The Daily Teaser — 27-9-2011

Hmmm …

Well, that’s a thing.

Ever heard of Brownsea Island?

I doubt you have, actually, unless you happen to have followed the history of the Boy Scout movement.

Brownsea Island, so you know, was where Robert Baden-Powell held the first boy-scout camp.

Well, the BBC’s news channels just given it a brief mention.

You see, Brownsea Island is ALSO one of the last remaining places that Britain’s red squirrel population thrives.

Well …

NOW thrives.

The news article was basically about a conservation project to help those squirrels thrive some more.

By cutting down Brownsea Island’s overgrown rhododendrons.

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting in her answers: and, along with bagging 7 out of 7, she ALSO managed to put up this rather fun post about George Gershwin.

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

Q1) According to one UN body, 27th September is World what Day … ?

Q2) 27th September, 1964, saw the release of the Warren Report: which said that who famously had acted alone … ?

Q3) 27th September, 1970, saw a ceasefire signed by Yasser Arafat of the PLO, and King Hussein of where … ?

Q4) 27th September, 1954, saw the debut episode of the Tonight show, on NBC: who was the host?

Q5) And finally … 27th September, saw who sent home from the Seoul Olympics, after failing a drugs test … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 26th September, 1934, saw the launch of the RMS Queen Mary: which shipping line was she owned by … ?

A1) Cunard.

Q2) More to the point, what does RMS stand for … ?

A2) Royal Mail Ship.

Q3) In which country of the UK was the RMS Queen Mary built?

A3) Scotland.

Q4) Moving on … 26th September, 1944, saw the ending of which Allied air-borne operation: what was it called?

A4) Operation Market Garden.

Q5) 26th September, 1960, saw the first televised debate, between US presidential candidates, between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Who won that debate, according to radio listeners … ?

A5) Nixon.

Q6) 26th September, 1944, saw the birth of Anne Robinson: which TV show was the first she presented on a regular basis?

A6) Points of View.

Q7) And finally … 26th September, 1907, saw Newfoundland become a Dominion in the British Empire: on the same day as which island nation?

A7) New Zealand.

Enjoy those everyone: I’ll catch you later …