Saturday 30 May 2009

The Daily Teaser.

This is going to be a quick one, I’ve got a long day ahead!

Without much ado, here’s today’s Teaser …

Q1) May the 30th, 1536, saw Henry 8th marry his third wife; who was she?


Q2) This day in 1842, John Francis attempted to assassinate who?


Q3) May 30th, 1969, saw riots on the Caribbean island of Curaçao;the famous liqueur from that island is made with a version of which citrus fruit?


Q4) May 30th, 1908, was the birthday of the man who voiced Bugs Bunny. What was his name?


Q5) And finally, today in 1990, saw France ban what?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today in 1919 saw Albert Einstein publish his theory of what; General Relativity, or Special Relativity?

A1) General Relativity.


Q2) Name either of the two people who became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in 1953?

A2) Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.


Q3) 29th May is also Republic Day in which country?

A3) Nepal.


Q4) Chemist John Pemberton released his first advert for which ‘Tonic’?

A4) Coca-Cola.


Q5) And finally, who became Tsar of all the Russias, today in 1737?

A5) Peter the Great.


I hope they’re fun!!

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