The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

You know, I’ve got to admit got a documentary on, that I recorded last night …

Mostly following a young lady called Laura Hall, the first person in Britain to be banned from buying a drink anywhere in England and Wales.

Definitely strange to watch.

Hmmm …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I say to much …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — all on his ownsome — putting in his answers: on top of scoring 8 out of 8, he also put in some quotes from the man, himself, Robert Burns.

Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 26th January marks Australia Day: what did Indigenous Australians call the protests on 26th January, 1988 … ?

Q2) 26th January, 1950, saw India formally become a republic: who was its first President … ?

Q3) More to the point, 26th January, 1965, saw what named as one of the official primary languages of India, along-side English … ?

Q4) 26th January, 1802, saw the US government pass the legislation that organized the structure of which congressional institution … ?

Q5) 26th January, 1908, saw the birth of Jazz violinist, Stéphane Grappelli: with which guitarist did he found the Quintette du Hot Club de France?

Q6) And finally … 26th January, 1925, saw the birth of actor, car nut and sauce maker, the late Paul Newman: Newman said one of his proudest achievements was being placed 19th on whose Enemies List … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 25th January, 1759, saw the birth of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns:he’s also known ‘the Bard of ’ … where … ?

A1) Ayrshire.

Q2) Which of his poems served as an unofficial Scots national anthem … ?

Q2) Scots Wha Hae.

Q3) More to the point, which of Burns poems sees the title character seeing disturbing visions on the way home from the pub … ? (Disturbing visions on the way home from the pub? I was a barman for 14 years. They couldn’t have been as disturbing as some of the thing’s I saw from the bar, I know that … )

A3) Tam o’ Shanter.

Q4) Which country — in 1956 — was the first to issue a commemorative Burns postage stamp … ?

A4) The USSR.

Q5) One final Burns question: who has been named as Makar — Scots National Poet — just recently … ?

A5) Liz Lochhead.

Q6) 25th January, 1994, saw the launch of the Deep Space Program Science Experiment — or DSPSE — to test various bits of scientific equipment by observing the Moon: which girls name give the DSPSE its nickname … ?

A6) Clementine.

Q7) 25th January, 1947, saw the death of notorious gangster, Al Capone: in the last years of his life, he suffered deteriorating mental, due to complications from which disease … ?

A7) Syphilis.

Q8) And finally … 25th January, 2004, saw the Opportunity rover land on which planet?

A8) Mars.

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