The Daily Teaser …

Ahhhh … BLESS!

I’ve got to be honest, I think my nephew’s getting a touch on the large side! He’ll be a month old, tomorrow.

I think he’s starting to recognise strong colour, as well: I had a black tee-shirt on, last night, he was definitely staring at me arm.

Contrast, I think … !

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Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I start digging up all the stuff on Jean Piaget …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Kaiju and Trevor putting in their answers: with both* scoring six out of six, Kaiju getting his answers in firstº, and Trevor quoting zoologist Desmond Morris.

Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s Burns Night questions, shall we … ?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 25th January, 1759, saw the birth of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns:he’s also known ‘the Bard of ’ … where … ?

Q2) Which of his poems served as an unofficial Scots national anthem … ?

Q3) More to the point, which of Burns poems sees the title character seeing disturbing visions on the way home from the pub … ? (Disturbing visions on the way home from the pub? I was a barman for 14 years. They couldn’t have been as disturbing as some of the thing’s I saw from the bar, I know that … )

Q4) Which country — in 1956 — was the first to issue a commemorative Burns postage stamp … ?

Q5) One final Burns question: who has been named as Makar — Scots National Poet — just recently … ?

Q6) 25th January, 1994, saw the launch of the Deep Space Program Science Experiment — or DSPSE — to test various bits of scientific equipment by observing the Moon: which girl’s name give the DSPSE its nickname … ?

Q7) 25th January, 1947, saw the death of notorious gangster, Al Capone: in the last years of his life, he suffered deteriorating mental, due to complications from which disease … ?

Q8) And finally … 25th January, 2004, saw the Opportunity rover land on which planet?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 24th January, 1961, saw Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller divorce: what was the name of the film they were making, at the time?

A1) The Misfits.

Q2) 8 years later, 24th January, 1969, saw riots at which London university … ?

Q2) The London School of Economics.

Q3) 24th January, 1848, saw the start of the ’49 California Gold Rush, when James W Marshall found gold, in a creek near Sutter’s Mill: near which Californian city is Sutter’s Mill … ?

A3) Sacramento.

Q4) 24th January, 1924, saw the Russian city of Petrograd renamed … what … ?

A4) Leningrad.

Q5) 24th January, 1949, saw the birth of late comedian and actor, John Belushi: which character in Ghostbusters would he have played, if not for his death … ?

A5) Dr Peter Venkman, the character eventually played by Bill Murrey.

Q6) And finally … 24th January, 1958, saw the birth of pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter, Jools Holland: with which band did he first come to prominence … ?

A6) Squeeze.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’m going to find a cheap haggis, and work out how to cook it …

* Yes, I know I’ve got Sacramento as the answer to q3: BUT Kaiju’s a Californian native and knows his way around a bit better than me and Trevor. AND — going by the maps I’ve seen — Coloma’s about the same distance from Sacramento as Southend is from London, some 36 or so miles: when you’re the size of the USA, I figure that makes the actual miles a bit shorter. Relatively speaking. Ahem …

º One of the standard way’s I can tell if someone’s rather speedy … ? Or, at least, up rather late … ? Is if they can get their answers in, before Trevor …