The Daily Teaser …

Well, thank heavens for that!

I actually managed to drop off the Xubuntu’d up laptop other to me sister, yesterday.

Hopefully, Ruth, Anna, and Mum will be able to get the hang of the new operating system, without too much difficulty.

Mind you, I’m semi-expecting a phone call, complete a silly question — like “Where’s the Start button … ?” — at some stage …

At any rate, let’s move on to the serious questions, shall we?

Yes, let’s!

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor bagging 6 out of 6 and bagging the Typo Spotter of the Week Award!

Amazing how you can miss mixing up ‘3’ and ‘5’, isn’t it?

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

Q1) 11th March, 2004, saw a major terrorist bombing of trains in which European city?

Q2) 19 years earlier, 11th March, 1985 saw who take over as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union?

Q3) 11th March, 1851,saw the first performance of which Verdi opera? (Simon, don’t. Just don’t … !)

Q4) March 11th, 2007, saw the death of American actress, Elizabeth Thornburg: how was she better known?

Q5) More to the point, in which 1950 musical, did she play Annie Oakley?

Q6) And finally … 11th March, 1955, saw the death of which bacteriologist?

And here’s yesterday’s (corrected!) questions and answers …

Q1) March 10th, 241 BC, saw the last battle of which war?

A1) The First Punic War.

Q2) 10th March, 1831, saw the founding of which military Legion … ?

A2) The French Foreign Legion.

Q3) 10th March, 1973, saw the birth of noted model, Eva Herzigová: she did a famously traffic stopping advert for which product?

A3) The Wonderbra.

Q4) 10th March, 1969, saw James Earl Ray receive a life sentence for the murder of whom?

A4) Dr Martin Luthor King.

Q5) Alexander Graham Bell made the world’s first telephone call: in which year of the 1870s?

A5) 1876.

Q6) And finally … 10th March, 1804 saw a formal ceremony that handed control of what from France to the USA?

A6) The Louisiana Territory.

Enjoy the day!