The Daily Teaser …

Whoah! I am DEFINITELY up early, today … !

It’s that’s day of the week, again, for signing on at the local Job Centre. And as they’ve done their usual thing of changing the time I’ve got to go in, I’m up at Stupid O’Clock … !

I wouldn’t mind if I was actually working, and doing this everyday of the week, but … …

Oh well, cie la vie … !

Let’s get on with it!

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor, Simon and Andrea all get 5 out of 5. Normally I’d also add — at this point — the Simon would be getting the Official First-In-Clap.

Which he did … !

And mention the quality of the quotes, yesterday.

Which was darn good. (Andrea, I loved that one from Ronald Reagan … ! There’s an old joke, that goes like this … “What to the USA and McDonalds have in common? They’ve both had a clown called Ronnie in charge … ”.)

But I’m also going to give a special mention to Angela — djalfy — who’s managed, after weeks of stumpedness, to put in her first answer!

Right, Andrea, Trevor, Simon … Let’s see if we can’t persuade her into putting up a quote, for today’s questions?

I’d better let everyone see them, hadn’t I?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 31st March, 1951, saw the first commercial computer delivered to the US Census Bureau: what was that computer called?

Q2) 31st March, 1889, saw the formal inauguration of which Parisian icon?

Q3) 31st March 1909 saw the start, and 31st March 1912 saw the completion, of the construction of which ship … ?

Q4) 31st March, 1989, saw the final abolition of which authority?

Q5) One year later, 31st March, 1990, saw a rally in central London into the worst violence seen in the city in over a century: which was the rally protesting against?

Q6) 31st March, 1993, saw the death of actor, Brandon Lee: Who was his famous father?

Q7) Finally, and more to the point … what film was Brandon Lee making, when he died?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 30th March, 1981, saw the attempted assassination of which US political figure?

A1) President Ronald Reagan

Q2) Two years earlier, 30th March, 1979, saw the death - by car bomb - of which Conservative politician?

A2) Airey Neave, MP.

Q3) From the morbid to the ridiculous … 30th March, 1858, saw Hymen Lipman patent what?

A3) A pencil … with an attached eraser.

Q4) 30th March, 1842, saw the first use of what, during an operation?

A4) Anesthesia.

Q5) And finally … 30th March, 1930, saw the birth of Rolf Harris: what - in 1969 - was his biggest UK hit?

A5) Two Little Boys. (Which was also the last Xmas number one iof the 1960s.

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