The Daily Teaser …

Blimey!

Tim, I’m mildly impressed, there, sunshine; Seven out of Seven!

Hmmmm …

We’ll have to see if @starlingpoet’s online, at some point …

At any rate, today’s question’s are a touch literary; here …

Q1) 21^st September, 1866, saw the birth of the ‘Father of Science Fiction’, or one of them, at any rate; who was he?

Q2) On a similar literary feel, 21^st September, 1937, saw the publication of which book by J. R. R. Tolkien?

Q3) 21^st September, 19BC, saw the death of which Roman poet? (And if @starlingpoet doesn’t get this … )

Q4) On this day in 1827, Joseph Smith, Jr met — seemingly — an angel called Moroni; this inspired him to write what?

Q5) And finally, today in 1832, saw the death of which writer?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) September 20^th, 451AD, saw the Roman General Flavius Aetius defeat who, at the Battle of Chalons?

A1) Attila the Hun.

Q2) September 20^th, 1187, saw which Saladin start a siege of which city?

A2) Jerusalem.

Q3) Moving on, but staying with battles, September 20^th, 1973, saw Bobbie Riggs beaten by who, in the Battle Of The Sexes?

A3) Billie Jean King.

Q4) Today saw the birth, in 1927, of the first British Jazz musician to receive a knighthood; was is he?

A4) Sir John (‘Johnny’) Dankworth.

Q5) More to the point, who was he married to?

A5) Cleo Laine.

Q6) September 20^th, 1946, saw the very first in a long successful run of which Film Festival?

A6) The Cannes Film Festival.

Q7) And finally, September 20^th, 1967, saw the launch of which cruiser?

A7) The Queen Elizabeth the Second. (Or QE2).

Enjoy those, folks! I’ll catch you later!!