The Daily Teaser …

Hmm …

Looks like Julian Assange is having more trouble: seemingly, he’s had his Swiss bank account frozen, on a technicality.

And on top of that … ?

The site, itself, has released a list of of sites the US government considers critical to its national security.

Things like oil pipelines, mines where rare earths are mined, and pharmaceutical facilities.

Oh, granted the latter are important: but I’m wondering how many of their owners are thinking “We should ask for a pay-rise: we’re a strategic asset … !”

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor, bless ’im, putting in his answers and scoring 5 out of 5. On top of that, he also put in some quotes from Jefferson Davies.

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

Q1) 7th December, 1776, saw who make an attempt to enter the US military … ?


Q2) 7th December, 1787, saw Delaware become the first US state to ratify the US constitution: the English nobleman Delaware was named after — Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr — had been the Governor of which other US state … ?

Q3) 7th December, 1955, saw who step down as leader of the Labour Party … ?

Q4) 7th December, 1974, saw the birth of Canadian singer, Nicole Appleton: with which girl band did she, and her older sister, Natalie, find fame … ?

Q5) And finally … 7th December, 1817, saw the death of William Bligh, captain of the HMS Bounty, at the time of the famous mutiny: which RN rank had he reached at the time of his death … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

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 … ?


A1) 5/4.

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

A2) Jefferson Davies.

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 … ?

A3) k. d. lang. (Or K. D. Lang, if you’re fussy about capitalization: Miss Lang claims it’s a nod to writer, e.e. cummins. I don’t care which way she punctuates, I still say Miss Chatelaine is one of the best love songs ever written or performed!)

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

A4) Lancashire.

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

A5) Windsor Castle.

Enjoy yourself, today, everyone: I’ll catch you later … !