The Daily Teaser…

Phew …

I’ve got to admit, right at the moment, the sky isn’t that alarming shade of burnt orange you get, when the light from street lighting is reflected from snow clouds.

Which is nice: but probably means that the two inches of snow we have is now sitting on top of some ice …

Hey-ho …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s teaser saw Trevor putting in his answers and managing to bag 8 out of 8: and telling us about snowmen.

Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License, and the embeddable footage …

Q1) 1st December, 2001, saw the landing of the last plane of which airline … ?


Q2) 1st December is Grand Union Day: in which European country … ?

Q3) 1st December is also World AIDS Day: what colour is the ribbon worn to mark the day … ?

Q4) 1st December, 1958 saw which country become independent from France … ?

Q5) 1st December, 1973, saw the death of the first Prime Minister of Israel: what was his name … ?

Q6) And finally … 1st December, 1913, saw the first underground railway open in Latin American: but in which Argentine city … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Name the Saint Andrews University graduates who’ve recently announced their wedding.


A1) Prince William and his long term partner, Kate Middleton.

Q2) Which group had a massive hit with festival favourite Why Does it Always Rain On Me?

A2) Travis.

Q3) Which playing card is known as the “…Curse of Scotland”?

A3) 9 of diamonds. (Either because it was the playing card used by Sir John Dalrymple, the Earl of Stair, to cryptically authorize the Glencoe Massacre. Certainly there is a resemblance between the nine of diamonds and his coat of arms or The Duke of Cumberland is supposed to have scribbled the order for “no quarter” to be given after the Battle of Culloden on a nine of diamonds playing card.)

Q4) What is the name of the annual Games held at Bræmar?

A4) The Highland Games.

Q5) Hampden Park Stadium — in Glasgow — is home to the Scottish national football team: and which Scottish League team … ?

A5) Queen’s Park.

Q6) 30th November, 1934 saw which stream locomotive become the first to go faster than 100 MPH?

A6) Appropriately enough, The Flying Scotsman.

Q7) 30th November, 1996, saw the death of American musician, Tiny Tim: which stringed instrument was he famed for playing … ?

A7) The ukulele.

Q8) And finally … 30th November, 1982, saw animal activists bomb where … ?

A8) No. 10, Downing Street.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll be telling about the film me and Adrian saw, last night, later …

Oh … Tiny Tim’s a southpaw …

The things you learn …