The Daily Teaser …

You know, I am drastically tired, again.

And also thinking the BBC news channel’s managed to cover the earthquake zones that are Japan and New Zealand: the latter of which is hosting the Rugby World Cup, this year, and had to move a lot of the matches from Christchurch, recently hit by an earthquake to Auckland. Which hasn’t …

Good luck to them on that front.

But I wish just saying that would help out Japan …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I get too miserable …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — who, unlike Kaiju*, seemingly didn’t fall asleep at the keyboard — bagging five out of five: AND put in Grand Duke Michæl’s patronymicª.

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

Q1) 16th March, 1621, saw the first contact between the Pilgrim Fathers and Native Americans: the native American in question, Samoset, was a member of which tribe … ?

Q2) 16th March, 1950, saw Communist-controlled Czechoslovakia eject diplomats from where … ?

Q3) 16th March, 1958, saw the Ford Motor Co introduce its 50, 000, 000 car: what model of car was it … ?

Q4) 16th March, 1884, saw the birth of which silent film actor … ?

Q5) And finally … 16th March, 1953, saw Britain receive an official state visit from who … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 15th March, 1917, saw the abdication of Tsar Nicholas 2nd, as Tsar of All the Russias: who did he abdicate in favour of … ?

A1) His brother, Grand Duke Michæl.

Q2) 15th March, 1990, saw Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft executed for spying: in which country?

Q2) Iraq.

Q3) 15th March, 1820, saw which state become the 23rd state of the USA … ?

A3) Maine.

Q4) 15th March, 1672, saw Charles 2nd issue the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. Charles 2nd intended to promote what: religious tolerance for protestant non-conformists, religious tolerance for Roman Catholics, or religious tolerance for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster … ?

A4) Religious tolerance for protestant non-conformists.

Q5) And finally … 15th March, 1974, saw which architect jailed on corruption charges … ?

A5) John Poulson.

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

* Kaiju, slow down, we’re none of us getting any younger … !

ª Russian middle names are patronymic: in other words, they tell you who someone’s father is.