The Daily Teaser: 22-6-11

Hmmm …

You know, I’ve GOT to admit, I couldn’t RESIST putting this photo up, of Jude.

Bless him, having a damn good read!

Hmmm …

I think I’ll have to introduce him to Terry Pratchett and Debbi Mack at some point.

I might have to wait a couple of months, though … !

’Til he’s finished the one he’s on.

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets … !

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Yesterday’s Solstice Teaser was another quiet one. Saying that, I’ve got to admit Debbi did quietly let me know she’s having something of a busy patch: both with promoting Shaken, the short story collection she’s featured in … AND I’m thinking she’s also got her eye on beating a certain Mr John Locke.

So … Lets move on to today’s questions, shall we … ?

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

Q1) 22nd June, 1911, saw the coronation of which UK king … ?

Q2) 22nd June, 2003, saw the fall of the world’s largest hailstone: but in which US state … ?

Q3) 22nd June, 1990, saw the final dismantling of which Berlin landmark … ?

Q4) 22nd June, 1976, saw the Canadian House of Commons abolish what: capital punishment, feudalism or trial by combat … ?

Q5) And finally: 22nd June, 1969, saw the death of Frances Gumm: how was she better known … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) In which constellation does the sun appear — in the northern hemisphere — at the Summer Solstice … ?

A1) Taurus.

Q2) More to the point, which of the Tropics is it over … ?

Q2) Cancer.

Q3) Which of the tropics is at the other extreme … ?

A3) The Tropic of Capricorn.

Q4) Moving on … 21st June, 2001, saw the death of bluesman, John Lee Hooker: in which film did he appear — as himself — playing Boom, Boom, in Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market … ?

A4) The Blues Brothers.

Q5) 21st June, 173, saw the US Supreme Court establish the Miller Test: the test determines whether something is, or isn’t, what, under US law … ?

A5) Obscene. (It’s got three prongs. I’m saying nothing. Except that I’m trying not to grin. And this is BEFORE I go near the word, ‘fork’ … )

Q6) 21st June, 2006, saw the official naming of which planet’s two moons … ?

A6) Pluto’s.

Q7) Give us EITHER of those two names …

A7) Nix and Hydra.

Q8) And finally … 21st June, 1854, saw the first awarding of which British military decoration … ?

A8) The Victoria Cross.

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