The Daily Teaser …

Phew!!

I’ve got to admit, I’ve got some utter classic British comedy song’s; including, appropriately enough for someone who’s banged on about open-source software, “The Gnu Song” by Michæl Saunders and Donald Swann. It gets weird when you start listening to some of the stuff Kenneth Williams put out.

And “‘Right,’ Said Fred,” by Bernard Cribbins.

I still, after all these years, don’t know what the hell Bernard, Fred and Charlie were trying to shift!

I don’t!

And I’ve lost count of the tea they had …

Answers on a postcard, please!

Or in the comment form …

At any rate, here’s today’s questions …

Q1) 20^th July, 1969, saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon; 20^th July, 1994, saw fragments of the Shoemaker-Levy comet strike which planet?

Q2) 20^th July, 1976 saw the first human spacecraft land on which planet?

Q3) July 20^th, 1960, saw Sirimavo Bandaranaike become the first elected female Prime Minister; but of which country?

Q4) Which famous car company shipped its first car, on July 20^th, 1903?

Q5) July 20^th, 1881, saw the last of Lakota Sioux surrender to US forces, in North Dakota; which holy man ordered that surrender?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today in 1843 saw the launch of what was the largest ship afloat; what was its name?

A1) SS Great Britain.

Q2) More to the point, which great Briton designed that ship?

A2) Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Q3) July 19^th, 1545, saw the sinking of Henry 8^th’s most famous ship; what was her name?

A3) The Mary Rose.

Q4) Today on 1980, saw the opening of the 22^nd Olympic Games; in which Russian city was this?

A4) Moscow.

Q5) And finally, today in 1997 saw which group declare a ceasefire?

A5) The IRA.

Enjoy those! I’ll catch you later!