The Daily Teaser …

Phew!!

Well THAT seemed to work!

I actually managed to install the most recent version of Ubuntu — 9.04, otherwise known as Jaunty Jackalope — on one of Movie Night Adrian’s spare laptop’s. You can read more about that, here.

I’ve also got to big up @starlingpoet, over at Twitter! She’s managed to get 5 out of 5, in yesterday’s teaser; and, yes, J. K, I know you’re a day behind in the US, but … ! (He says, smiling!!)

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

Q1) Who was elected as Labour Party leader, today , in 1994?

Q2) More to the point, which British constituency did he represent?

Q3) July 21^st, 1970, saw the completion of which dam?

Q4) And in 1831, Leopold 1^st became the first king of which European country?

Q5) And finally, the James-Younger gang — led by Jesse James — pull off the first successful what, in the USA?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

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?

A1) Jupiter.

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

A2) Mars. (It was the Viking landing.)

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

A3) Sri Lanka. (Or Ceylon, as it was called, at the time …)

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

A4) Ford.

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

A5) Chief Sitting Bull.

And, before I sign off, I’m going to encourage everyone to give @starlingpoet a round of applause; she is the first person to get 100%; and yes, I know there’s no prizes.

But she does get a nice smug feeling she’s done well!

Enjoy those! I’ll catch you later!!