The Daily Teaser — 25-8-2011

Bleaugh … !

No, seriously, BLEAUGH … !

I’ve got to admit, for the past few months, I’ve liked to make sure I get up at 6•30.

Yes, I know, I’m job-hunting, at the moment.

So there’s no real need to.

But … ?

Well, I don’t know about you, but I like to get up early, if only to make sure I don’t lose the habit of getting up early, to go to work.

Strange, I know, but there we go.

Unfortunately … ?

I get the odd day when I don’t …

And absolutely hate it, when I do.

Like today …

I’m just thankful I’ve got Bruce, my Mac Mini, set to announce the time.

Him yelling “It’s Seven Hours” is what woke me up …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before things start sounding odd …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting in her answers: and bagging 5 out of 5.

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

Q1) 25th August, 1938, saw the birth of author, Frederick Forsyth: which of his novels is set during the First Gulf War … ?

Q2) 25th August, 1989, saw NASA’s Voyager 2 probe reach which Neptune: what’s the name of Neptune’s largest moon … ?

Q3) 25th August, 1944, saw the liberation of which French city … ?

Q4) 25th August, 1930, saw the birth of actor Sean Connery: in which 1964 Alfred Hitchcock film did he appear … ?

Q5) And finally … 25th August, 1609, saw Galileo Galilei demonstrate what to Venetian lawmakers … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 24th August, 1952, saw the birth of the second living poet to be published in the Penguin Classics series of paperbacks: who is he … ?

A1) Linton Kwesi Johnson.

Q2) 24th August, 1954, saw the suicide of Getúlio Vargas: where had he been president of … ?

Q2) Brazil.

Q3) 24th August, 1968, saw which country explode its first atomic bomb … ?

A3) France.

Q4) One year earlier, 24th August, 1967, saw two penguins from Chessington Zoo cooled off during a heatwave, by being taken to a local where … ?

A4) Ice rink.

Q5) And finally … 24th August, 1989, saw drug barons in Columbia declare war on whom … ?

A5) The Columbian government.

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

After I’ve left you with this extra, from Linton Kwesi Johnson …