The Daily Teaser — 3-5-2012

You know, I’ve got to admit, I’m actually up comparatively early, for me.

Believe it or not … ?

Believe it or not, I’ve actually volunteered to be a teller, in Brentwood’s local council elections.

Which should be interesting …

Well, interesting …

And bloody freezing, actually: I think I’m outdoors for the first hour or so.

Better make sure I wrap up warm, hadn’t I?

Let’s get moving on, shall we …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: and, along with wish Karen Luck — as did Nina — also bagging 6 out of 6.

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

Q1) 3rd May, 1936, saw who make his first appearance for the New York Yankees … ?

Q2) 3rd May, 1973, saw the Sears Tower become the World’s tallest skyscraper: what’s the current holder of the title … ?

Q3) More to the point, what’s the tallest skyscraper in London … ?

Q4) 3rd May, 2000, saw which two stock exchanges announce they were to merge … ?

Q5) 3rd May, 1937, saw the author of Gone With the Wind win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature: what was her name … ?

Q6) And finally … 3rd May is the feast of Roodmas, in the Catholic Church: also known as the Feast of the Finding of the Holy … what … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 2nd May saw the first publication of the King James Bible: in which year?   A1) 1611.

Q2) More to the point, on the orders of whom: James 1st, 2nd or 3rd … ?   A2) James 1st.

Q3) 2nd May, 1879, saw the founding of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party: in which Spanish city … ?   A3) Madrid.

Q4) 2nd May, 2011, saw Osama Bin Laden killed by US Special forces: in which country was he hiding, when he died … ?   A4) Pakistan.

Q5) 2nd May, 2010, saw which European country bailed out by the IMF and Eurozone … ?   A5) Greece.

Q6) And finally … 2nd May, 1885, saw the founding of the Congo Free State: by whom … ?   A6) Leopold 2nd of Belgium.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with the words of the hardest working man in music, as it’s his birthday.

Or … And as it’s today … 

Oh … And possibly the biggest hit that never happened … 

Oh … 

And possibly the strangest song Annie Nightingale ever played …