The Saint Valentine’s Day Teaser

Morning, everyone!

Yes, I know it’s a touch late, today, but Allison and I were up late.

Watching a movie, before you ask!

Let’s leave that there, shall we?

Yes, let’s … !

Yesterday’s Teaser was actually quite quiet, but did see Trevor get both 5 out of 5, and — and — put in his very first Quote for the day!

Which I think mean’s Trevor get’s serious amounts of applause!

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s Valentine’s Day set, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 14th February famously saw the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre. This saw member’s of Al Capone’s Mafia kill seven member’s of Bugs Moran’s North Side Gang: but in which US city?

Q2) More to the point, in which year of the 1920s?

Q3) Just as a relevant question, in which year — AD — did Saint Valentine of Rome die?

Q4) Who said “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies”?

Q5) Saint Valentine’s Day is also — in the Roman Catholic Church — the feast day of Saint Cyril and Methodius: they are the patron Saints of where … ?

Q6) Famed ascetic and celibate, Mallanaga Vātsyāyana, was the Indian scholar behind which book?

Q7) Elizabeth Taylor famously married Richard Taylor, twice: but on which film’s set did they met?

Q8) 14th February, 1849, saw James Knox Polk become the first US President to be what?

Q9) 14th February, 1876, saw two people patent the telephone. Name both of them.

Q10) 14th February, 1835, saw the formation of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles: which Church was this the original governing body of?

Q11) 14th February, 1984, saw Jane Torville and Christopher Dean ice-dance to Olympic gold, at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics: Which piece of music were they dancing to?

Q12) 14th February, 1946, saw the unveiling of the world’s first general purpose electronic computer: what was it called?

Q13) 14th February, 1989, saw the death of which noted expert on Caribbean birds?

Q14) 14th February, 1924, saw the founding of IBM: what does IBM stand for?

Q15) And finally … today in 1945, saw planes from the RAF and USAF begin the firebombing of which German city?

And here’s yesterday’s questions, along with the answers …

Q1) 13th February, 1633, saw who arrive in Rome, to face heresy charges, before the Inquisition?

A1) Astronomer, Galileo Galilei. (♩Be-EL-zebub, has a devil put aside for me, for me, For MEEEEEE!!♩)

Q2) 91 years earlier, 13th February, 1542, saw the execution of Henry 8th fifth wife, on charges of Treason and Adultery: who was she?

A2) Catherine Howard.

Q3) More to the point, how was she executed?

A3) By beheading.

Q4) 13th February, 1692, saw the Glencoe Massacre take place: during this, members of which Scottish clan were killed?

A4) The MacDonalds.

Q5) And finally … 13th February, 2000, saw the last of the original run of which cartoon strip published?

A5) The Peanuts strip.

Enjoy those.   Have a good day, folks.