Oh, well, another day, another Teaser.
You know, I could have said ‘dollar’, there, but, on my money, a dollar’s a LOOOONG way off!
And I’ve got to admit, I]ve got the news on, at the moment, and the one thing that’s all over the place, is England’s performance in the World Cup, last night.
Oh, dear me …
And already it seems people are pointing the finger at Fabio Capello’s managerial style*.
And the fans for boo’ingº.
And the vuvuzelasª for being to loud.
Or the fan that got into the dressing room, after the match^.
I’ve one question.
Why isn’t there a mention of the fact the England team were rubbish … ?
Dearie me!
Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Yesterday’s teaser was a quiet one, so let’s move onto today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 19th June, 1910, saw the first celebration of which informal celebratory day … ?
Q2) More to the point, In which US city … ?
Q3) 19th June, 1963, saw the birth of Rugby player, Rory Underwood: which form of Rugby does he play … ?
Q4) 19th June, 1978, saw who become the only player to both score a century and take 8 wickets, in a Cricket Test match … ?
Q5) And finally … 19th June, 1937, saw the death of author, J. M. Barrie: what did J. M. stand for … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 18th June, 618 AD, saw Prince Li Yuan become the first Chinese Emperor of which Chinese Dynasty … ?
A1) The Tang Dynasty.
Q2) 18th June, 1965, saw the UK government announce the introduction of what … ?
A2) The Drink-Drive limit.
Q3) 18th June, 1815, saw the Battle of Waterloo take place: in which country is Waterloo … ?
A3) Belgium.
Q4) 18th June, 1936, saw the death of which Russian writer and activist … ?
A4) Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov: better known, of course, as Maxim Gorky. (Макси́м Го́рький)
Q5) And finally … 18th June, 1983, saw who become the first American woman in space, on a Space Shuttle?
A5) Sally Ride.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.
* Who happily got us through the qualifying stages.
º Or, at least, Wayne Rooney was complaining about it.
ª It’s a vuvuzela: it’s gotta get a mention …
^ To complain about the game.
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