The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’m GLAD to back online, I really am …

No, really … !

Having to use the absolutely hideous library PC’s was not good!

Oy!

Actually, talking of which, Tim, bless him, has a second hand Dell he’s looking to offload: I’ve got it here, at the moment, because he’s asked me to have a look at it, to see if there’s issues with it.

£70, if you’re asking, and running Ubuntu … !

Any way, let’s get yomping, shall we?

Yesterday’s Saint Georges Day Teaser was a bit of a dog, answers wise.

At least from my end: it turns out that — for Q10) — there’s actually two — count ’em — two answers.

Actually, it had me double checking Q3, as well …

Which means that — after the needed revisions — saw Trevor* with 15 points, and Andrea — bagging the Official First In Clap along the way — scoring 12.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and Licenseº …

Q1) 24th April, 1916, saw the start of the Easter Uprising: in what’s now which European country?

Q2) One year earlier, 24th April, 1915, saw Red Sunday (or Կարմիր Կիրակի). This saw the recognised start of the Armenian Genocide: in which Empire?

Q3) 24th April, 1990, saw the Scottish island of Gruinard finally declared free of … what?

Q4) 24th April, 1967, saw the death of cosmonaut, Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov: in which Soviet space mission?

Q5) And finally, on a happier note: 24th April, 1953, saw who named as a Knight of the Order of the Garter?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) What’s the inscription on the George Cross?

A1) “For Gallantry.”

Q2) How many kings of England have been called George?

A2) Six.

Q3) In which country of the Middle East was Saint George martyred?

A3) Turkey.

Q4) Which crusading knights 1st wore the Cross of Saint George, on their armour?

A4) The Knights Templar.

Q5) William Shakespeare died on Saint George’s day of which year?

A5) 1616

Q6) Who was considered the patron saint of England before Saint George?

A6) St Edmund

Q7) Of which royal complex is St George’s Chapel a feature?

A7) Windsor Castle

Q8) Which Shakespearean figure rallies his men with the words ”Cry God for Harry, England and St George!”?

A8) Henry V

Q9) Which Spanish playwright died on St George’s Day in 1616?

A9) Miguel de Cervantes.

Q10) Which of the following organisations does not consider St George its patron saint - the Scouts, the Royal Automobile Club or the Freemasons?

A10) Royal Automobile Club

Q11) Edward 3rd announced the foundation of which order of knighthood, on 23rd April, 1348?

A11) The Order of the Garter.

Q12) Saint Georges Day, 1661, saw who crowned as King of England, Scotland and Ireland?

A12) King Charles 2nd. (Bit of a dog, Charles 2nd. Bit rough. Well, he did have a spaniel named after him … )

Q13) 23rd April, 1984, saw US scientists announced they discovered a virus that was potentially linked to AIDS: now know as HIV, what name did they give it?

A13) Human T Lymphotropic Virus type 3, or HTLV-111.

Q14) 23rd April, 1998, saw which assassin die in prison of terminal liver disease?

A14) James Earl Ray, the killer of Dr Martin Luthor King.

Q15) And finally … 23rd April, 1996, saw the death of Pamela Lyndon Travers: which famous childrens character did she write create?

A15) Goooorsh! It was Mary Poppins!

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

* Oh, and doing rather well with his belated answers for the day before! That’s probably a mixture of Google eating his answers, and my noticeable router problem’s …

º That’s a sign of age in the version of IE used at the library: it isn’t capable of handling tabbed browsing. When I used the library computer to post up the teaser, that’s something I noticed when organising the links. HOPEFULLY, that’ll be addressed …