The Daily Teaser …

Hmmm …

You know, I’m thinking, here, that WikiLeaks’ founder, Julian Assange, could well have more trouble coming his way.

I personally believe that he’s being persecuted by various factions in the US government: especially after this lot got released.

All in all … ?

It makes Ann Widdecombe getting voted off Strictly Come Dancing look rather unimportant.

Lets get moving on, shall we?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor putting in his answers: and, along side scoring 5 out of 5, it also saw him quoting General George A. Custer. (And I’m sure I’ve seen that “Not enough Indians” quote somewhere else, Trevor: have a look at yesterday’s video … )

Lets move on and see how he — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 6th December, 1920, saw the birth of Jazz pianist, Dave Brubeck. His best known hit, Take Five was in which time signature: 5/4, 5/6 or 5/8 … ?


Q2) 6th December, 1889, saw the death of the first — and only — president of the Confederate States of America: who was he … ?

Q3) 99 years later, 6th December, 1988, saw the death of Roy Orbison: which which country singer did he record a version of his hit, Crying, in 1987 … ?

Q4) 6th December, 1977, saw the birth of Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff: for which county side did he play cricket … ?

Q5) And finally … 6th December, 1994, saw royal approval given for oil explorations … where … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 5th December, 2006, saw Commodore Frank Bainimarama lead a coup that overthrew the government of which island nation … ?


A1) Fiji.

Q2) During the Korean War, 5th December, 1950, saw Chinese troops enter which major North Korean city … ?

A2) Pyongyang.

Q3) 5th December, 1945. famously saw Flight 19 disappear in what’s now called the Bermuda Triangle. The Triangle’s Northern tip is just off the island of Bermuda, with its western tip just off Florida: its southern tip is just north of which island republic … ?

A3) Puerto Rico.

Q4) 5th December, 1839, saw the birth of General George Armstrong Custer: the Battle of Little Bighorn, in which he died, was called what by the Native Americans who fought in it … ?

A4) Battle of the Greasy Grass.

Q5) And finally … 5th December, 1870, saw the death of famed French writer, Alexandre Dumas: name any of the three novels he wrote to feature the character of d’Artagnan.

A5) The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: the last third of which is usually better known as The Man in the Iron Mask.

Enjoy that lot, folks: I’ll catch you later …