The Daily Teaser — 15-10-2011

You know, you can TELL the nights are starting to draw in, you really can …

Mostly because it’s getting darker earlier in the evening.

And getting lighter, later in the morning …

I know, I know, it’s getting nearer to being winter.

Although when I say that … ?

I’m just betting Old Peculiar regular, Mr Strict, will be smirking, slightly.

After all … ?

In his part of the world, it’s slowly getting a touch nearer to summer …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Alexandra putting in their answers: with Alexandra* bagging 3 out of 5 and Debbi bagging 4ª.

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

Q1) 15th October, 2001, saw NASA’s Galileo probe pass close to the Solar system’s most geologically active body: which body is it … ?

Q2) More to the point, which planet is that body a moon of … ?

Q3) Moving on … 15th October, 1764, saw writer, Edward Gibbon saw a group of monks singing in the ruined Temple of Venus in Rome: which book did this inspire him to write … ?

Q4) 15th October, 1815, saw who begin a famous exile on an obscure Atlantic island … ?

Q5) More to the point, what was the name of the island … ?

Q6) 15th October, 1964, saw Nikita Khruschev step down as head of the USSR’s government: apart from Chairman of the Council of Ministers, what other senior post did he hold … ?

Q7) And finally … 15th October, 1917, saw the execution of (possible) spy, Mata Hari: in which European country?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 14th October, 1066, saw the Battle Of Hastings, the key battle in the Norman conquest of England: what nickname did his fellow Frenchmen give William The Conqueror?

A1) Guillaume le Bâtard: or William the Bastard.

Q2) More to the point, is the Bayeux Tapestry, that commemorates the event, a tapestry … ?

A2) No: strictly, it’s a piece of embroidery.

Q3) 14th October, 1920, saw the USSR cede part of Petsamo Province … to which country … ?

A3) Finland. (And if Nina DOESN’T get this one, Debbi, I and @RockTique will officially hand her a meaningful look.)

Q4) 14th October, 1994, saw three people win the Nobel Peace Prize: name any of them …

A4) Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.

Q5) And finally … 14th October, 1969, saw the introduction of which piece of English coinage … ?

A5) The 50p piece.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with the video that left Debbi slightly freaked …

* Something of a personal best, there …

ª William Rufus was William 1st’s third son, Debbi. And yes, you’re right about the video … ! Alexandra, did I show you that … ? Don’t worry, I’ve mentioned it …