The Daily Teaser …

Blimey!

I’ve got to confess, I’ve got the TV channel Yesterday playing in the background, and they’re showing a biography of Winston Churchill.

Well …

Winston Churchill, and his bodyguard, Walter Thompson.

And one interestingly pointless bit of information they’ve mentioned about Winston’s wilderness years in the late nineteen-twenties, was that he was in the public gallery of the New York Stock Exchange on 29th October, 1929.

Black Tuesday, in other words: the day generally accepted as the day that the Wall Street Crash really started to bite!

Talk about watching history happen … !

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Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor quietly bagging 4 out of 5*: mostly off the back of getting question 3 slightly askew. (They’re related, Trevor, but the Kennel Club goes ballistic when people mix ’em up … )

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

Q1) 29th April, 1483, saw which island conquered by the Kingdom of Castille?

Q2) 509 years later, 29th April, 1992, saw which US city erupt in rioting, after a notorious trial?

Q3) 29th April, 2004 saw the building of the last car by which US car company?

Q4) One year later, 29th April, 2005, saw the first Civil Union in which country … ?

Q5) And finally … 29th April, 1986, saw the funeral of which controversial Duchess … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) April 28th, 1932, saw the announcement of a vaccine for humans, against which disease?

A1) Yellow Fever.

Q2) 13 years later, 28th April, 1945, saw the killer of which Italian politician?

A2) Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini.

Q3) 28th April, 1883, saw the death of Reverend John Russell: which breed of dog did he start/found/set-up?

A3) The Jack Russell.

Q4) 28th April, 1974, saw the birth of which Spanish actress, and former girlfriend of Tom Cruise?

A4) Penélope Cruz.

Q5) And finally … 28th April, 1969, saw the resignation of which French politician?

A5) General Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle.

Oh, before I sign off, just one thing: the Lucid Lynx version of Ubuntu is out at some point, today. Let me know what you think, if you’ve got it … ! Enjoy the questions, everyone. I’ll catch you later … !

* Which is unusual, for Trevor … !