The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to confess — he says — that yesterday’s Q3 was a complete coincidence.

No, seriously …

I mean, me … ?

Throw in a question about Brisbane … ?

After seeing all the attention it’s getting, given the floods … ?

Naaah …

Really … !

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s …

Before I tell you I’m going to visit me nephew, tonight …

(He’s definitely frowning in that photo, isn’t he … ? I think he’s camera shy … )

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I’ve got to admit, yesterday’s Teaser was absolutely dead: I’m just hoping today’s gets an audience.

Here we are, then: here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 12th January, 1895, saw the founding of which UK non-government-organisation … ?

Q2) 12th January, 2001, saw the first foreign manager to take charge of the England football team go into post: what was his name … ?

Q3) January 12th, 1872, saw the coronation of Yohannes 4th of where … ?

Q4) 14th January, 1976, saw the death of the world’s most popular writer: who was she … ?

Q5) More to the point, what was the name of the record-breaking play that writer wrote … ?

Q6) And finally … 12th January, 1918, saw laws in Finland go into effect that gave who full Finnish citizenship?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 11th January, 1571, saw Austrian nobility granted the freedom of what: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or the Freedom of the city of Manchester?

A1) Freedom of religion.

Q2) 11th January, 1879, saw the start of a war between the British Empire, and who … ?

Q2) The Zulu. (And Kaiju, if you, Trevor and Suzie haven’t done a Michæl Caine impersonation, I’ll be disappointed … )

Q3) 11th January, 1986, saw the formal opening of the Gateway Bridge, in Brisbane, Australia: in which Australia state is Brisbane … ?

A3) Queensland.

Q4) 11th January, 2008, saw the death of which mountaineer … ?

A4) Sir Edmund Hillary.

Q5) And finally … 11th January, 1994, saw the Irish government lift a broadcasting ban on who … ?

A5) The IRA.

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

After I’ve crossed me fingers in the hope an old friend in Wales isn’t covered by those severe weather warnings …