The Daily Teaser …

Did you know that … ?

Well …

Did you … ?

Seemingly, it’s the anniversary of Del Shannon’s death … ?

Or, at least, it was … !

Seemingly, the endless revision process that is Wikipedia has … well … revised his entry, and updated the date of his death.

To yesterday …

Oh, well …

Enjoy the soundtrack … !

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets!

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw our American contingent — Debbi and Kaiju — going head-to-head: with both scoring 5 out of 5, it also saw Kaiju, bless ’im, giving us a quick potted history of French protests about Algerian independence.

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

Q1) 9th February, 1991, saw which former Soviet republic vote for independence … ?

Q2) 9th February, 2007, saw the death of Ian Richardson: which character did he play in Hogfather … ?

Q3) One year earlier, 9th February, 2006, saw the death of which entrepreneur … ?

Q4) 9th February, 1983, saw Irish police begin their hunt … for whom … ?

Q5) And finally … 9th February, 1962, saw which member of the Commonwealth become independent … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 8th February, 1922, saw the first radio used in the White House: by which US President … ?

A1) Warren G. Harding.

Q2) 8th February, 1962, saw 8 people killed in riots in Paris: these were protesting about which county’s independence from France … ?

Q2) Algeria.

Q3) 8th February, 1587, saw the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, on the orders of Elizabeth 1st: what was the name of the plot Mary was said to be involved in … ?

A3) The Babington Plot.

Q4) 8th February, 1726, saw the Russian empire found what: the Imperial State Court, the Supreme Privy Council or Imperial Duma … ?

A4) The Supreme Privy Council*.

Q5) And finally … 8th February, 1996, saw what was then the world’s largest online collaborative event take place: what was its name … ?

A5) 24 Hours in Cyberspace.

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

* A quick search for the word ‘privy’ on Wikipedia offers us the relevant disambiguation page: which offers the term ‘garderobe’. I’ll try and avoid the obvious gag’s about politicians …