The Daily Teaser - 30-1-2012

You know, I’m thinking it looks — looks — like the weathermen were right.

While Brentwood’s not actually covered in snow — he says, having a quick look out of my window — it is definitely what I call nippy in my front room.

Nippy …

Bordering on chilly: verging on biting in the kitchen …

Yeah …

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I go off like John Kettley …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Trevor putting in their answers. With both bagging 5 out of 5, it ALSO saw Trevor quoting at least four different people, and Debbi commenting on this coffee*.

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

Q1) 30th January, 1790, saw the first boat to be tested as what, in the UK … ?

Q2) More to the point, on which English river?

Q3) 30th January, 1913, saw the House of Lords reject a bill about what: ID cards, that year’s Budget or Irish Home Rule … ?

Q4) 30th January, 1952, saw peace talks in which war famously stall … ?

Q5) 30th January, 1862, saw the launch of the first US ironclad ship: what was it called … ?

Q6) And finally … 30th January, 1826, saw the opening of which bridge … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 29th January, 1979, saw Brenda Spencer kill two — and injure 8 — people at the Grover Cleveland Elementary School: what was the name of the Boomtown Rats song this incident inspired … ?

A1) I Don’t Like Mondays.

Q2) 29th January, 1996, saw France announce it was halting its nuclear testing: who was the French president that made the announcement … ?

A2) President Jaques Chirac.

Q3) 29th January, 2002, saw President George W. Bush call three countries the ‘Axis of Evil’: name any of those three countries …

A3) Iraq, Iran and North Korea.

Q4) During the Crimean War, 29th January, 1856, saw Queen Victoria institute the Victoria Cross: what two words are on the VC … ?

A4) ‘For Valour’.

Q5) And finally … 29th January, 2005, saw the first commercial flights from mainline China — since 1949 — to which island … ?

A5) Taiwan.

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

After I’ve made a — completely non-ironic — nod to birthday boy, the late Steve Marriottº.

* You can see why tea’s popular over here, can’t you, Debbi … ?

º Don’t quote me, but I think he went for Nescafé instant …