The Daily Teaser …

Blimey, that’s a thing … !

The King’s Speech seems to have done rather well at last night’s Oscars Ceremony.

Congratulations to them.

(The BBC’s just interviewing Helena Bonham-Carter, by the way, who’s looking both tired … and gutted … )

But it really only goes to show the good work that The UK’s Film Council did in distributing Lottery funds.

I’m just hoping that the Coalition Government’s feeling a little embarrassed about closing it down.

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I turn into Ben Elton …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi, bless her, putting her answers in: and managing to bag 6 out of 6. (Mind my admitting, Debbi … ? I’m just hoping we don’t manage to revise the spelling too much: the American spelling of ‘colourcolor’ looks bizarre enough as it is … :D )

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

Q1) 28th February, 2007, saw NASA’s New Horizons probe fly past which planet?

Q2) More to the point, which planet is it heading for … ?

Q3) Even more to the point, the object in Q2 is in — or ,.ipart of — which belt … ?

Q4) While we’re astronomical … 28th February, 1997 saw GRB 970228 strike Earth. What was GRB 970228 … ?

Q5) 28th February, 1939, saw an investigation by Webster’s New English Dictionary after which erroneous word was discovered … ?

Q6) 28th February, 1925, saw the birth of Harry H. Corbett, OBE: in which film did he play Sergeant Sidney Bung?

Q7) And finally … 28th February, 1993, saw who launch a raid on the Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 27th February, 1700, saw the discovery of New Britain: New Britain is in an archipelago near which country: Papua New Guinea, Australia or the USA … ?

A1) Papua New Guinea.

Q2) 27th February, 1953, saw a bill to simplify what pass its second reading in Parliament … ?

Q2) The spelling of English.

Q3) 27th February, 1900, saw the founding of which British political party … ?

A3) The Labour Party.

Q4) More to the point, who was the most recent British Prime Minister from that party … ?

A4) Gordon Brown, MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.

Q5) 27th February, 1963, saw Antoine Argoud charged with the attempted assassination of whom … ?

A5) General Charles DeGaulle.

Q6) And finally … 27th February, 2002, saw the death of comedian, poet and writer, Spike Milligan: what was the title of volume one of his war memoirs … ?

A6) Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall.

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