The Daily Teaser …

GAAAAAHH!

It’s too early in the morning, to be this early in the morning … !

No, really, it is!!

Or at least, that’s my thinking, anyway …

Let’s move on, shall we? Shall we? Yes, let’s!

We had Andrea, Trevor and Tim, all scoring 11 out of 11, yesterday, with Andrea getting the proverbial Clap, for getting in first!

I really most be getting soft in me old age! All that, or the fact that this year sees the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of a well known piece of road, is getting to me … !

I am definitely burbling, aren’t I?

Here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ …

Q1) 2^nd November, 1947, saw the first and only flight of the H4 Hercules, the world’s largest fixed-wing aircraft; what was the nickname of this particular model?

Q2) More to the point, which famous millionaire’s company designed the H4 Hercules?

Q3) As part of the First World War, Russia declared war on which Empire?

Q4) Today saw the British government make the Declaration that founded the State of Israel; after which Foreign Minister was it named?

Q5) Who was crowned as Emperor, today in 1930?

Q6) Today in 1936 saw the world’s first high definition — then defined as a picture of at least 200 lines — TV station; how is the station now known?

Q7) 2^nd November, 1959, saw the first section of which motorway opened in the UK?

Q8) And finally, Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law, that introduced which US Public Holiday?

And here’s yesterdays question’s and answers …

Q1) 1^st November, 1512, saw the first public showing of which piece of Italian art?

A1) The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. (There’s a running gag to the effect that says Michælango was a cowboy who did the ceiling on the cheap …)

Q2) More to the point, who was that artwork by?

A2) Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni; just Michelangelo is fine … !

Q3) 1^st November, 1604, saw the début of which of Shakespeare’s tragedies?

A3) “Othello”.

Q4) Seven years later, and by a huge coincidence, 1^st November, 1611, another of Shakespeare’s plays débuted; which?

A4) “The Tempest”.

Q5) 1^st November, 1765, saw the British government impose a Stamp Tax, on its American colonies; what did this Stamp Tax, actually tax?

A5) Documents, and anything made of paper.

Q6) November 1^st, 1894, saw the accession of which Russian Czar?

A6) Tsar Nicholas 2^nd.

Q7) Today is the Feast Day of the Holy Unmercenaries, Cosmas and Dismas; it’s celebrated by which church?

A7) Eastern Orthodox.

Q8) Today saw the birth of the only British PM to have been assassinated; what was his name?

A8) Spencer Perceval.

Q9) November 1^st, 1922, saw the abdication of Mehmet 2^nd; which empire was he the ruler of?

A9) The Ottoman Empire.

Q10) Today in 1982, saw which Asian car company to open a car factory, in the USA? (In Ohio, in case that helps … )

A10) Honda.

Q11) And finally, today in 1993 saw the European Union formally established; but by which Treaty?

A11) The Maastrict Treaty.

Enjoy those, everyone, I’ll catch you later!