The Daily Teaser — 20-4-2012

Hmmm … 

That’s just thrown me … 

YouTube’s just gone and unleashed it’s new upload interface at me.

I can’t say I’m surprised it’s there.

What does mildly surprise me … ?

Is the fact it’s happened now.   I’ve upload a couple of teasers videos as Bruce, about 2 months ago, and that’s the interface YouTube served up.

Which is kind of what gets me: the simple fact that uploading videos from two different accounts, from the same computer … ?

Used two different interfaces.

Cie la vie … !

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Nina having palpitations about Tim Curry*: it also saw both bagging 8 out of 8.

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) 20th April, 1871, saw the Civil Rights Act go into law, in the USA: which President signed it into law … ?

Q2) More to the point, this was designed — in part — to protect Afro-Americans from which organisation … ?

Q3) Moving on … 20th April, 1972, saw which of the Apollo missions land on the Moon … ?

Q4) 20th April, 1999, was the date of the notorious Columbine High School Massacre: what was the name of the Michæl Moore documentary about US gun control, inspired by this … ?

Q5) 20th April, 1828, saw Frenchman, René Caillié, become the first non-Muslim to enter which African town … ?

Q6) More to the point, in which African country IS that town … ?

Q7) And finally … 20th April, 2008, saw who become the first woman to win the Indy 300 … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 19th April saw the death of Charles Darwin, FRS: in what year … ?   A1) 1882.

Q2) More to the point, what does FRS stand for … ?   A2) Fellow of the Royal Society.

Q3) More to the point, what was the full title of his seminal work, the Origins of Species … ?   A3) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Q4) Moving on … 19th April, 1587, saw a fleet lead by Sir Francis Drake sink a Spanish fleet: in which city’s harbour … ?   A4) Cádiz.

Q5) 19th April, 1965, saw the birth of Marion Suge Knight: which record company did he co-found … ?   A5) Death Row Records.

Q6) 19th April, 2011, saw who resign from the Communist Party of Cuba’s  Central Committee … ?   A6) Fidel Castro.

Q7) Ironically, 19th April also saw the Bay of Pigs invasion end in success for Cuba: but in which year … ?   A7) 1961.

Q8) And finally … 19th April, 1928, saw the birth of which English blues musician and DJ … ?   A8) Alexis Korner.

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

After I’ve left you with a tune from The Small Faces: honouring the birthday of the late Steve Marriott … 

*        Oh, Debbi, Nina, did I tell you I looked good in a corsetª?   Granted, that was a few years ago, I very much doubt I could get into one now … !

ª        Actually, while we’re talking about sexual liberation … ?   There’s a nice little quote from George Takei, at the end of today’s Teaser video …