The Daily Teaser: 11-7-11

Right, now HERE’S my problem.

What the hell ARE those baby bouncer things actually called … ?

The thing Jude’s in … ?

I don’t know what they’re called: and that’s mildly frustrating, especially in light of the fact I used to be put in one, when I was his age!

Actually, I think I can vaguely remember that: or, certainly being in the front room of the house we lived in, at the time, and laughing my head off at something that seemed very funny. Whilst standing up, and going up and down. Strange, but true.

I just wish I could remember what the thing I was in was called … !

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser Debbi putting in her answers: along with telling us about what she got for her birthday*, she also managed to bag 5 out of 6.

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

Q1) 11th July, 1864, saw the Battle of Fort Stevens, in which Confederate troops attempted to invade where … ?

Q2) 11th July, 2000, saw the announcement of a trials of a vaccine against what, announced … ?

Q3) 11th July, 1960, saw the first publication of To Kill A Mockingbird: in which (fictional) Alabama town is the book set … ?

Q4) More to the point, what was the name of the author … ?

Q5) 11th July, 1796, saw the US take possession of which city … ?

Q6) And finally … 11th July, 1987, saw veterans gather on the 70th anniversary of which World War 1 battle … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 10th July, 1903, saw the birth of English SF writer, John Wyndham: what was his full name … ?

A1) John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris.

Q2) More to the point, which of his novels was filmed — twice — as The Village of the Damned … ?

Q2) The Midwich Cuckoos. (The 1995 remake, with Kirstie Alley and Christopher Reeve, was — in my humble opinion — very inferior to the 1960 original, despite the all-star cast.)

Q3) 10th July, 1938, saw who completing a world airplane flight of 91 hours … ?

A3) Howard Hughes.

Q4) 10th July, 1821, saw the USA buy the Florida territory: from which European country … ?

A4) Spain.

Q5) 10th July, 2000, saw the UK’s Office of National Statistics release figures that showed how many households were using the ’Net: 1 in 3, 1 in 4 or 1 in 5?

A5) 1 in 4.

Q6) And finally … 10th July, 1947, saw who recommended as Pakistan’s first Governor General … ?

A6) Muhammed Ali Jinnah.

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

* Wouldn’t mind one of those TARDIS’ª, meself, actually, Debbi. Actually, Grub’s daughter, Shannon, has a stunner of a Sonic Screwdriver!

ª Just as a question … ? What IS the plural form of the word TARDIS … ?