The Daily Teaser …

It’s Official …

I can now get away with sawing “Top o’ the morning to ya”, in me best Irish accent.

Yeah …

Which would probably be about as convincing as …

Well …

As convincing as me trying a Irish accent.

Not very convincing at all, in other words … !

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, in other words.

And I think we’re supposed to celebrate with Guinness and oysters.

Says the man who doesn’t drink and can’t stand seafood … !

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju, Debbi, and the returning Meredith — @RockTique, in case you’re following her on Twitter — all putting in their answers: with Kaiju and Debbi bagging 5 out of 5, it also saw Meredith bagging 4 out of 5. Not bad at all, considering she’s been away for a while. (I’ve also got to admit, all three had me checking my sources about Samoset: turns out he was an Abenaki: not a Mohegan, as I thought. I’m blaming Jimmy Wales … )

At any rate, let’s see how Meredith, Kaiju and Debbi — and you — do with today’s Saint Patrick’s Day questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) True or false: Saint Patrick’s Day marks the saint’s birth?

Q2) Michael O’Leary is the chairman of which Irish Airline?

Q3) Which seaport, on Dublin Bay is home to Royal Irish Yacht Club, and Bob Geldof?

Q4) In which year was Guinness first brewed?

Q5) In Irish folklore, what is a leprechaun’s job?

Q6) Moving on … 17th March, 1957, saw BEA with all of the Viscount 701 aircraft, after a fatal crash, over which British city … ?

Q7) 17th March, 1984, saw the 130th University Boat cancelled, after the Cambridge boat collided with a … what … ?

Q8) 17th March, 2001, saw the formal open of the world’s largest greenhouse, at The Eden Project: in which English county is the Eden Project … ?

Q9) And finally … 17th March, 2008, saw Governor Eliot Spitzer resign his post as Governor, after a scandal involving him and a “high-end prostitute”: which US State was he governor of … ?

And here’s Yesterday’s questions and answers …

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 … ?

A1) The Abenaki.

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

Q2) The Vatican.

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

A3) A Thunderbird.

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

A4) Harrison Ford. (That had me worried, there: I don’t think Botox was that good.)

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

A5) Marshal Josef Tito of Yugoslavia.

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