The Daily Teaser …

You know, now I come to think of it, that “Who turned out the lights” poster is a touch more appropriate than I possibly thought.

Considering it’s a reference to Silence in the Library …

At any rate, let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s … !

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Andy — FSG Drone, himself — and Trevor both putting in some great quotes, and getting 5 out of 5, each. But with the edge going to Andy, as he managed to bag the Official First-In-Clap.

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

Q1) 25th April, 1859, saw Anglo-French engineers break ground in what was to become what canal?

Q2) 67 years earlier, 25th April 1792, saw French highwayman, Nicolas J. Pelletier become the first person to be executed … by what?

Q3) While we’re being French: 25th April, 1792, also saw Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle compose the French national anthem: what’s the name of the French national anthem?

Q4) 25th April, 1915, saw the start of which WW1 Campaign?

Q5) A sad note, here: 25th April, 2007, saw the first State Funeral of a Russian leader to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church. Who’s funeral was it?

Q6) 25th April, 1939, saw DC Comics publish Detective Comics #27: which character did this introduce?

Q7) And finally … 25th April, 1953, saw James D Watson and Francis Crick announce — in a magazine article for Nature — that they had discovered … what?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

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

A1) The Republic of Ireland.

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?

A2) The Ottoman Empire. (The Armenian Massacres and death-march were the set of events for which the term ‘genocide’ was coined, and is still a cause of controversy in modern day Turkey, successor state to the Ottoman Empire.)

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

A3) Anthrax.

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

A4) Soyuz 1.

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

A5) Sir Winston Spencer Churchill. (Just in case you didn’t know, the Order of the Garter is Britain’s highest order of knighthood: and is limited to 24 members, plus the Prince of Wales, and current monarch.)

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