The Daily Teaser — 6-9-2011

You know, I THINK I’ve just seen this week’s big distraction, I really do … !

You’ve PROBABLY guessed that I’m something of a fan of McSebi’s Pac The Man X: their noticeably fun remake of Pacman’s been on practically all the Mac’s I’ve ever owned.

Well …

I’ve finally managed to wangle a Google+ invite.

Somehow, I doubt that G+ is going to replace Facebook or Twitter.

But I DID manage to find that I could play a free version of Angry Birds on it.

Yep!

I think we can safely say Pac The Man X has competition …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

Before I get overwhelmed by beeps and squeals …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Nina putting in their answers: With Nina bagging 4 out of 5 and Debbi bagging 5 out of 5.

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) 6th September, 1888, saw Charles Turner become the first English bowler to take 250 wickets in a season: name any of the four English bowlers to have done it since … !

Q2) 6th September, 1952, saw Canada’s first TV station — CBFT — start broadcasting: but in which city … ?

Q3) More to the point, what does CBFT stand for … ?

Q4) 6th September, 1937, saw the start of the Battle of El Mazuco: during which war was that battle … ?

Q5) 6th September, 1968, saw which African country become independent … ?

Q6) And finally … 6th September, 2008, saw President Abdullah Gül become the first Turkish President to visit which country … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 5th September, 1666, saw the end of the Great Fire Of London: who many people are known to have died in it … ?

A1) 16.

Q2) 5th September, 1798, saw the Jourdan law, introduced in France. What did this introduce: conscription, mandatory organ donation, or compulsory atheism … ?

Q2) Conscription.

Q3) 5th September, 1959, saw the introduction of trunk calls in the UK, from what: a public pay phone, a mobile phone, or a radio-telephone … ?

A3) A public pay phone.

Q4) 5th September, 2000, saw the small Island nation of Tuvalu join the United Nations: name either of the two nations that have smaller populations …

A4) Vatican City or Nauru.

Q5) And finally … 5th September, 1960, saw which boxer awarded Olympic gold at the 1960 Rome Games?

A5) Muhammed Ali, then known as Cassius Clay.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with this tune from Bad Manners … Complete with birthday boy, and lead singer, Buster Bloodvessel, doing his thing …