The Daily Teaser …

Phew!!

I know I’m generating comments!!

I do know writing about the parking been generating controversy, I know that; but as I’ve pointed, the day we were all supposed to pick up the blessed things, was also the day we had a delivery! Getting out on time isn’t necessarily guaranteed …

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yes, let’s …

Here’s today’s questions, which were fairly easy to write; whether they’re easy to answer is another matter, let me know!

Q1) August 6^th, 1945, saw the dropping of the first Atomic bomb; what was that first bomb nicknamed?

Q2) More to the point, what Japanese city was it dropped on?

Q3) The plane carrying that bomb was commanded by Captain Paul Tibbets; what was the name of the plane?

Q4) What type of plane was the plane that dropped that bomb; a Lancaster bomber, a B29 Super Fortress, or a Heinkel He-111?

Q5) Closing off the first five; which British synthpop band released a song about the droppng of the first A-bomb, in 1980?

Q6) During World War 1, August 6^th, saw the start if the Battle of which Sea?

Q7) Lightening up, a little, August the 6^th, 1937, saw the birth of which member of the cast of “EastEnders”?

Q8) August 6^th, 1910, also saw the birth of British director Charles Crichton; which London based film studios did he famously work at?

Q9) August 6^th, 1962, marked the first Independence Day; but of which Caribbean nation?

Q10) And finally, August 6^th saw Sir Tim Berners-Lee release the files that describe the World Wide Web; in which year of the 1990s?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today in 1962, saw which Hollywood star found dead in her bed?

A1) Marilyn Monroe.

Q2) On the subject’s of deaths, which British actor — and Ealing comedies star — died today in 2000?

A2) Sir Alec Guinness.

Q3) 5^th August also saw the death of Richard Burton; but in which year of the 1980s?

A3) 1984. (Which was also one of the last of his film’s — “1984” — to be released.)

Q4) 5^th August, 1827, saw the birth of Deodoro de Fonseco; who was later to become the first president of which American nation?

A4) Brazil?

Q5) And finally, today in 1975, Britain’s Forestry Commission announced that which disease was spreading?

A5) Dutch Elm Disease.

Enjoy those! I’ll catch you later!