The Daily Teaser - 17-2-2012

Ooooooh …

I swear, I’ll start getting regular early nights, one of these day!

Still, I don’t think I’m as sleepy as MI5.

I don’t think ANYONE could be as sleepy as MI5.

It’s only taken them this long to release files about Charlie Chaplin’s potential communist sympathies.

Hmm …

Somehow I doubt it.

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I start to burble …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Mr Strict putting in their answers. With both bagging 6 out of 6, it also saw Mr S showing us this picture of the Belgrano, AND the theme tune to M•A•S•H*, AND Debbi’s announcement that her latest book, Riptide, is due out on the 12th of Marchº.

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) 17th February, 1621, saw Myles Standish named as commander of Plymouth Colony: in what’s now which US state … ?

Q2) More to the point, Plymouth holds the oldest continually operating museum in the US: what’s that museum called … ?

Q3) 17th February, 1904, saw the premiere of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly: at which Italian theatre … ?

Q4) 17th February, 1972, saw sales of which car out-do those of the Model T Ford … ?

Q5) That (1972) car was originally ordered into production by whom … ?

Q6) 17th February, 1992, saw Jeffrey Dahmer sentenced to life imprisonment by a US court: how many people had he killed … ?

Q7) And finally … 17th February, 1874, saw the birth of Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM: what does IBM stand for … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 16th February, 1899, saw the founding of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur: Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur is Iceland’s first what … ?

A1) Football club.

Q2) 16th February, 1985, saw whistle blowing civil servant, Clive Ponting, resign: over his part in a leak about the sinking of which ship … ?

A2) The General Belgrano.

Q3) 16th February, 1940, saw which German tanker boarded by British sailors … ?

A3) The Altmark.

Q4) 16th February, 2006, saw the last what decommissioned by the US Army … ?

A4) MASH — or Mobile Army Surgical Hospital — unit.

Q5) 16th February, 2005, saw the Kyoto Protocol come into force: what does the Kyoto Protocol intend to slow … ?

A5) Global Warning.

Q6) And finally … 16th February, 1921, saw the birth of Reverend John Galbraith Graham: under the pen-name, Araucaria, what does he compile for The Guardian … ?

A6) Crossword puzzles.

Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll leave you with the video Mr S has introduced to us …

* Gosh, that bring’s back a few memories, Mr S, and raises the question: exactly how DID Klinger keep those frocks looking that good … ?

º Save me a copy, Debbi, my birthday’s on the 4th … ! (Oh, can the Bloggess get hold of a wormhole? That’ll help, time travel-wise … … … … … )