The Daily Teaser

Drat …

I’ve got to confess, I meant to pick up a prescription, when I was in town, yesterday … !!

Oh, well, at least it mean’s I have an excuse to get out of the flat, today …

Along with another, next Tuesday: I’ve another interview. And one that look’s a touch more hopeful than the recent one in Deptford …

Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor bagging 5 out of 5, which actually surprised me: I was thinking that Ace of Base question would prove tricky.

And left me with a mental image of him singing Happy Nation.

I really am going sideways, aren’t I … ?

Moving on, once again, here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

20th May 2010 Teaser.

Q1) 20th May, 1958, saw the Buckinghamshire town of High Wycombe formally weigh its new … what?

Q2) 20th May, 1896, saw the chandelier of the Palais Garnier collapse on an audience, causing at least one death in the process: this provided inspiration for a similar incident in which French novel?

Q3) 20th May, 2000, saw Tony and Cherie Blair announce the arrival of whom … ?

Q4) 20th May, 1940, saw the first prisoners arrive where … ?

Q5) 20th May, 1980 — and 20th May, 1995 — saw which Canadian province reject independence from Canada?

Q6) And finally … 20th May is Independence Day in which island nation?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 19th May, 1499, saw Catherine of Aragon married — by proxy — to which Tudor prince?

A1) Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, and the older brother of the man who later became Henry 8th. (Henry 8th notoriously had commitment issues.)

Q2) 69 years later, 19th May, 1568, saw Elizabeth 1st order the arrest of who?

A2) Mary 1st, of Scotland, better known as Mary, Queen of Scots. (You know, I can never help but think the whole darn dynasty had issues … )

Q3) Moving on, 19th May, 1972, saw the birth of Swedish singer, Jenny Berggren: of which Swedish band was she a member?

A3) Ace Of Base.

Q4) 29 years earlier, 19th May, 1943, saw Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, set the date for what?

A4) The start of Operation Overlord: otherwise known, of course, as D-Day …

Q5) And finally … 19th May, 1974, saw who elected as French President, after the second round of elections?

A5) Giscard d’Estaing.

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