The Daily Teaser …

Well, there’s a thing …

Bless him, I got talking — via Facebook’s chat service — to Simon.

Who was having trouble with his laptop, yesterday: I’ve a feeling he’d’ve been in first. And — as you probably guessed — I’ve offered to put Ubuntu on there.

I think he’ll be taking a rain-check, for now, though: we are taking about the family laptop, here, so …

At any rate, it did mean yesterday’s teaser was a bit of a first. It was the first All Ladies Teaser!

It saw ’Shel and Andrea go Head to Head with Andrea, with ’Shel getting 6 out of 10 and Andrea getting 8 out of 10.

Hmmm …

An All Ladies, UK v USA Teaser!

I’m just going to smile to myself … !!

Let’s move on, shall we?

Shall we?

Yes, let’s!

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

Q1) 26^th January is the national day in three commonwealth countries: name one of them.

Q2) How many days are left until the end of 2010?

Q3) 26^th January, 1992, saw the death of José Ferrer: for which 1950 film did he win a best actor Oscar?

Q4) Six years later, 26^th January , 1998, saw President Bill Clinton quite famously deny having … what?

Q5) And finally … 26^th January, 1962, saw the death of which notorious mobster?

And here’s Yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Today saw the birth of Scotland’s national Poet: what was his name?

A1) Robert Burns.

Q2) More to the point, in which year of the 1750s was his birth?

A2) 1759.

Q3) Equally to the point, what foodstuff did this poet call “… Great Chieftain o’ the puddin’ race”?

A3) A haggis.

Q4) One final question about this chap … What government department did he temporarily work for?

A4) HM Customs and Excise.

Q5) 25^th January is Saint Dwynwen’s Day, in Wales: this is the Welsh equivalent of which better known Saints Day?

A5) Saint Valentine’s Day.

Q6) 25^th January, 1971, saw who seize control of Uganda?

A6) General Idi Amin. (Or Idi Amin Dada , to give us his full name.)

Q7) 62 years earlier, 25^th January, 1909, saw the début of which Richard Strauss opera. (Simon, get this one wrong … !)

A7) Elektra.

Q8) 25^th January, 1919, saw the foundation of which international organisation?

A8) The League of Nations.

Q9) 25^th January, 1943, saw the birth of director, Tobe Hooper: what’s his best known film?

A9) The original version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Q10) And finally … today in 2009, saw the death of producer, Kim Manners: which spooky 1990s series was he a producer of?

A10) The X-Files.

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