The Daily Teaser

Right, I'm going to apologise, now!

But the fact the libraries fornicating pc's cant find the photo’s I want to upload is beyong my control!

As is the LACK of a spell checker, in this version of IE.

I knew there's a good reason to get a Mac!

At any rate ...

Yesterday's Teaser saw Simon not only get the Official Clap, but beat Tim and Trevor, by half a point.

I did want Madonna and Guy Ritchie, chaps!

Oh, hang on, it WON'T LET ME INSERT HYPERLINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So you'll have to trust me on that one, guys!

Here's today's questions ...

Q1) 23rd December, 1972, saw a major earthquake hit which South American city?

Q2) 23rd December, 1893, saw the premiere of Hänsel und Gretel: who was the composer of Hänsel und Gretel? (The composer, not the librettist.)

Q3) 23rd December, 1913, saw the creation of the US Federal Reserve, the US Central Bank: which US President signed the relevant legislation into US law?

Q4) 23rd December, 1805, saw the birth of Joseph Smith, Jr: which American religious movement did he found?

Q5) 23rd December is the Feast Day of Saint Thorlac Thohalli — or Þorlákr Þórhallsson, in Old Norse: which country is he the patron Saint of?

Q6) 23rd December saw the Queen’s Christmas Speech, leaked: in which news paper?

Q7) More to the point, in which years of the 1990s was that leak?

Q8) And finally … 23rd December, 1888, saw which artist notoriously cut off his ear, whilst living in France?

And here's yesterday's questions and answers ...

Q1) 22nd December, 2002 — lots of 2’s, there — saw the death of which singer and guitarist?

A1) Joe Strummer.

Q2) In 1989, 22nd December saw the reopening of which famous gate?

A2) The Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin.

Q3) 22nd December, 1956, saw the birth of Colo: Colo is the oldest living what in captivity?

A3) Western Gorilla.

Q4) December 22nd, 200, saw which US divorceé getmarried to which first time British husband?

A4) Madonna, to Guy Ritchie.

Q5) And finally: 22nd December, 1939, saw the death of which noted Blues singer?

A5) Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett “Ma” Rainey.

Enjoy those, everyone!