The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

There’s a thing …

I’ve got to admit, last night saw Egyptian President Mubarak telling Egypt and the world he was going to step down at the next election.

The trouble with that … ?

Is that it looks like — from I can make of the news reports — is that it seems the people of Egypt don’t seem especially happy about it …

I can’t say I blame them, in a way: after all, they’ve only been asking to “Step down, now” for a week …

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — all on his ownsome — scoring 5 out of 5, and quoting Mary Shelley.

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

Q1) 2nd February, 1949, saw the birth of actor, Brent Spiner: what’s the name of his character in Star Trek: The Next Generation … ?

Q2) 2nd February, 1943, saw the end of a major battle/siege around which Russian city … ?

Q3) How is that Russian city now known … ?

Q4) Following on from that: which West Midlands city is the Russian one in q2 twinned with … ?

Q5) 2nd February, 1653, saw the city of New Amsterdam first formally incorporated: better known now as New York, of course, the town was originally built on which of New York’s islands … ?

Q6) And finally … 2nd February, 1812, saw Fort Ross, California, established as a fur trading settlement … by which country … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 1st February, 1327, saw Edward 3rd crowned as King of England: who — for the next four years — was regent … ?

A1) His mother, Queen Isabella of France.

Q2) 1st February, 1954, saw the prototype Wankel engine given a test run: is the Wankel engine an internal combustion engine, an early model of computer, or a type of jet engine … ?

Q2) An internal combustion engine.

Q3) 1st February, 2009, saw Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir — pardon my pronunciation — elected as the first gay PM of anywhere: and more to the point, the first female PM … of where … ?

A3) Iceland.

Q4) 1st February, 1996, saw the US Congress pass the Communications Decency Act: this was the US government’s first attempt’s to regulate what on the ‘Net … ?

A4) Pornography.

Q5) And finally … 1st February, 1884, saw the birth of Russian writer, Yevgeny Zamyatin: which of his novels did George Orwell admit was a source of inspiration for 1984?

A5) We.

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