The Daily Teaser …

Oy Veh!

Do you remember me mentioning, yesterday, that I had a job interview lined up?

Britain’s weather can be very frustrating, at times like this. Because it got snowed off … !

I know my Russian neighbour always tells us that Moscow — in Midsummer — handles snow a lot better than most of the UK.

And doesn’t run out of grit.

Which — as far as I can find out — is why the interview’s been re-arranged: the person who was supposed to e interview got snowed in!

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But let’s move on, shall we?

Yes, let’s!

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Andrea, Simon and Tim all get 6 out of 6, with Andrea beating everyone to the Official First-In-Clap!

Simon, hand Andrea the ointment, there’s a good chap!

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 7th January, 1965 saw which twins arrested on charges of Menacing?

Q2) 7th January, 1904, saw the introduction of the original radio distress signal: what was that distress signal?

Q3) 7th January, 1797, saw the introduction of which country's flag?

Q4) 7th January, 1927, saw the world’s first transatlantic phone call: name either of the two cities involved … ?

Q5) 7th January, 1925, saw the birth of which English naturalist and writer?

Q6) And finally … 7th January, 1928, saw the birth of screen-writer, William Peter Blatty: which horror film is his most famous?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 6^th January is the Feast of Epiphany: this celebrate’s whose visit to the Infant Jesus?

A1) The Three Wise Men, or Magi.

Q2) 6^th January, 1066, saw the crowing of the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.

A2) Harold 2^nd, Godwinson.

Q3) 6^th January, 1977 saw record company, EMI, fire which band?

A3) The Sex Pistols.

Q4) 15 year’s later, 6^th January, 1992, saw the US government recommend doctor’s stop using silicone … what?

A4) Breast implants.

Q5) 6^th January, 1540, saw Henry 8^th of England marry his fourth wife: who was she?

A5) Anne of Cleves. (Or Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg, if you want to do it in German … )

Q6) And finally … many member’s of which religious movement celebrate the (ceremonial) birthday of Haile Selassie I.

A6) Rastafarianism. (So so you know, some Rasta find the term mildly offensive. What they’d make of Tim’s Rusty Fairy’s line, I don’t know: it had me grinning, though.)

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