The Daily Teaser — 18-8-2011

Oooooh …

Blimey …

You know, I’ve got to be honest, I think I’ve actually gone and managed to go down with a cold, for heavens sake … !

Of, at least, managed to get myself VERY bunged up.

I’m hating it, to be frank.

Mostly on the basis that there’s always one nostril I can never actually clear, however much I actually blow.

Don’t you just hate that … ?

I can’t, I know that … !

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju, Alexandra, and Debbi all putting in their answers: with Alexandra bagging 3ª out of 6*, and both Debbi and Kaiju bagging 6, and discussing disk defragmentingº.

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

Q1) 18th August, 293BC, saw the founding of the oldest known Roman temple to whom … ?

Q2) 18th August, 1933, saw the birth of director, Roman Polanski: what was the name of his first English language film … ?

Q3) 18th August, 1989, saw which football club sold to property tycoon, Michæl Knighton … ?

Q4) More to the point, who’s that club’s manager … ?

Q5) 18th August, saw a large meteor pass over the UK: in which year … ?

Q6) And finally … 18th August, 1868, saw French astronomer, Pierre Janssen, discover which gas … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 17th August, 1952, saw the founding of NA: what does ‘NA’ stand for … ?

A1) Narcotics Anonymous.

Q2) It, like AA, CA, and GA, use how many steps … ?

Q2) 12.

Q3) 17th August, 1998, saw which US president admit to an affair … ?

A3) Bill Clinton.

Q4) 17th August, 1786, saw the birth of which noted US frontiersman … ?

A4) Davy Crockett.

Q5) 17th August, 1908, saw the world’s first animated cartoon: in which city … ?

A5) Paris.

Q6) What was it called … ?

A6) Fantasmagorie.

Q7) And finally … 17th August, 1943, saw the first Quebec Conference, between Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King: which country was King the PM of … ?

A7) Canada.

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

* You’re right, Alexandra, it is something of a best …

º Oh, that’s got me iBalling disc defragging software for OS X, guys: not that’s much for the platform, but it always pays to look …

ª Actually … one could argue Alexandra got 3·5/4, depending on how one interprets her last Oh … Canada answer …