The Daily Teaser — 2-7-2012

Hmmm … 

Now isn’t that always the way?

It’s Monday: so, of course, it’s back to the jobhunting grind,

And, of course, as it’s the second day of July — and this is south-east England — it’s chucking it down!

Hmmm … 

That’s … annoying … 

Especially when you consider we’ve just had the wettest June on record … 

Let’s get moving on, shall we?

Yes, let’s … 

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Yesterday’s Teaser was another quiet one, with no-one putting in answers*.

So … 

Let’s see who’s interested in trying out today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 2nd July saw the US state of Vermont become the first to abolish slavery: in which year … ?

Q2) 2nd July, 1937, saw Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappear: over which ocean … ?

Q3) 2nd July, 1776, saw the US Continental Congress sever its ties with what … ?

Q4) 2nd July, 1962, saw the world’s first branch of Wal-Mart open: in which US state?

Q5) And finally … 2nd July, 1561, saw Emperor Menas defeat a revolt in Emfraz: which African country was Menas the emperor of … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 1st July is — obviously — Canada Day: what’s the French name for Canada Day … ?

A1) Fête du Canada.

Q2) More to the point … 1st July, 1890, saw Canada linked to which island nation by telegraph … ?

A2) Bermuda.

Q3) Even MORE to the point … ?   The world’s first international phone call was made between New Brunswick and which US state … ?

A3) Maine: appropriately enough, the Maine town of Calaïs.

Q4) 1st July, 1980, saw what announced as the national anthem of Canada … ?

A4) Oh Canada

Q5) Moving on … 1st July, 1908, saw SOS adopted as the International distress call: what does it stand for … ?

A5) It doesn’t, seemingly: things like Save Our Soul and Save Our Ship are mnemonics for the signal.

Q6) 1st July, 1858, saw two papers about evolution read to the Linnean Society.   One was — famously — by Charles Darwin.   Who wrote the other … ?

A6) Alfred Russel Wallace.

Q7) And finally … 1st July, 2004, saw the Cassini Huygen probe go into orbit around Saturn.   How many moons does Saturn have … ?

A7) 31.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll leave you with a tune from birthday girl, Michelle Branch … 

*        Frankly … ?   I’m definitely worried about Old Peculiar regular, Debbi Mack: I’m just hoping her and her partner, Rick are ok, in light of the storms in the US.   After all, her last tweet WAS a couple of days before they hit.