The Daily Teaser — 4-8-2011

You know, I’ve got to admit, I woke up this morning …

Hmmm …

You know, that’s usually the cue for a song, hasn’t it … ? That ‘I Woke Up This Morning’ usually gets a mention in so many faux blues tunes, it’s almost a knee jerk reaction — for me, anyway — to start making something up.

Complete with a ripped off, Willie-Dixon-style, da-dah-da-DAH bass-line, just to tell you it’s a blues tune.

But at ANY rate … ?

What I was going to tell you that I’ve woken up with a tune going through my head.

In this case … ?

Well, for some reason, I’ve had Amy Winehouse’s Rehab floating across my mind.

And beyond the fact that she’s recently died … ?

I really couldn’t tell you why …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju — old friend to the Teasers that he is — stepping into the breach, and bagging 6 out o6: and along with that, giving us some eye boggling details of both MKULTRA, and the weather both in Dallas and Santa Clara. (Sounds … toasty, to say the least … )

But lets see how he — and you — do with todays questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 4th August, 1954, saw Pakistan finally decide on its National anthem: what’s the name of it?

Q2) 4th August, 2007, saw the launch of NASA’s Phœnix mission: to which planet was the Phœnix heading … ?

Q3) 4th August, 1958, saw the first publication of Billboard magazine’s Hot 100: what Ricky Nelson song was the first № 1 … ?

Q4) 4th August is — famously or otherwise — the feast day of Saint Sithney, patron saint of mad dogs: in which English county is the small town named after him … ?

Q5) And finally … 4th August, 1704, saw a joint English and Dutch fleet capture what … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 3rd August, 1960, saw which African country become independent … ?

A1) Niger.

Q2) More to the point from which European country … ?

Q2) France.

Q3) 3rd August, 1492, saw Christopher Columbus start his famed voyage to discover an Atlantic route to the East Indies: from which Spanish town?

A3) Palos de la Frontera.

Q4) That same day — 3rd August, 1492 — saw the King and Queen of Spain, formally expel which part of the population?

A4) The Jews.

Q5) 3rd August saw a weather station in Leicestershire record Britain’s highest temperature: in which year … ?

A5) 1990.

Q6) And finally … 3rd August, 1977, saw the US Senate begin it’s hearing into which CIA project?

A6) The MK-ULTRA project.

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