The Daily Teaser …

Whoa, it’s another rainy — and early — morning.

And one that mean’s I’ll hopefully won’t be up at this sort of time, again, for a while!!

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

Q1) July 8^th, 2000,saw the publication of the fourth Harry Potter novel; what’s the title?

Q2) Today in 1998, was the birthday of child actor, Jaden Smith; which famous actor and rapper, is his dad?

Q3) Bit topical, for those of us in the UK; July 8^th, 1965, saw which famous robber escape from Wandsworth Prison?

Q4) July 8^th, 1950, saw General Douglas McArthur take command of UN armed forces in which conflict?

Q5) And finally, today in 1497 saw Vasco de Gama try and find a western sea passage to where?

And here’s yesterdays questions and answers …

Q1) Today in 1928 saw the introduction of sliced bread; described in the adverts as “the greatest step forward since …” what?

A1) Wrapped bread!

Q2) July 7^th, 1947, saw an alleged what, crash in the New Mexican town of Roswell?

A2) An alleged UFO.

Q3) Seventeen years earlier, July 7^th, 1930, saw the beginning of the building of which dam?

A3) The Hoover Dam.

Q4) July 7^th, 1941, saw the birth of which ornithologist and former Goody?

A4) Bill Oddie.

Q5) And finally, which former member of the Rolling Stones died, on July 7^th, 1969?

A5) Brian Jones.

Enjoy them, folks; I’ll see you later!

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Oh, and have a video, folks! (I KNOW Sean will like this!!)