The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

I’ll be frank, I’ve got the BBC News channel on at the moment.

And in between the 24-hour weather coverage and black-ice warnings was a piece about Alzheimer’s care: seemingly, a lot of NHS care is withdrawn from those with late-stage Alzheimer’s.

There’s possibly a lot I could say, there.

But possibly in another post.

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s …

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Yesterday’s* Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju putting in their answers and bagging 7 out of 7: it also saw Trevor putting in some wise words from Joseph Conrad, and Kaiju telling about some of the protests he’d managed to avoid whilst at Berkeley.

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

Q1) 4th December, 1954, saw the opening of the first branch of which fast-food restaurant … ?

Q2) 4th December, 1975, saw which country join the UN … ?

Q3) 4th December, 1930, saw the birth of which Scottish comedian and actor … ?

Q4) 4th December, 1976, saw the death of which British composer … ?

Q5) And finally … 4th December, 1816, saw who elected as the fifth President of the USA … ?

And heres yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 3rd December, 1964: during the Berkely Free Speech Movement, 800 students were arrested after a … what … ? (Hang on, Kaiju, didn’t you say you were at Berkely … ?)

A1) Sit-in.

Q2) 3rd December, 1997, saw representatives of 121 sign the Ottawa Treaty: the treaty banned the use of what … ?

A2) Anti-personnel landmines.

Q3) 3rd December, 1989, saw the USA and the USSR declare the Cold War to be officially over: this was after a summit meeting on which island … ?

A3) Malta.

Q4) 3rd December, 1947, saw the formal Broadway opening of which Tennessee Williams play … ?

A4) A Streetcar Named Desire.

Q5) 3rd December, 1884, saw the birth of Dr. Rajendra Prasad: he was the first president of which independent nation … ?

A5) India.

Q6) The 3rd of December, 1948, saw the birth of John Michæl Osbourne: how is he better known … ?

A6) The Prince of Darkness, himself, Ozzie Osbourne.

Q7) And finally … 3rd December, 2004 saw who re-elected as President of Venezuela?

A7) Hugo Chávez. (Or Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, if you want it in full … )

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with a tune …

* Actually, I’d seriously go check out yesterday’s teaser, fascinating reading …