The Daily Teaser …

Blow ME!!

Tim, it’s official!

You NOW have … The Official First-In-Clap … !

Well, after yesterday’s Teaser, any way: shame you didn’t have any other competition, but there we go … !

At any rate, before I get to distracted by Cafe World or the Snow Leopard edition of O’Reilly Press’ The Missing Manual, let’s have today’s questions, shall we?

Yes, lets …

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

Q1) 27^th December, 1979, saw the start of a Soviet backed coup: in which country?

Q2) 27^th December, 1977, saw the UK premiere of which science fiction film?

Q3) 27^th December, 1921, saw the Japanese Imperial Navy ship, the Hōshō, become the first of which type of ship to be commissioned?

Q4) 27^th December, 1945, saw 28 nations agree the creation of two institutions, , at the Bretton Woods conference: name either.

Q5) And finally, today in 2007, saw the assassination of which political leader?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

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?

A1) Jack Johnson.

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

A2) 27^th December.

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

A3) 2004.

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

A4) FM.

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

A5) Author, Salman Rushdie.

Enjoy those, folks, and the rest of today … !