The Daily Teaser …

Well, blow me, we won the Ashes!!

I’m pleasantly surprised …

Growing up during the 1980s, I can remember a time when the England cricket were a byword for “disaster”, if not “joke” …

So it’s nice to know that we can knock out a winning team, at something. Shame about the England football squad …

But enough ranting, already, lets move on, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, let’s!

Here’s today’s questions …

Q1) 24^th August, 410 AD, saw Alaric sack Rome; did he lead the Visigoths, Goths or Vandals?

Q2) Following on from Question 1, yesterday, Vesuvius finally erupted today, in 79AD; name any of the three Roman towns it destroyed.

Q3) In England, August 24^th, 1662, the Act of Uniformity forced of England to read what; The Book of Common Prayer, the King James Bible, or James 1st’s ‘Demonologie’?

Q4) August 24^th, 1831, saw Charles Darwin asked to travel on what?

Q5) Today in 1891, saw US inventor, Thomas Edison patent what; the motion picture camera, the light-bulb or the electric chair?

Q6) August 24^th, 1957, was the birthday of comedian and actor, Stephen Fry; in the early days of his career, who was his regular comedy partner?

Q7) And finally, today is the feast day of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle; which Eurasian country is he the patron saint of?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today, in 79AD, saw the celebrations of the Roman God, Vulcan; by a huge coincidence, which volcano started stirring?

A1) Mount Vesuvius.

Q2) August 23^rd, 1839, saw the start of the First Opium War, when Britain captured where?

A2) Hong Kong.

Q3) 23^rd of August also saw the birth of Gene Kelly; but in which year?

A3) 1912.

Q4) August 23^rd saw Hans-Joachim Tiedge defect from West Germany to East Germany; he’d been the head of West German what?

A4) Counter Intelligence.

Q5) And finally, today in 1948, saw the formation in Switzerland, of the World Council of … what?

A5) The World Council of Churches.

Enjoy those! I’ll catch you later … !