The Daily Teaser — 18-9-2011

You know, I’ve got to be honest, I owe @Alexandrafunfit a very deep apology, I really do.

You see, I managed to actually put her score for Friday’s Teaser at 1.

Instead of the 2 she’d actually bagged.

So, with that in mind … ?

Alexandra …

I’m sorry.

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Moving quickly on … ?

Moving quickly on, you’ll probably remember me mentioning the Welsh miners who died in Gleision, yesterday.

Well, I thought I’d also mention that an Appeal fund has been set up: for those of us who wish to help out, we can visit the site, here.

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Right, lets move on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Nina — all on her ownsome, bless her … ! — putting in her answers: and, along with putting in a relevant quote* bagging 5 out of 5.

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) 18th September, 1928, saw Juan de la Cierva make the first crossing of the English Channel … by WHAT … ?

Q2) 18th September, 2009, saw the last episode of the world’s longest running soap opera broadcast: what was it called … ?

Q3) 18th September, 1970, saw the death of guitarist, Jimi Hendrix: what was the name of the last album he released in the UK … during his lifetime?

Q4) 18th September, 1809, saw the opening of WHICH arty building in London … ?

Q5) And FINALLY … 18th September, 324AD, saw who gain sole control of the Roman Empire, after winning the Battle of Chrysopolis.

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 17th September, 1976, saw NASA unveil the Space Shuttle, Enterprise: named Enterprise, after a letter writing campaign by Star Trek fans to which US president … ?

A1) President Gerald Ford.

Q2) More to the point … Was the Enterprise spaceworthy … ?

A2) No: it was purely designed for the test phase of the Space Shuttle programme.

Q3) 17th September, 1956, saw the first television broadcast in WHICH country … ?

A3) Australia.

Q4) 17th September, 1970, saw a civil war break out in which Middle-Eastern country?

A4) Jordan.

Q5) And finally … 17th September, 1916, saw who win his first ærial combat … ?

A5) The Red Baron, himself, Manfred von Richthofen: or Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, if you want to be REALLY picky … !

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

After give this an airing …

Oh … And this …

* From an episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, unless I miss my guess: I’m blowed if I can remember the name of the episode in question, but it featured Ade Edmonson as as the man himself, Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen.