The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to admit, I love Friday’s, sometimes!

The Friday Teaser usually get a very good response: as you can tell, I had all four of my regulars — Simon, Trevor, Tim, and Andrea — get their answers in, yesterday, with everyone getting 7 out of 7, Simon getting the Official First-In-Clap, and Simon, Andrea, and Tim getting a quote in!

Trevor, you’re slacking!

Let’s move on, shall we? Shall we?

Yes, LET’S!

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

Q1) 16^th January, 1920, saw what go into effect, in the USA?

Q2) The Night of The 16^th January is a play … by whom … ?

Q3) 16^th January, 1979, saw Mohammed Reza Pahlevi forced to flee his home country: what country was that?

Q4) More to the point, how was Mohammed Reza Pahlevi better known?

Q5) 16^th January, 1942, saw the crash of TWA Flight 3: which film star died in that crash?

Q6) And finally … today in 1948 saw the birth of Snooker player, Cliff Thorburn: what was his nickname?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 15^th January, 1759, saw the official opening of which British institution?

A1) The British Museum.

Q2) 200 years’s earlier, January 15^th, 1559, saw the official coronation of which English Queen?

A2) Elizabeth the 1^st.

Q3) While we’re on the subject of the Tudors, 15^th January, 1535, saw that Queen’s father begin to use which title?

A3) Supreme Head of the Church of England.

Q4) January 15^th, 2009, saw US Airways Flight 1549 famously land … where?

A4) On the Hudson River. (Now, if I was President Obama, I’d not be giving the plane’s pilot, Captain Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger III, a medal. No. I’d want him flying Airforce One!)

Q5) 15^th January, 1622, saw the birth of which French playwright?

A5) Jean-Baptiste Poquelin: better known, of course, as Molière.

Q6) 15^th January, 1997, saw who call for the banning of a type of weapon.

A6) Princess Diana.

Q7) More to the point, what type of weapon?

A7) Land-mines.

Q8) And finally … 15^th January, 1919, saw Ignacy Jan Paderewski become the first Prime Minister of which newly independent republic?

A8) Poland.

Enjoy those, every one: I’ll catch you later!