The Daily Teaser …

Ooh …

I’m just going over Andrea’s answer, for yesterday, and thinking she seemed a touch unsure of her answer for Q5.

Or possibly surprised.

After all, you wouldn’t necessarily think it was only in 1986 that the National Coal Board stopped using canaries as methane detectors.

And starters using … um …

Well …

Methane detectors …

Yeah …

You know, I know it’s hard on the canaries, but it sure they’re cheaper than a gas detector … ?

I’m burbling: let’s move on, shall we?

Yes, lets … !!

Andrea did managed to get 5 out of 5, AND the Official First-In-Clap: and I’m thinking Trevor’s answers have vanished. Through no thought of my own, this time!

Anyway, let’s see how people do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) Eve is the first woman and wife of Adam — or First Man, at least — in three of the world’s Holy Books: name any two of them.

Q2) In which 1991 film did Renée Soutendijk play Dr Eve Simmons?

Q3) In which 2008 film is there a robot character called Eve?

Q4) What’s the traditional term for New Year’s Eve, in Scotland?

Q5) More to the point, which day of Christmas is it, the 7^th, 8^th or 9^th?

Q6) 31^st December, 1759, saw Arthur Guinness sign the lease on his by now famous brewery: how long was that for, 8000 years, 9000 years, or 10000 years?

Q7) 201 years later, 31^st December, 1960, saw which British coin cease to be legal tender?

Q8) 31^st December, 1599, saw the original chartering of which British company?

Q9) Today in 1857, saw Ottawa named as Canadian capitol; by which British political figure?

Q10) 31^st December, 1999, saw Boris Yeltsin resign as President of Russia: who tool over as acting Russian President?

Q11) And finally … 31^st december, 1999, saw the Panama Canal being handed by the USA to which country?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 30^th, December, 1816, saw the signing of the Treaty of Saint Louis between the US Federal government and six Native American Tribes: name any of them.

A1) The Sioux, Sauk, Winnebago, Ottawa, Ojibwa and Potawatomi.

Q2) Again, on 30^th December, 1916, which famous — or notorious — Russian was assassinated?

A2) Grigori Rasputin.

Q3) 30^th December, 1993, saw full diplomatic relations established between which two countries?

A3) Israel and Vatican City.

Q4) Which star was arrested for drink-driving, on 30 December, 2002?

A4) Diana Ross.

Q5) And finally, the UK Government announced the phasing out of more than 200 what, on 30^th December, 1986?

A5) Coal mine Canaries.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’m going to watch David Jason do things to condoms …