The Daily Teaser …

Gah!!!!

You know, it doesn’t seemingly matter what time I actually get to be, 7 o’clock in the morning still feels amazingly early.

What was really confusing was — in that weird dreamy state halfway between waking and sleeping — I was imagining that vaguely readable lettering was fading into and out of existence, on my bedroom wall.

I’ll be watching the pink oliphants, next, won’t I … ?

Let’s get moving on, before I start to really burble, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor bagging both the Official First-In-Clap, and 7 out of 7!

Handy!!

Let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s questions. Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) Scientists expect that on 13th April, 2029, 99942 Apophis will pass extremely closely yo Earth: what is 99942 Apophis?

Q2) Moving back in time … 13th April, 1964, saw who becomae the first black person to win a Best Actor Oscar?

Q3) More to the point, for which film did he win it for?

Q4) 13th April, 1992, saw which party leader resign, after a disastrous UK General Election?

Q5) And finally … 13th April, 1943, saw James Boarman, Fred Hunter, Harold Brest and Floyd G. Hamilton take part in an escape attempt from where?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 12th April, 1937, saw the first ground testing of a aircraft jet-engine, which was carried out by it’s designer, in the market town of Rugby, in Warwickshire. Who was that designer?

A1) Sir Frank Whittle.

Q2) 76 years earlier, 12th April, 1861, saw the start of which country’s Civil War?

A2) The USA.

Q3) 255 years earlier, 12th April 1606, saw the adoption of the Union flag by which country … ?

A3) Technically … Great Britain: Great Britain didn’t become the United Kingdom, until 1801, 195 years later … … (Andrea, Kaiju, Angela, I’ll apologise, now. And grin evilly … )

Q4) 12th April, 2009, saw the death of notorious porn star, Marilyn Chambers: when her first adult film was released, what type of product has she been advertising?

A4) Soap powder.

Q5) 20 years earlier, 12th 1989, saw the death of the man described as — pound for pound — the greatest boxer of all time: who was he?

A5) Walker Smith, Jnr: better known, or course, as Sugar Ray Robinson.

Q6) 12th April, 1971, saw the birth of actress Shannen Doherty: In which 1989 film did she play Heather Duke?

A6) Heathers.

Q7) And finally … 12th April, 1984, saw union leader Arthur Scargill refuse to ballot members on stopping the by-now notorious 1984 Miners Strike: which miners union was he the Leader of?

A7) The National Union of Mineworkers, or NUM.

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