The Daily Teaser …

Whoah …

I’m up fairly late …

Well, lateish …

I’ve got to admit, though, I was doing a bit of late night maintenance on the Mini.

Mostly a case of hoovering out the underside and rear vents: after the elder of my two sisters. Anna, asked me to back up her collection of Merlin. Either way, that kind of video work does tend to put out some hot air … !!

But let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s …

Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju putting in their tuppence ha’penny’s worth. With both scoring 6 out of 6, I’ve got to admit that both put in some nice little extra details: I didn’t know that Georgie Fame was a born Clive, for example. Or that Scatman Crothers did that much voice-work.

He’s best known for Hong Kong Phooey in the UK, so you know, Kaiju!

At any rate, let’s get moving on today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 24th May, 1218, saw the forces of the Fifth Crusade leave Acre … for which African country?

Q2) 24th May, 1968, saw who issue a ‘Sack me or Back me’ ultimatum?

Q3) 24th May, 1844, saw Samuel Morse send the world’s first Morse code messages: which line from the Bible did he send as that message?

Q4) 24th May is Independence Day in Eritrea: in which year of the 1990s did it win independence?

Q5) More to the point, from which African country?

Q6) Which Quaker philanthropist — and chocolatier — was born on 24th May, 1836?

Q7) And finally … Which British monarch was born on 24th May, 1819?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 23rd May, 1430, saw the capture of which French military figure, at the Siege of Compiègne?

A1) Joan of Arc. (Or Jeanne D’Arc, if you’re feeling French … )

Q2) 23rd May, 1934, saw the death of gangsters, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow: who got to Number 1 in the UK charts, with the 1967 song, The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde?

A2) Georgie Fame.

Q3) 23rd May, 1910, saw the birth of actor, singer, and dancer, Benjamin ‘Scatman’ Crothers: in which 1975 film did he play Orderly Turkle?

A3) One Flew Other the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Q4) More to the point, which cartoon character did Crothers provide the voice for?

A4) Hong Kong Phooey. (Pan-RIFIC!)

Q5) 23rd May, 1829, saw Cyrill Demian granted the patent for which instrument?

A5) The Accordion.

Q6) And finally … 23rd May, 1921, saw the birth of Jazzman, and radio presenter, Humphrey Lyttelton: what was the name of his 1956 hit?

A6) Bad Penny Blues.

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