it uses police identikit software to build images of fictional characters.   That’s the first image†: the second … is Frankenstein’s monster … !

†        I have to admit, I always think that image of the Finn looks a LOT like William Gibson, himself.

The Daily Teaser — 23-3-2013: Football Crazy

It’s official.

We can safely say that Britain is chilly … !

To the point of snowing.   To be frank, western parks of the UK are having some serious problems.

Problems … 

And gas-bills … !

At least, mine will’ve gone up: and, if I’ve got it right, there’s areas having trouble, because the gas pipes are freezing.

Either way, I think big thick jumpers are going to be the thing … 

Let’s move on: it’s a good way of keeping warm.

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Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers.   Along with wishing she were here, Debbi also managed to bag eight out of eight.

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

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

Q1) 23rd March, 1888, saw the first meeting of the Football League.   In a hotel in which city … ?

Q2) More to the point, on the eve of the first what … ?

Q3) What was the first team to be Football League winners, in 1888 … ?

Q4) Which team’s won the most League titles: Aston Villa, Manchester United or West Bromwich Albion … ?

Q5) And finally … as originally written, in 1863, how many rules did Football have … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 22nd March, 1945, saw the founding of the Arab League: how many member states are there … ?

A1) 22.

Q2) Name one of them.

A2) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, the State of Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Q3) 22nd March, 1960, saw the LASER patented.   Laser beams are usually coherent forms of emitted what: microwaves, light or x-rays … ?

A3) Light.

Q4) What — in 1974 — was the first day-to-day use of a LASER most of us would have seen … ?

A4) The bar-code scanner.

Q5) 22nd March, 1979, saw Ambassador Sir Richard Sykes assassinated outside his home.   Where was he UK ambassador to … ?

A5) The Netherlands.

Q6) More to the point, who was he assassinated by … ?

A6) The Provisional IRA.

Q7) 22nd March, 1996, saw the death of guitarist, Billy Williamson.   Which iconic band rock and roll band was he a member of … ?

A7) Bill Haley and His Comets.

Q8) And finally … 22nd March, 1993, saw Intel ship the first of its Pentium chips.   Which brand of home computer has used Intel processors since 2006 … ?

A8) The Apple Macintosh.   (I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist it … !)

I’ll leave you with this quote from pundit, player and crisp advertiser, Gary Lineker … 

“Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.”

Gary Lineker, after a rather big German win.

And with Robin Hall/Jimmy McGregor tune, Football Crazy … 

Oh, and Vindaloo: I’m no football fan, but that one is THE terrace song … 

*        Be good seeing you here, Debbi: although you notice, each time you say that, it snows … ?   :D   Oh, and I couldn’t resist Question 8, yesterday … !   (Pointless trivia for you, Debbi: a version of the predecessor chip, the PowerPC, is used in the PS3.   Just so you know … )