The Daily Teaser …

Phew!

I’ve got to admit, I’m a touch knackered.

But that’s what happens, when you do a late night blog post about a movie!

Which was decidedly interesting!

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But let’s move on, shall we?

Yes, let’s!

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Simon, Tim — or rather, Adele and Livy, Tim’s partner and youngest daughter — and Andrea* all get 5 out of 5, with Simon getting the Official First-In-Clap.

Andrea, Adele, could you do the honours and hand Simon … the OINTMENT … ?

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Actually, just as a side point, here, both Andrea and Simon put in some rather good quotes, yesterday: Simon putting in the ol’ “Batman’s Holding, the bowler’s Willey” quote, as it was Michæl Holding’s birthday, yesterday, and Andrea putting in a quote from Oscar Wilde. Which grabbed me, as Movie Night Adrian and I managed to catch the 2009 film of The Picture of Dorian Grey, a little while back.

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Let’s move on, and see how people do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 17th February, 1924, saw who win Olympic gold for the 100 yard Freestyle?

Q2) Twenty year’s earlier, 17th February, 1904 saw the début of Madame Butterfly: which composer wrote Madame Butterfly?

Q3) 17th February, 1996, saw IBM’s chess super computer beaten by … whom?

Q4) 17th February, 1979, saw China invade which country?

Q5) And finally … 17th February, 2003, saw the beginning of the London … what?

And here’s yesterday’s question’s and answers …

Q1) 16th February, 1937, saw Wallace Carothers receive the patent for what?

A1) Nylon.

Q2) 16th February, 1899, saw the foundation of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur: what is Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur?

A2) The Reykjavik Football Club.

Q3) 16th February, 1965, saw the publication of a second report: by whom?

A3) Dr Richard Beeching.

Q4) Six years earlier, 16th February, 1959, saw who sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba?

A4) Dr Fidel Castro.

Q5) And finally … Today in 1978 saw the first computerised what go live?

A5) Computerised Bulletin Board System.

Enjoy those, everyone, I’ll catch you later!

* Can I make a confession, here, Andrea? I loved Stardust!