The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

Well, I’ll happily admit to having mooched around the ’net for a while, checking on the various feeds I’ve got access to; and found some interesting sci-fi news that you can read, here, here, and here. The interesting bit is the — apparently — the BBC will be commissioning a fourth series of “Torchwood”. All to the good!

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

Q1) Today in 1694 saw a Royal Charter granted to which financial institution?

Q2) Over a hundred and fifty years earlier, 27^th July, 1549, Frances Xavier reached Japan on his first mission to convert the Japanese; which Roman Catholic was he one of the co-founders of?

Q3) Today in 1866 saw the completion of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, between Ireland and Canada; which famous ship laid it?

Q4) “A Wild Hare” — the first cartoon to feature Bugs Bunny — débuted, today; in which year of the 1940s?

Q5) And finally, today in 1949, saw the first flight of a passenger jetliner; what model was it?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 26^th 1803, saw the opening of the Surrey Iron Railway, the world’s first public railway; name either of the two (then) Surrey towns it connected.

A1) Wandsworth and Croydon.

Q2) July 25^th, 1936, saw the Axis powers decide to intervene in which war?

A2) The Spanish Civil War.

Q3) Today saw the (much delayed) results of the UK’s 1945 General Election; who’s party lost that?

A3) Winston Churchill’s.

Q4) And on the same day in 1945, saw the signing of which WW2 Declaration?

A4) The Potsdam Declaration.

Q5) July 25^th, 1956, saw Egypt seize control of what?

A5) The Suez Canal.

Q6) July 25^th, 1989, saw Robert T. Morris be the first person in the US to be prosecuted for releasing what?

A6) A computer virus. (Well; TECHNICALLY, the Morris Worm was what’s called a Worm. Ahh … )

Q7) And finally, today in 1856, is the birthday of which Irish writer and Nobel Laureate?

A7) George Bernard Shaw.

Enjoy those! I’ll catch you later!