Nik Nak’s Weekly Teaser — 20th February, 2013: Let’s Get Regal … AGAIN!

20th February saw the coronation of Edward 6th.   Let's learn about him, shall we … ?

Q1) 20th February saw Edward 6th crowned as king: in which year of the 1540s … ?

Q2) More to the point, which famous king was Edward's father … ?

Q3) Was Edward King of England, England and Ireland or of the United Kingdom … ?

Q4) In which London church was Edward's coronation: Saint Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey or St Clement Danes … ?

Q5) Edward 6th was immediately succeeded by his cousin, Lade Jane … who … ?

Q6) How long did Lady Jane rule for: nine days, ten days or eleven days?

Q7) Edward was succeeded by his two sisters, Mary and Elizabeth: which of them got the throne first … ?

Q8) The 'Bloody Mary' cocktail — named for Edward's sister, Mary 1st — contains vodka, tomato juice … and which sauce … ?

Q9) Edward's other sister, Elizabeth 1st, was on the throne for how many years: 35, 45 or 55 … ?

Q10) And finally … Edward and his sisters were all part of which dynasty: the Stewarts, the Tudors or the Ten-Poles … ?

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

Questions.

Q1) 13th February, 1970 saw the release of the world's first Heavy Metal album: what was it called … ?

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the band that released it … ?

Q3) Equally to the point, that LP was released on which day of the week … ?

Q4) That band's lead singer went on to have a solo career: AND a successful reality TV show.   Called what … ?

Q5) This band's first Top Ten single — still in 1970 — reached No. 4 in the UK charts.   What was it called … ?

Q6) Moving on, slightly … which very heavy band had a UK hit with 'Whole Lotta Love': Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin or Motörhead?

Q7) Which Finnish Heavy Metal band famously won Eurovision, with 'Hard Rock Hallelujah' … ?

Q8) In which year was that win … ?

Q9) Which English heavy metal band were famously accused of causing a pair of suicides with 'subliminal messages': Judas Priest, Deep Purple or Iron Maiden … ?

Q10) And finally … Which heavy metal has the atomic number, 92 … ?

Answers.

A1) 'Black Sabbath'.

A2) Black Sabbath.   (If people missed that one … )

A3) Friday.

A4) The Osbournes.

A5) 'Paranoid'.

A6) Led Zeppelin.

A7) Lordi.   (I don't think Eurovision knew what happened … !)

A8) 2006.

A9) Judas Priest.   (There's a good article about it in the Skeptical Inquirer.)

A10) Uranium.

Regular fans can head over to my blog — Nik Nak's Old Peculiar — and have a go at the Daily Teaser.

If you're a struggling Pub quiz master, looking for free quiz questions, you can always use one of the Friday Questions Sets: all I ask in return is that you tell people where you got them … 

Have a good week, everyone: I'll point you at Ozzy and the boys, shall I … ?