The Daily Teaser …

Oooooh …

That’s good!

Kettle, Day two, and my word, that tea’s good, first thing in the morning … !

Yes, I know, that’s possibly a bit sad, but there you go …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I tell the the hoary “I’ve got a MacBook” joke*.

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Teaser was nicely busy. And one that saw me double checking my answer: quite how I thought ‘Inge’ was a female name, I’m blowed if I know. It saw Debbi, a welcomed back Kaiju, and newcomer, Serendipity, putting in their answers, and scoring 5 out of 5. It also saw fellow blogger, Serendipity, officially becoming my most easterly commentor, as she’s in Mumbaiª! And it seems it’s also saw Debbi’s husband’s birthday! Pass on my best, please, Debbi … !

Now …

Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 30th March, 1858, saw Hymen Lipman patent pencils with attached erasers: in which David Lynch film does a character have a dream featuring someone making this sort of pencil … ?

Q2) 30th March, 1296, saw Edward 1st of England, sack which town, as part of his war against Scotland … ?

Q3) 30th March, 1962, saw the birth of the Reverend Stanley Kirk Burrell: how is he better known … ?

Q4) 30th March, 2002, saw the death of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother: how old was she when she died … ?

Q5) And finally … 30th March, 1853, saw the birth of which Dutch artist … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 29th March, 2004, saw which European country become the first place on Earth to ban smoking in the workplace … ?

A1) The Republic of Ireland.

Q2) 29th March, 1942, saw what’s considered to be the first successful bombing of a German city, by RAF Bomber Command: which German city … ?

Q2) Lübeck.

Q3) 29th March, 1981, saw the 1st ever London Marathon: name either the male or female athletes who won that first Marathon.

A3) American, Dick Beardsley and Norwegian, Inge Simonsen (Men), and the UK’s Joyce Smith (Woman)

Q4) 29th March, 2008, saw 35 countries and 370 cities join what for the first time: Earth Hour, Mars Week or Venus Day … ?

A4) Earth Hour.

Q5) And finally 29th March, 1943, saw the birth of musician, Vangelis: which British Prime Minister does he share his birthday with … ?

A5) John Major.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later … ! After I leave you with birthday boy, Eric Clapton’s cut of Crossroads …

* Guaranteed to fall flat on its face, in three out of four social gatherings …

ª Which I’m told is a beautiful part of the world: although I’ve never been …