The Daily Teaser …

Whoah.

It’s Monday!

Hopefully, that mean’s I’ll be getting some positive news about the interview.

Well, hopefully positive. Either way, it’ll be nice to know. Keep your fingers crossed for me!!

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Oh, what do you think of the new poster, by the way? Amazing what you can do with GIMP, these day’s …

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At any rate, yesterday’s Teaser saw Tim and Trevor going head to head: with both of them getting 5 out of 5, and Tim getting the Official First-In-Clap.

Let’s see how everyone can do, today, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, let’s!

Here’s today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 18^th January, 1778, saw Captain James Cook and his crew become the first Europeans to visit which islands?

Q2) 18^th January, 1919, saw the start of the conference that formally brought World War one to an end: in which French city was this?

Q3) Today in 1882, saw the birth of which English author?

Q4) 22 years later, 18^th January, 1904, saw the birth of which English actor?

Q5) 18^th January, 1967, saw who sentenced to life imprisonment for murder?

Q6) And finally … Today in 1963 saw the death of which Labour party leader?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 17^th January, 38BC, saw which future Roman Emperor get married to Livia Drusilla?

A1) Augustus Cæsar: or Gaius Octavius Thurinus, as he was, at the time …

Q2) 17^th January, 1773, saw who sail below the Antarctic Circle, for the first time in recorded history?

A2) Captain James Cook.

Q3) 210 year’s later, 6:30 am, saw Britain wake up to its first Breakfast time TV show, on BBC1: name either of the two main presenters.

A3) Frank Bough and Selina Scott.

Q4) 17^th January saw the Great Brinks Robbery: in which year of the 1950s was this?

A4) 1950.

Q5) And finally … 17^th January, 1991, saw the start of which operation?

A5) Operation Desert Storm: bombing raids on Iraq, in other words.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll see you later!

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