The Daily Teaser

Hmmm …

Now, there’s a thing …

You’ve probably worked out that — over the years — that I’ll usually have either the news on in the background, while I’m writing these posts.

Or I’ll be keeping an ear on Yesterday, one of Britain’s Freeview channel’s: and one that’s — obviously — a channel devoted to historical documentaries.

The one Yesterday’s showing at the moment … ? Is all about German PoW camp, Oflag IV-C.

Better known as Colditz … !

And subject of at least 4 books, several websites … and at least one well known TV series.

Although I’ve got to admit, I personally can’t watch TV serials about World War 2, without think of Armstrong & Miller’s stranger set of sketches …

But let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I get two enthusiastic … !

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Yesterday’s April Fool’s Day Teaser was that rarest of things, an All Ladies Teaser: it saw both Debbi* and Serendipity* putting in their answers, with both bagging 10 out of 10! 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) 2nd April, 1513, saw the first European to step on the shore of Florida: what was his name … ?

Q2) 2nd April, 1984, saw who become the first Indian in space … ?

Q3) More to the point, which country’s ship was he on … ?

Q4) 2nd April, 1914, saw the birth of actor, Sir Alec Guinness: in which 1979 TV series did he play George Smiley … ?

Q5) 2nd April, 2005, saw the death of Pope John Paul 2nd, who was the pope with the second longest reign in Vatican history: who held Saint Peter’s throne for the longest … ?

Q6) And finally … 2nd April, 1989, saw Mikhail Gorbachev arrive in which country’s capital city, ahead of a meeting with its leader … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 1st April, 1993, saw DJ Dave Rickards claim that what would be landing at the small airfield at Montgomery Fields?

A1) The Space Shuttle Columbia: I don’t think he out-did the traffic jams caused by Orson Welles’ performance of War of the Worlds.

Q2) 1st April, 1969, a Dutch TV presenter gave a news item on TV License fee evasion: and claimed the detection equipment could be fooled if TV owners wrapped their TV sets in … what … ?

Q2) Aluminium foil: seemingly, the next day saw many Dutch shops sell out of tin-foil … … Hmmm … (Personally … ? A friend of mine told me you could pick up wi-fi signals with some copper wiring and a wing-nut, connected to a USB plug at one end … and with the wing-nut screwed into the base of an empty Pringles tin … )

Q3) 1st April, 2003, saw many Chinese and Korean websites claim that who had been assassinated … ?

A3) Bill Gates.

Q4) 1st April, 1996, saw who claim to have bought the US Liberty Bell … ?

A4) Fast food chain, Taco Bell.

Q5) 1st April, 1976, saw a BBC Radio 2 broadcast claim that — to due a unique alignment of Jupiter and Pluto — people would be able to jump in the air and experience a “strange floating sensation” at 9:47am: which noted astronomer presented this piece … ?

A5) Sir Patrick Moore.

Q6) 1st April, 1992, saw radio show Talk of the Nation claim who would be running for US President … ?

A6) Richard Nixon: complete with the alleged phrase, “I won’t Do It Again”.

Moving to the serious stuff …

Q7) 1st April, 1999, saw the UK get its first, legally binding, what … ?

A7) Minimum wage.

Q8) 1st April, 1948, saw the birth of the Honourable James Chambers, OM: he is, of course, better known as which Jamaican singer … ?

A8) Jimmy Cliff.

Q9) 1st April, 2001, saw same-sex marriage become legal in the first country, anywhere, to legalise it: which European country was it … ?

A9) The Netherlands.

Q10) And finally … 1st April, 1948, saw the Farœ Island become independent from where … ?

A10) Denmark.

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

* Actually, both Serendipity and Debbi are on Twitter: look out for @yearning4d_sky and @debbimack. Not that there’s a ‘Follow Saturdayº’ hashtag, but the thought’s there …

º ‘Follow Friday’ is a bit of Twitter tradition: you Tweet the names of your favourite followers — on Friday’s, obviously — followed by a relevant hashtag.