The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve got Yesterday on, again: Aubrey Manning’s currently — and seemingly happily — wittering on about geology, in Earth Story.

I had started with the BBC News channel.

One piece did catch my eyes, before I turned over, though: that government’s plans to try and introduce minimum alcohol pricing, in order to help try and curb the noted British habit of binge drinking.

Hmmm …

I’ve spent some 15 or so years in various branches of the hospitality industry.

Behind a bar, in a cellar, serving food, what have you.

And I can’t help but think it’s a nice ideal.

But one that is necessarily isn’t going to stop people …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I start telling you about Alan Titchmarsh and the robin …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — all on his todd — bagging six out of six, and putting in some quotes from Benjamin Franklin. Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ? Here their are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 18th January, 1896, saw the first exhibition of which piece of medical equipment … ?

Q2) 18th January, 1967, saw Albert De Salvo — the Boston Strangler — sentenced to life imprisonment: in which US state was his prison, Walpole State Prison … ?

Q3) 18th January, 1977, saw scientists identify a bacterium suspected of causing which disease: HIV/AIDS, Legionnaires’ disease or Poliomyelitis … ?

Q4) 18th January, 1919, saw Ignacy Jan Paderewski become Prime Minister of … where … ?

Q5) And finally … 18th January, 2001, saw the end of the Civil war in which African nation … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 17th January, 38BC, saw Augustus Cæsar marry his third wife, Livia Drusilla: who played Augustus in the classic BBC series, I, Claudius?

A1) Brian Blessed.

Q2) More to the point, who played Livia … ?

Q2) Siân Phillips. (I’ve said it before, and I’ll probably say it again: they don’t make screen villain’s like that, anymore … )

Q3) 17th January, 1995, saw a Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Japan: which port city was the nearest … ?

A3) Kobe.

Q4) 17th January, 1929, saw who make their first appearance in the Thimble Theatre comic strip … ?

A4) Popeye.

Q5) 17th January, 2008, saw the death of which Icelandic chess player … ?

A5) Bobby Fischer. (Apparently, Icelandic TV had a habit of showing chess matches to while away the long nights: a couple of years before his death, Fischer is supposed to have phoned in to tell the players they’d missed a winning move. Which is kinda like Hendrix telling you you’ve just played a bum note, at the local Open Mic night … )

Q6) And finally … 17th January, 1957, saw the birth of British TV presenter and child actor, Keith Chegwin: which of his TV shows was condemned n the House of Commons?

A6) Naked Jungle.

Enjoy those, everyone: now, if you’ll excuse me? I’m going to look up that tube map, so I can get to tonight’s interview …