The Daily Teaser …

Right …

Here we go, I’m up, out and ready to shake it all about.

This, of course, for a given value of ‘up’, ‘out’ and ‘shaken all about’ …

Actually, I’ve just realised something!

I’ve just realise that I’m going to have to not put in a video for todays teaser: for various reasons, I’ve managed to use the wrong slides for today’s video … !

D’OH!

I’m annoyed … !

Mostly at myself: I’ve even got an idea where I went wrong, but I’ll probably save that for later.

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju going head-to-head: with both scoring 5 out of 5.

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

Q1) 22nd January, 1980, saw which Soviet dissident banished, after speaking out about the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan … ?

Q2) Ten years later, 22nd January, 1990, saw President Mikhail Gorbachev make an announcement about Soviet actions in which former Soviet republic … ?

Q3) 22nd January, 1906, saw the birth of American writer, R. E. Howard: who played R. E. Howard character, Solomon Kane, in the 2009 film of the same name … ?

Q4) 22nd January, 1901, saw Edward 7th proclaimed king of the UK and the Commonwealth: what was the name of the royal house he was first king of … ?

Q5) And finally … 22nd January, 1970, saw the official maiden flight of which æroplane … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 21st January, 1908, saw New York pass the (soon vetoed) Sullivan Ordinance, which banned women from doing what in public … ?

A1) Smoke.

Q2) 21st January, 1985, saw who inaugurated for his second term as US president.

Q2) Ronald Reagan. (The parade was cancelled: bad weather, apparently … )

Q3) 21st January, 1948, saw which Canadian province’s flag flown for the first time … ?

A3) Quebec’s.

Q4) 21st January, 1994, saw Lorena Bobbitt cleared of what: Malicious Wounding, Assault or Grievous Bodily Harm … ?

A4) Malicious Wounding. (Now, this case raised the profile of Spousal Rape in the UK. And a lot of sniggering … )

Q5) And finally … 21st January, 1976, saw the birth of which member of the Spice Girls … ?

A5) Emma Bunton: Baby Spice, in other words …

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later. Once I’ve got the hang of iDVD’s drag and drop options … !