The Daily Teaser …

Andrea, you’re right: Simon was rather speedy, yesterday, wasn’t he?

From what he was telling me, he’d had the page open from rather early on.

Now, I know I’ve been accused of being a bit obsessive, sometimes, but … … !

At any rate, pats on the back, all round, as everyone got 7 out of 7.

But I’m thinking today’s questions should be a little bit more … challenging …

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 5^th December, 771, saw who become sole King of the Franks?

Q2) 5^th December, 1492, saw Christopher Columbus become the first European to set foot on Hispaniola; name either of the two nations with territory on Hispaniola.

Q3) Today in 1989, saw who beat off a leadership challenge?

Q4) 5^th December, 1932, saw which scientist granted an American visa?

Q5) One year later, 5^th December, 1933, saw the final ratification of the 21^st Amendment to the US Constitution: this was the repeal of which famous piece of US law?

Q6) 5^th December, 1991, saw the business empire of which late newspaper magnate call in the administrators?

Q7) 5^th of December, 1932, saw the birth of the Reverend Richard Wayne Penniman; how is he better known?

Q8) 5^th December 1926, saw the death of which impressionist?

Q9) Today in 1979, saw feminist, Sonia Johnson excommunicated for her support of the Equal Pay Amendment: by which Church?

Q10) And finally … 5^th December, 1945, saw Flight 19 disappear. Where?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 4^th December, 1961, saw what made available on the NHS, for the first time?

A1) The birth control pill. (The impression I’ve always had was that this — being able to take effective control of reproduction — marked the practical start of the Women’s Rights Movement.)

Q2) 4^th December, 1872, saw which abandoned ship discovered drifting towards Gibraltar?

A2) The Mary Celeste.

Q3) 4^th December is a track on The Black Album: which rapper is this album by?

A3) Jay-Z.

Q4) 4^th December, 1791, saw the publication of the world’s first Sunday paper; which paper is it?

A4) The Observer.

Q5) 4^th December, 1949, saw the birth of which actress and clinical psychologist?

A5) Dr Pamela Stephenson.

Q6) 4^th December, 1971, saw the Montreux Casino burn down, during a Frank Zappa concert; which rock song did this inspire?

A6) Smoke on the Water, by Deep Purple.

Q7) And finally; which rock band announced their break-up, on 4^th December, 1980, after the death of their drummer?

A7) Led Zeppelin. (The drummer in question was John Bonham.)

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