The Daily Teaser.

You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve got the telly on, while I’m writing this; the RAC have just run an ad for their roadside repair service.

And told us they can fix 4 out of 5 cars, at the roadside..

And, in the small print at the bottom of the screen, inform us that excludes ‘extreme failure’.

What on earth is ‘extreme failure’?

I’m assuming they don’t mean having your battery failing when your floating around on the Marianas Trench!

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

Q1) July 23^rd, 1947, saw the birth of which English singer?

Q2) July 23^rd, 2002, saw the death of Leo McKern; which fictional barrister did he play on TV?

Q3) On this day in 1986, saw which Royal Prince get married?

Q4) More to the point, who did he get married to?

Q5) And finally, today in 1833 saw the beginnings of the construction of the Kirkland Temple; which church built it?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) July 22^nd, 1298, saw William Wallace defeated at the Battle of Falkirk; by which forces lead by which English king?

A1) Edward 1^st. (Also known as Edward Longshanks and The Hammer of the Scots.)

Q2) Today in 1812 saw Arthur Wellesley defeat the French at the Battle of Salamanca; how was Arthur Wellesley better known?

A2) The Duke of Wellington.

Q3) July 22^nd is also the birthday of actor Willem Dafoe; in which 1988 Martin Scorcese film did he play the central character?

A3) “The Last Temptation of Christ.”

Q4) July 22^nd, 1934, saw the mortal wounding of John Dillinger, known to the FBI as ‘Public Enemy No. 1’; who plays Dillinger, in the upcoming film, “Public Enemies”?

A4) Johnny Depp.

Q5) And finally, today in 1965, saw Sir Alec Douglas-Home step down as leader of the Opposition; which means he was leader of which British political party?

A5) The Conservative Party. (And yes, JK, they’re also known as the Tories.)

Now I know @starlingpoet, over at Twitter, got 100%, again.

Lets give her a big round of applause, there.

And let’s see who can match her!