The Daily Teaser - 29-12-2011

Now, THAT …

Is something I couldn’t resist putting up, I really couldn’t!

Bless, Mum, and Ruth and Anna — my two sisters, so you know — and Jude had a visit, yesterday, from my Mum’s brother and his wife, yesterday. Complete, of course, with a belated couple of birthday presents for Jude.

Which, as it turned out … ?

Didn’t hold his attention as much as the cardboard box they were in … …

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Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi — all on her ownsome — putting her answers: and, along with letting know about some proposed travel plans she’s thinking about*, ALSO bagging 4 out of 5.

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

Q1) In an effort to stop a virulent strain of ’Flu, 29th December, 1997, saw Hong Kong start a cull of which bird?

Q2) 29th December, 1975, saw the UK introduce legislation to end what: sexual discrimination, racial discrimination or homophobic discrimination?

Q3) 29th December, 1845, saw what admitted as the 28th US State … ?

Q4) What had that state been, until then … ?

Q5) 29th December, 1986, saw the death of former British PM, Harold MacMillan: what was his nickname … ?

Q6) And finally … 29th December, 1940, was the date of the air-raid on London dubbed the Second Great Fire Of London: in which year was the first … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 28th December sees the Anglican, Catholic and Lutheran churches commemorate what … ?

A1) Herod the Great’s Massacre of the Innocents.

Q2) 28th December, 1832, saw US Vice-President John C. Calhoun resign over States Rights: what did the C stand for … ?

A2) Caldwell.

Q3) 28th December, 1957, saw an English abattoir closed down, after an outbreak of what … ?

A3) Foot and Mouth disease. (Or Hoof and Mouth, for those of us of an American persuasion … )

Q4) 28th December, 1065, saw the formal consecration of Westminster Abbey: what’s Westminster Abbey full name?

A4) Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster.

Q5) And finally … 28th December, 1879, saw the notorious collapse of the Tay Bridge: that bridge was between Wormit and which other Scottish city … ?

A5) Dundee.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with a few words from birthday boy, Bernard Cribbinsº …

* I’ll start looking forward to that, Debbi! (And mopping the floor. And cleaning the oven.)

º Right Said Fred, in case it doesn’t show up, Debbi …