The Daily Teaser — 23-7-2013

Oh, now hang on … !   It’s official.

We’ve had thunderstorms … !

Which, it has to be said, went off at twenty to six in the morning … !

Still, I can’t complain too much.   It does mean things have cooled down a bit, which is nice: after all, yesterday was the hottest day of the year, thus far.

Which possibly has something to do with the new Prince of Cambridge’s arrival.

After all … I’d not be sticking around in a womb, in this weather … !

Let’s move on, shall we?

~≈†≈~

Yesterday’s teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with telling us she remembered Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens being kicked out out of the US, she also scored five out of five.

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

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

Q1) 23rd July, 1840, saw the Act of Union which created the Province of Canada: name either of the provinces that the Province of Canada is now called.

Q2) 23rd July, 1961 saw the founding of the Sandinista National Liberation Front.   In which country … ?

Q3) 23rd July, 1970, saw Qaboos bin Said al Said, become Sultan of where … ?

Q4) 23rd July, 1913, saw the birth of English politician, Michæl Foot.   Which British political party did he lead … ?

Q5) Finally … 23rd July, 1962, saw the first transmission of trans-Atlantic TV pictures: by which satellite … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Named after General Moses Cleveland, 22nd July, 1796, saw the naming of which patch of Ohio … ?

A1) Cleveland.

Q2) 22nd July, 1797, saw the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife take place.   Which arm did Admiral Nelson have amputated as a result of this battle … ?

A2) His right arm.

Q3) 22nd July, 1983, saw the revocation of Martial Law: in which European country … ?

A3) Poland.

Q4) 22nd July, 1210, saw the birth of Joan of England: who (confusingly) was Queen Consort of where … ?

A4) Scotland.

Q5) Finally … 22nd July, 1793, saw Alexander MacKenzie and his team, become the first people to cross Canada: and reach which ocean … ?

A5) The Pacific.

I’ll leave you with this thought from the late Michæl Foot …

“The crisis afflicting this country, along with other countries of the Western world, is a crisis of capitalism. It is a crisis of the dominant economic system that prevails in all those countries.”

Michæl Foot, 23 July 1913 – 3 March 2010

And — given the day is Roxy Music’s Andy MacKay’s birthday — with this tune … 

Enjoy the day … !

*        I’ll be honest, Debbi†, it still leaves me mildly annoyed: I mean, what kind of bureaucratic, ‘I Can’t Spell Yusuf’, idiotic jobsworth thought that was a good move … ?   Honestly … !   (Right, rant over … until someone else reminds me of it … !)

†         On  a more positive note … ?   One of my neighbours has just bought herself a 21” iMac: I spelt a bit of yesterday telling her other half where to get list of keyboard shortcuts, and how to use Migration Assistant …