The Daily Teaser — 18-2-2013: Here Pluto …

Hmmm … 

It has be said, I’ve going have to buy Graham a metaphorical something or other.

Bless him, he had a spare monitor going begging: which let me set the aging G4 up, properly.

It’s sitting behind me, as I speak: hopefully, I’ll be able to do something with it … !

Anyway … ?   Busy day, today: let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: along with bagging 6 out of 6, she also happily admitted to using yesterday’s quote and video in this post*.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s teaser, shall we?

Here it is, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) Pluto was discovered on February 18th: of which year … ?

Q2) More to the point, in which year was Pluto re-classed as a dwarf planet … ?

Q3) Sling-shot around Jupiter, what’s the name of the 2006-launched mission to Pluto … ?

Q4) Name any of Pluto’s 5 moons … ?

Q5) What’s the largest of those moons … ?

Q6) In classical mythology, Pluto was the god of what: mountains, rivers or the underworld … ?

Q7) And finally … which radioactive metal is named after Pluto … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 17th February, 2003, saw the formal start of the London Congestion Charge: who was Mayor of London, at the time … ?

A1) Ken Livingston.

Q2) More to the point, who’s the current holder of the post … ?

A2) Boris Johnson.

Q3) Moving on … 17th February, 1979, saw which country invaded by China … ?

A3) Vietnam.

Q4) 17th February, 1992, saw serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer receive 15 life sentences, at the end of his trial: by a court in which US state … ?

A4) Wisconsin.

Q5) 17th February, 1904, saw the debut of Madame Butterfly, in Milan.   Who was its composer … ?

A5) Giacomo Puccini.

Q6) And finally … 17th February, 1959, saw Prime Minister Adnan Menderes survive a plane crash that killed 12 other people.   where was he PM of … ?

A6) Turkey.

I’ll leave you with this quote from Jared Leto …

“I’ve always liked Saturn. But I also have some sympathy for Pluto because I heard it’s been downgraded from a planet, and I think it should remain a planet. Once you've given something planetary status it’s kind of mean to take it away.”

Jared Leto.

And with Colin Matthews’ Pluto: his addition to Holst’s Planet suite … 

Enjoy today … !

*        Oh, Debbi, did the comment get through … ?