The Daily Teaser — 8-8-2011

Hmmm …

I’ve GOT to admit, couldn’t resist posting up a couple of pictures of my nephew, Jude.

Well …

It’s GREAT … !

He’s at the gurgle stage, at the moment.

Well …

Gurgle, grab things, and see if their edible.

Which is awkward, if it’s your phone.

Jude does have this thing about gadgetry, he really does … !

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Kaiju putting in his answers: and, along with bagging 6 out of 6, also managed to let us know about the Harvard Mk 1*.

Lets see how he — and you, and anyone else who chooses to join us — does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 8th August, 1963, saw the notorious Great Train Robbery take place: Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs famous evaded capture by staying in which South American country … ?

Q2) More to the point, this was after escaping from which UK prison … ?

Q3) 8th August, 1949, saw which Himalayan kingdom become independent … ?

Q4) 8th August, 1974, saw the resignation of President Richard Nixon: in which Richard O’Brien musical film, is his speech heard on a car radio … ?

Q5) And finally … 8th August, 1908, saw which of the Wright Brothers make their first public flight … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 7th August, 1930, saw the last what take place in the northern part of the USA … ?

A1) Lynching.

Q2) 7th August, 1987, saw Lynne Cox become one of the few people to swim across what … ?

Q2) The Bering Strait, between Alaska and Siberia, in Russia.

Q3) 7th August, 1944, saw the formal dedication of the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator: how was this also known … ?

A3) The Harvard Mark 1.

Q4) 7th August, 1958, saw playwright Arthur Miller clear of Contempt of Congress, after refusing to pass names to which congressional committee?

A4) The House Un-American Activities Committee, or HUAC.

Q5) More to the point, who was he married to, at the time … ?

A5) Marilyn Monroe.

Q6) And finally … 7th August, 1981, saw which US newspaper publish its last edition … ?

A6) The Washington Star.

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

After I’ve played you out with a tune from birthday, The Edge …

* I know exactly what you mean, Kaiju: I’ve an ageing Nokia 2730 that, while it’s not as stunning as some, is definitely several orders of magnitude more powerful than my old ZX Spectrum … Even though it did have a whole, massive 48k of RAM … !