The Solstice Teaser 21-6-11

You know, much as I’d love to get arrested — NOT! — at Stonehenge, I’ll make a confession.

I’d rather not.

Well …

I’d rather not get arrested, straight out: at Stonehenge, or otherwise.

But that’s sort of beside the point.

Mine … ?

Is simply that today is the Summer Solstice, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere.

Which, of course, means the tradition sunrise celebration at the monument.

And … ?

OK, granted, I’ve seen Stonehenge: mostly as a child, during family holidays to Devon and Cornwall. Stonehenge is on most routes you care to choose heading from Essex, to the southwest of England.

But never actually been, as an adult, to Stonehenge, on either the Summer or Winter solstices.

One of these days … ?

Well …

ONE of these days, I’ll have the finances to do something about that …

’Til then … ?

Well, ’til then, there’s always a Teaser …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser was a quiet one: so lets dive — without much further ado — into today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

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

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

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

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 … ?

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 … ?

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

Q7) Give us EITHER of those two names …

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

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 20th June, 1975, saw the original US release of which Steven Spielberg film … ?

A1) Jaws.

Q2) 20th June, 1837, saw Queen Victoria ascend to the throne of the UK: how old was she, when this happened … ?

Q2) 18.

Q3) 20th June, 1963, saw the famed Hotline established between the White House and the Kremlin: in which year was its first use … ?

A3) 1967: during the 6-Day War.

Q4) 20th June, 1984, saw Education Secretary Keith Joseph announce that O-Levels were to be replaced by what … ?

A4) GCSEs.

Q5) And finally … 20th June, 1928, saw the birth of actor, Martin Landau: in which Gerry and Sylvia Anderson series did he play Commander John Koenig … ?

A5) Space:1999.

Enjoy those, everyone: and, as it’s the tenth anniversary of the death of John Lee Hooker … ?

I’ll let you boogie …