The Daily Teaser - 29-10-2011

Hmmm …

You know, I’ve GOT to confess …

I think I’ve just signed up for YouTube’s advert revenue sharing programme.

Although whether that’ll make me anything, I really don’t know!

Tell you what, though … ?

You click on mine … and I’ll click on yours, how does that sound … ?

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And what’s more … ?

What’s more, I seem to signed up for new social network, Diaspora.

Although Lord KNOWS how that’s going to go.

It’s very nice looking: certainly a lot better presented than Facebook or Google+.

But I’m thinking there doesn’t seem to be any approaching a Share button.

Oh well …

Lets move on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Nina putting in their answers: with both promising — or threatening — to behave themselves, it saw Nina bagging 5 out of 8, and Debbi scoring 8.

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

Q1) 29th October, 1969, saw the first ever computer-to-computer link-up in the ARPANET, which eventually became the Internet. What was ARPANET a contraction of … ?

Q2) More to the point, the ARPANET was what: a packet-switching network, a carton-conversion network or parcel-force matrix?

Q3) As a final internet question … what’s the name of the software that connects computers on the ’Net … ?

Q4) Moving on … 29th October, 2008, saw which team win the World Series baseball championship for the first time in 28 years … ?

Q5) 29th October, 1964, saw Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite: to form which Republic … ?

Q6) And finally … 29th October, 2003, saw the (then) leader of Britain’s Conservative party hand in his resignation: what was his name … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 28th October, 1971, saw Britain launch it’s first satellite: what was that satellite’s name … ?

A1) Prospero.

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the rocket that satellite was launched on … ?

A2) Black Arrow.

Q3) More to the point, where was this rocket launched from?

A3) The Woomera Test range in Australia.

Q4) 28th October, 2009, saw the Ares I-X launch in a spaceflight programme called what … ?

A4) Constellation.

Q5) Which agency launched the Ares I-X … ?

A5) NASA*.

Q6) Moving on from rockets … 28th October, 1958, saw Cardinal Angelo Roncalli elected as which Pope … ?

A6) John 23rd.

Q7) 28th October, 1928, saw the first formal performances of which country’s National Anthem … ?

A7) Indonesia.

Q8) And finally … 28th October, 1979, saw the first visit of a Chinese leader — Chairman Hua Kuo-Feng, in this case — to Britain: who was British PM at the time … ?

A8) Margaret Thatcher.

Enjoy those, everyone: now, I think I’m going to try and work put exactly WHICH Diaspora pod I’ve joined …