The Daily Teaser.

Hmmm …

Panic over, I think …

I think … !

Because Kelly’s managed to find most of her apparently lost files: seems, as part of the install, they’d been shifted from the USB drive, to the relevant places in Kelly’s home folder.

Phew!

I hope!

Anyway, let’s move on, shall we?

Yeeesssss …

He says, doing his best Jeremy Paxman impersonation …

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Birthday Girl Andrea going head to head with Tim and ’Shel: with all of them getting 6 out of 6, and both Tim and Andrea putting in some good quotes.

Did I mention it was Andrea’s birthday, yesterday? I didn’t?

Well, it was, and I’m enough of a gent to not mention her age.

But gentleman enough to say “Andrea, you HAVE the Official First-In-Clap!”. Happy belated Birthday!

Anyway, let’s get cracking on, shall we?

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

Q1) 28^th January, 1547, saw the death of Henry 8^th. Who became the first protestant ruler of England on his death?

Q2) 266 years later, 28^th January, 1813, saw the first publication of which classic novel?

Q3) 28^th January, 1986, saw which challenging space disaster occur?

Q4) 33 years before that, 28^th January, 1953, saw who hanged for murder?

Q5) 329 years before that, Sir Thomas Warner founded the first British colony in the Caribbean: but on which Caribbean island?

Q6) And finally … 28^th January, 1958 saw the patenting of which brick?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answer …

Q1) 27^th January, 1945, saw the Red Army liberate which notorious Polish prison camp?

A1) Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Q2) One year earlier, 27^th January, 1944, saw the end of the siege of which Russian city?

A2) Leningrad. (Or Saint Petersburg, as it now is.)

Q3) 27^th, January, 1951, saw the birth of drummer, Brian Downey: no relation, I should add. Which Irish rock band was he a founder member of?

A3) Thin Lizzy. (Who named themselves after a robot character in The Dandy comic, called Tin Lizzie. Just try faking an Irish accent when you’re saying the name …)

Q4) 27^th January, 1967, saw which entry in the Apollo missions catch fire on the launchpad??

A4) Apollo 1.

Q5) 27^th January saw John Logie Baird publicly demonstrate television, for the first time: in which year of the 1920s?

A5) 1926.

Q6) And finally … 27^th January, 1984, saw Michæl Jackson seriously burned whilst recording an advert for which drink?

A6) Pepsi Cola.

Enjoy those, everyone!