The Solstice Teaser … !!

Boy, can I get distracted by games, or what??

My word, yes!

I’ve recently discovered that Facebook has an online version of Pacman, called Waka-Waka, as one of its pages. Damn addictive …

At any rate, here’s today’s Solstice themed questions …

Q1) June the 21^st marks the summer solstice in the northern hemispehere; in which month is the summer solstice, in the southern hemisphere?

Q2) What’s longer on the summer solstice; day or night?

Q3) The word ‘solstice’ comes from which language?

Q4) What name is given to the dates when days and nights are of equal length?

Q5) Astrologically speaking, June 21^st is between two signs; name either.

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) June 20^th, 451AD, saw the Roman Empire defeat which Scourge of God?

A1) Attila the Hun.

Q2) Several centuries later, June 19^th, 1877, saw Alexander Graham Bell installed the world’s first commercial telephone system; in which country?

A2) Canada.

Q3) On the subject of phones, June 19^th, 1963 saw the red telephone established between the leaders of two countries; name either.

A3) The USA, and the USSR.

Q4) June 19^th, 1840, saw Samuel Morse finally patent what; Morse Code, the Telegraph or the wireless transceiver?

A4) The Telegraph.

Q5) Finally, three years before Morse’s patent, June 19^th, 1837, saw who ascend to the throne of Great Britain?

A5) Queen Victoria.

Enjoy those!

And I’ll see you tomorrow.