The Daily Teaser …

You know, I mentioned, last night, about decaffeinated teabags … ?

You didn’t … ?

Well, I did … !

But it’s always the way that — this time of the morning — is always the time I feel I least need them … !

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Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s …

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor and Kaiju putting in answers: and I’m thinking that Kaiju’s finally managed to bag a coffee as both he and Trevor managed to score five out of five. And both managed to put in their trade-mark extras: Trevor managing some great quotes from Marcus Antonius, and and Kaiju telling us some extra detail’s about the Reverend Joseph Priestly.

Who, it turns out, invented soda water, as well as isolating Oxygen.

Handy to know, actually: I think the Temperance movement wouldn’t have been able to get started, without it …

I’m gabbling, again, aren’t I … ?

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

Q1) 2nd August, 1932, saw the birth of the start of the stage play, Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell: what was his name … ?

Q2) 2nd August, 1932, also saw the discovery of the Positron, or anti-electron: which biochemist famously had a side career writing about things built — in part — from positrons … ?

Q3) 2nd August, 1610, saw Captain Henry Hudson sail into what’s now called Hudon’s Bay: where did he think he was … ?

Q4) 2nd August, 1984, saw the European Court of Human Rights declare what to be illegal … ?

Q5) 2nd August is Virgen de los Angeles Day, a public holiday in which Central American country … ?


Q6) 2nd August, 1939, saw the birth of director, Wes Craven: which of his films earned him a Best Director gong at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, in 1997 … ?


Q7) And finally … 2nd August, 1939, saw Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging the construction of what … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers.

Q1) 1st August, 1774, saw the Reverend Joseph Priestly discover which gas … ?


A1) Oxygen.

Q2) 1st August, 1944, saw the beginnings of the uprising that liberated which European city … ?

A2) Warsaw.

Q3) 1st August, 1968, saw the coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, as the 29th Sultan of where … ?

A3) Brunei.

Q4) 1st August, 1914, saw the formal start of the First World War, when Germany declared war on … where … ?

A4) Russia.

Q5) And finally … 1st August, 10 BC, saw the birth of the Roman emperor, Claudius 1st: or Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, to give him his full name. Who played Claudius in the TV series, I, Claudius?


A5) Derek Jacobi.

Enjoy those, everyone.

And enjoy the clips from I, Claudius: as I said to Kaiju, yesterday, it wasn’t until I saw the one with Patrick Stewart, I noticed the series’ soundtrack …