The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to confess, I’ve got a documentary on, that I taped on Thursday.

Fascinating thing that showed on BBC, on Thursday: a basic potted history of psychology and psychiatry.

Fascinating … and mildly scary, considering the usages.

Seems some of the brain-washing techniques used in North Korea during the Cold War had a loose connection to Pavlov’s research on dogs.

It’s some of the off-shots that get strange: Electroconvulsive therapy does not sound nice …

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

I think talking about mushrooms could be too weird for this time of the morning …

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Yesterday’s* Teaser saw AlexandraFunFit and Trevor putting in their answers. Trevor, bless him managed to bag 5 out of 5, and Alexandra managing to bag 1 whole point … for making me laugh, bless!

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

Q1) 8th January, 1912, saw the founding of which South African political group … ?

Q2) 8th January, 1940, saw Great Britain introduce what: food rationing, WW1 reparations or war reporting … ?

Q3) Five years earlier, 8th January, 1935 saw the birth of Elvis Presley: which record label released his first single, That’s All Right, Mama … ?

Q4) 8th January, 1959, saw Charles De Gaulle named as the President of France: was this the 4th, 5th or 6th French Republic?

Q5) And finally … 8th January, 1963, saw which painting exhibited in the USA, for the first time … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 7th January is the date of the public holiday known as Victory From Genocide Day: in which East Asian country … ?

A1) Cambodia.

Q2) 7th January, 1797, saw the first modern usage of the Italian flag: how many colours feature on that flag … ?

Q2) Three.

Q3) January 7th, 1959, saw the birth of Go-Go’s member, Kathy Valentine: which instrument did she play … ?

A3) Bass guitar.

Q4) 7th January, 1785, saw Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries, travel from Dover to Calais in … what … ?

A4) A hot-air balloon.

Q5) And finally … 7th January, 1988, saw the death of British actor, Trevor Howard: in which 1982 film did he play Lord Henry Ames?

A5) The Missionary.

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

* On top of that, Thursday’s Teaser saw Kaiju — bless him — telling us about how well his nephews have done in nearby Montessori schools: I’m just thinking I should mention that to Ruth, Jude could do with an advantage or to …