The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

It seems the Labour Party now has a new leader …

Whether Ed Milliband will win them an election, though, is a whole other question.

He can’t be any worse than Gordon Brown, though … !!

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I turn into some weird liberal version of Ben Elton …

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Yesterday’s Teaser was relatively quiet.

But it did see Trevor putting in his answers, and bagging 5 out of 5. And correcting a typo I’d made.

Let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 26th September, 1960, saw the first televised debate between Presidential candidates in the US: in US city were Nixon and Kennedy when this was filmed … ?


Q2) 26th September is — according to the Council of Europe — the European day of … what … ?

Q3) 26th September, 1934, saw the launch of the RMS … what … from a dockyard in the Clyde … ?

Q4) 26th September, 1939, saw the birth of which actor and member of The Royle Family?

Q5) And finally … 26th September, 2003, saw the death of English singer/songwriter, Robert Palmer: what was his biggest UK hit … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 25th September, 1960, saw the death of which American etiquette expert … ?


A1) Emily Post.

Q2) More to the point, in which year was her definitive, Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home work first published … ?

A2) 1922.

Q3) 25th September, 1996, saw the Taliban on the verges of capturing which Afghan city … ?

A3) Kabul.

Q4) 25th September, 1789, saw the US Congress pass what’s now known as the Bill of Rights: the 3rd Amendment to the Constitution guarantees protection from what … ?

A4) Quartering: Having troops foisted on you, in other words.

Q5) And finally … 25th December, 1932, saw the birth of which Canadian pianist … ?

A5) Glenn Gould.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.

Oh, and I could never resist fart gags, by the way …