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Sunday 5 June 2011

The Daily Teaser: 5-6-11

Can I make a confession, here … ?

Can I … ?

I’m thinking two things, I really am …

First off … ?

I’m getting a serious case of the itches: I’m thinking that’s off the back of the patches.

Secondly … ?

I’ve got to admit, I saw the mid-series finale of Dr Who last night, and came away impressed …

And frustrated: next stop, September … !

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — riding solo, again — putting in her answers: and, along with putting in a comment, here, she also bagged 5 out of 5.

Lets she how she does with todays questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 5th June, 1837, saw the Republic of Texas incorporate which Texan city … ?

Q2) 5th June, 1977, saw the introduction of the world’s first practical personal computer, the Apple 2, go on sale: who was that computer’s main designer?

Q3) 5th June, 1967, saw Israel launch a pre-emptive attack on which country … ?

Q4) 5th June, 1989, saw who halt tanks in Tianamen Square?

Q5) And finally … 5th June, 1972, saw which member of the Royal Family laid to rest … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 4th June, 1977, saw five British plane-spotters released from a gaol in which country … ?
A1) Greece.

Q2) 4th June, 1940, saw the formal end of Operation Dynamo: this was the British retreat from which French town … ?
Q2) Dunkirk.

Q3) More to the point, what’s the French name for that town … ?
A3) Dunkerque.

Q4) 4th June saw the first Pulitzer Prizes awarded: but in which year … ?
A4) 1917.

Q5) And finally … 4th June, 781 BC, saw the first recorded solar eclipse: in which country was this … ?
A5) China.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later … !
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2 comments:

  1. KaijuSun Jun 05, 09:59:00 am BST

    See what happens when I overdose on coffee? Har!

    1. Houston, named after then-President of the Republic of Texas—former General Sam Houston—who had commanded at the Battle of San Jacinto, which took place 25 miles (40 km) east of where the city was established.
    2. Besides Steves Jobs and Wozniak, Jerry Manock designed the revolutionary case.
    3. Egypt and Syria
    4. Unknown, but he came to be known as “Tank Man,” or the Unknown Rebel.
    5. King Edward VIII at Frogmore, Berkshire

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  2. DebbiMon Jun 06, 03:08:00 am BST

    I figured you might like that comment. :-)

    1. Houston
    2. Steve Wozniak
    3. Egypt
    4. An anonymous Chinese man, who came to be known as Tank Man or the Unknown Rebel (and has been reported to be Wang Weilin, not necessarily correctly) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man
    5. Prince Edward VIII

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