The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

You know, you can tell it’s the weekend, can’t you?

You can, can’t you?

Because yesterday was All Quiet on the Teaser Front.

Very much so!

Let’s see if we can can attract a few people through the door, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, let’s!

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

Q1) 20^th December, 69 AD, saw who enter Rome, to claim the title of Roman Emperor?

Q2) Many years later, 20^th December, 1917, saw the founding of the USSR’s original secret police: what were they called?

Q3) Forty years later, 20^th December, 1957 saw who receive a draft notice, from the US Government?

Q4) 19^th December, 1973, saw the assassination — in a car bomb attack — of Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco. Which European country was he the PM of?

Q5) 19^th December 1915, saw the last Australian troops evacuated from where?

Q6) 19^th December, 1968, saw the death of John Steinbeck: what was the name of his 1939 Pulitzer winning novel?

Q7) And finally … Which US state became the first to secede from the USA, on December 19^th, 1860?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 19^th December, 1924, saw the last ever Rolls Royce what sold in London?

A1) Rolls Royce Silver Ghost.

Q2) 770 years earlier, 19^th December, 1154, saw who crowned as King of England: Henry 2^nd, 3^rd or 4^th?

A2) Henry 2^nd.

Q3) 19^th December, 1932, saw which BBC radio station begin broadcasting?

A3) The BBC World Service. (Or BBC Empire service, as it was, then.)

Q4) 19^th December, 1998, saw the US House of Representatives approve impeachment proceedings against whom?

A4) President Bill Clinton.

Q5) And finally … today in 1075 saw the death of Edith of Wessex: which English king was she married to?

A5) Edward the Confessor.

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