The Daily Teaser …

Well, yesterday’s Teaser was something of a first, for a while …

It’s kind of upsetting to not get anyone through the proverbial doors!

Anyway, here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 17^th December, 2003, saw who convicte of the deaths of Jessica Chapman and Holly Welles. (Personally, I’m hoping the killer rots in hell, but I’m a liberal …)

Q2) 17^th December, 1968, saw who convicted of killing two small boys?

Q3) 17^th December, 1903, saw Wilbur and Orville Wright complete their first successful Aeroplane flight: in which North Carolina town?

Q4) 17^th December, 1961, saw the birth of Sarah Dalin: which best-selling girl band was she a member of?

Q5) 17^th December, 1907, saw the death of Dr … who?

Q6) 17^th December, 1969, saw the US Air Force close Project Blue Book: this was the US Air Forces’ official study of … what?

Q7) And finally … 17^th December, 1973, saw the birth of which British athlete?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Who was named as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland on 16^th December, 1653?

A1) Oliver Cromwell. (Just as a side point, Cromwell was one of the most hated men in Ireland, after his campaign there, but one of the favourite historical figures amongst Labour politicians, as Britain’s first (unofficial) Republican. A possibly apocryphal story about the late Robin Cook M.P, in one of his first decisions as Foreign Secretary back in 1997, was to hang up a famous portrait of Oliver Cromwell. Unfortunately, his first official visitor was the Irish Ambassador. Bit of a faux pas … )

Q2) 16^th December, 1431 saw who crowned as King of France, in Paris?

A2) Henry 6^th of England.

Q3) Moving on, 16^th December, 1969, saw MP’s vote to abolish what?

A3) Hanging.

Q4) 16^th December, 1773, saw what party happen, in Boston Harbour, Massachusetts?

A4) The Boston Tea Party.

Q5) 16^th December, 1917, saw the birth of which science-fiction writer?

A5) Sir Arthur C. Clarke.

Q6) And finally! 16^th December, 1997 saw an episode of the Pokémon series called Dennō Senshi Porygon, notorious for causing 685 child viewers to have … what?

A6) Photosensitive epileptic fits. (It’s the frequency of strobe lighting in one particular scene that set it off: I’ve seen it. I got a migraine, I know that!! Talk about Blipverts!)

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