The Daily Teaser - 30-10-2011

Hmmm …

Well, that’s seemed to have gone well.

I’m actually up and about — on a Sunday — after the clock’s have gone back.

Which is kind of nice.

Well …

Niceish, lets put it that way.

It’s nice to be able to look pout of the window and know it’s light at this time of morning, however temporarily.

Hmmm …

Actually, can I make a confession … ?

Usually, I’m not a morning person.

Today, though, I’m actually rather chirpy,

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets … !

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting in her answers. And, along with bagging 6 out of 6, also managed to comment on Washington’s sudden outbreak of grooviness.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …

Q1) 30th October, 1270, saw the end of the 8th Crusade and the lifting of the siege of which North African city … ?

Q2) 30th October, 1922, saw Benito Mussolini named as Prime Minister of Italy: in which year was he summarily executed … ?

Q3) 30th October, 1961, saw the USSR receive worldwide condemnation after testing what … ?

Q4) 30th October, 2000, saw the shutdown of the last Multics mainframe: in which country was this machine … ?

Q5) And finally … 30th October, 1984, saw police recover the body of Father Jerzy Popieluszko: which trade union had he famously supported … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

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 … ?

A1) Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.

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

A2) A packet-switching network. (I made the other two up. You can tell, can’t you … ? Although I think a carton-conversion network is a group of Why Don’t You fans … )

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

A3) The Internet Protocol Suite: also known as TCP/IP.

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

A4) The Philadelphia Phillies.

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

A5) Tanzania.

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

A6) Iain Duncan Smith.

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

I’ll leave you with interview with the now late Jimmy Saville, after his death, yesterday …