The Daily Teaser …

AAARRRGGGHHH!

Christmas!

Bloody hell, I’ve a lot to write about, at some point.

Not only was part one of The End Of Time really rather good — complete with one or two heavyweight actors — I got a couple of interesting presents, as well as handy some out.

I’m just hoping everyone was pleased with the one’s I got them: not having much of a budget, I couldn’t afford much, so I’m hoping the various gift-tokens and chocolates went down well.

I do know Allison managed to pick up up a copy of the novel of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, which I’ve not read in years: I’m looking forward to that.

And bless ’er, me mum managed to get me a copy of the upgrade disc version of Snow Leopard.

Which, of course, I want to install as soon as possible, but, ye gods, backing everything up is taking a while …

And I do know that the two netbooks I helped Tim refurbish for his two daughters have gone down very well. And they’re both screaming out to have the Ubuntu Netbook Remix put on it … !

At any rate, I’m burbling, aren’t I?

I am, aren’t I?

Let’s get on with it, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, let’s … !!

Yesterday’s Teaser actually got a bigger turnout than I expected!

Bless him, FSG Drone actually managed to post up a 11 out of 12 set of answers: and he managed to catch a mistake I’d let slip through … !!

Let’s see if anyone can solve today’s little set of questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 26^th December, 1908, saw the first Afro-American win the World Heavyweight Boxing title, by knocking out Canadian, Tommy Burns. What was that champion’s name?

Q2) 26^th December is which Saint Stephen’s Day, in the West: when is it, in Eastern churches?

Q3) 26^th December saw a tsunami devastate much of Asia: but in which year of this century?

Q4) 26^th December, 1933, saw the patenting of which of radio wave: Amplitude Modulation, Frequency Modulation, or Phase Modulation?

Q5) And finally … 26^th December, 1990, saw Ayatollah Ali Khamieni uphold the fatwa — or death sentence — against who?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Christmas Day, 800 AD, saw whose coronation?

A1) Charlesmagne’s.

Q2) Which King of England was crowned, on Christmas Day, 266 years later?

A2) William the Conqueror.

Q3) At the other end of history, which Soviet politician stepped down, on Christmas Day, 1991?

A3) Mikhail Gorbachev.

Q4) A few years earlier, 25^th December saw the Queen make her first Christmas Day speech: in which year?

A4) 1952.

Q5) Day Day, 1977, saw the death of which silent film star?

A5) Charlie Chaplin.

Q6) Christmas Day, 1914, saw the famed Christmas Day Truce between British and German troops, during World War 1: in which year of World War One?

A6) 1914.

Q7) More to the point, in which Belgian town did the Truce start?

A7) Ypres.

Q8) During that Truce, the German version of which hymn was famously — and repeatedly — sung?

A8) Silent Night. (Simon, we’re expecting you to step forward with a brief rendition of Stille Nacht … )

Q9) Christmas Day, 1950, saw what stolen from Westminster Abbey?

A9) The Stone of Scone.

Q10) Christmas Day, 1899, saw the birth of which iconic Hollywood star?

A10) Humphrey Bogart.

Q11) Christmas Day, 2008, saw the death of which US singer and actress?

A11) Eartha Kitt.

Q12) And finally … Which Roman nativity festival took place, on 25^th December?

A12) The Nativity of Sol Invictus.

Enjoy those, every one.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go shopping …