The Daily Teaser …

I know, I know, I’m a touch late …

But James Cameron, bless him, does tend to bang on, when he’s on form!!

At any rate, yesterday’s teaser saw Trevor and the Pink Fluff that is Elizabeth both putting in answers: with Trevor definitely in the lead with 6 out of 6, and Pink Fluff bagging 2 and a half.

(From what I’ve understood, technically, the internet and the world wide web are two different things. The comparison I got given was this: the internet is basically a railway: web — along with various ftp, Usenet, and telnet — sites, are some of the trains. Or stations, maybe … Trevor, does that work as a metaphor … ?)

At any rate, here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) In many parts of the world, 1st May is celebrated as International what Day?

Q2) In English traditionally, what sort of folk-dancing was usually performed — by teams — on May Day?

Q3) 1st May saw the Act of Union that joined the Kingdom’s of England and Scotland, to form the kingdom of Great Britain: but in which year? (Now, why do I get the feeling that FSG Drone and Dr Paul are frothing, frothily, like madly frothing Scotsmen … ?)

Q4) 1st May, 1931, saw which iconic New York building dedicated?

Q5) More to the point, who was it dedicated by … ?

Q6) And finally … 1st May, 1851, saw Queen Victoria open what … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 30th April, 1993, saw which tennis player stabbed by a deranged fan?

A1) Monica Seles.

Q2) More to the point, by a deranged fan of whom … ?

A2) Steffi Graf. (Who’s possibly one of the few tennis players to have an associated pice of rhyming slang … )

Q3) That same day — 30th April, 1993 — saw the first broadcasts by which UK radio station?

A3) Virgin Radio: what’s now called Absolut Radio.

Q4) 30th April, 1973, saw President Richard ‘Tricky Dicky’ Nixon accept full responsibility for — but no personal involvement with — what … ?

A4) The Watergate Scandal. (“I have never been a quitter … ”)

Q5) 30th April, 1952, saw whose diary receive its first English language publications?

A5) Anne Franks

Q6) And finally … 30th April, 1993, saw CERN announce that it would make what freely available … ?

A6) The World Wide Web.

Enjoy those, everyone …