The Daily Teaser …

I was right!

I was!

Trevor, bless him ’im, got Question 2 spot on, yesterday, and even managed to correct my spelling of Québec; Trevor’s partner, Penny, is Canadian, so they both know their way round the place … !

Yesterday’s teaser was actually a 2-way-tie between Trevor and Andrea, with Trevor edging in to get the First In Round of Applause!

But a big Pat On the Back to both of them; I know Tim didn’t make it, as he was rather busy …

Anyway, moving on, here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ …

Q1) Today in 1677, saw the future Mary 2^nd of England marry which colourful Prince?

Q2) November 4^th, 1956, saw the Soviet Union invade … where ?

Q3) 34 years earlier, 4^th November, 1922, saw a famous Egyptologist discover whose tomb?

Q4) More to the point, which Egyptologist are we talking about?

Q5) November 4^th, 1979, saw 90 US hostages taken in which Middle Eastern country?

Q6) And finally … Today in 1995 saw the assassination of which Middle Eastern politician?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 3^rd November is independence Day in three countries; name one of them.

A1) Panama, Dominica, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

Q2) Today in 1817, saw the opening of the Bank of Montreal, Canada’s oldest chartered Bank; in which Canadian Province is Montreal? (Trevor, I’m expecting you to do well, with this … !)

A2) Québec.

Q3) 3^rd November, 1838, saw the founding of the widest-circulated English language broadsheet newspaper; what’s it called?

A3) The Times Of India.

Q4) 3rd November, 1971, saw the birth of footballer, Dwight Yorke; what’s his nickname?

A4) The Smiling Assasin.

Q5) More to the point, which national side does he play for?

A5) Trinidad and Tobago.

Q6) 3^rd November, 1783, saw John Austin become the last person publicly hanged at which London spot?

A6) Tyburn Gallows. (The site is now on a traffic island on the junction of Edgeware Road with Bayswater Road.)

Q7) 3^rd November saw the launch — by the Soviet Union — of the first dog in space; but in which year of the 1950s?

A7) 1957.

Q8) And finally … what was the name of that dog?

A8) Laika.

Enjoy those, folks, I’ll catch you later.

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Actually, just as a side point, Trevor’s spelling of Québec, reminds me of one of my favourite quiz questions; how many native — NATIVE — languages are there in the British Isles? Depending on who you ask, it’s anything up to eight; two forms of Scots Gælic, Irish, Welsh, Manx, Cornish, English and French on the Channel Islands. Apparently, there’s arguments about whether Scots Gælic includes two languages, or a language with a very different dialect. And not including Glaswegian, obviously.

And that’s before you start arguing about whether Romany counts … !!

Dr Paul, Adrian, thoughts, please …