The Daily Teaser — 20-8-2013

It’s got to be said, a documentary is a lovely thing.

Especially — and I’ll probably say this again and again — a documentary that’s an on-form part of the BBC’s Horizon series.

Last night’s … ?   Was a fascinating piece about piece about hackers.

Which included the fact that the Stuxnet malware — originally designed to target Iranian uranium processing plants — has gone public.

That’s going to give someone a headache … !

With that in mind … ?   Let’s get a move on … 

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers.   Along with letting me know she’s accepted my FB friend request, ALSO bagged four 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) 20th August, 1989, saw at least 30 people killed in the crash of the Marchioness: on which river … ?

Q2) More to the point, what was the name of the dredger it crashed with … ?

Q3) 20th August, 1940, saw Prime Minister Winston Churchill make his “Never Has So Much” speech.   Who was he talking about, in the speech, when he talked of ‘The Few’ … ?

Q4) 20th August, 1938, saw baseball player, Lou Gehrig, make his 23rd career grand slam.   He famously shared the type of disease he suffered with which physicist … ?

Q5) Finally … 20th August, 1890, saw the birth of horror writer, H. P. Lovecraft.   What does the H stand for … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 19th August, 1692, saw how many people executed as part of the Salem Witch Trials: three, four or five … ?

A1) 5.

Q2) 19th August, 1848, saw the New York Herald break the story of which Californian happening … ?

A2) The 1848 California Gold Rush.   (they were a touch slow: the Gold Rush actually started in January.)

Q3) 19th August, 43 BC, saw Augustus elected to which high Roman office … ?

A3) Consul.

Q4) 19th August, 1989, saw an Anglo-Dutch raid on which radio station … ?

A4) Radio Caroline.

Q5) Finally … 19th, 2003, saw the UN envoy to which Middle Eastern country, killed in a car bomb attack?

A5) Iraq.

Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with this quote from the ever modest Don King …

“Only in America can a Barack Obama happen. Only in America can a Don King happen.”

Don King, born 20th August, 1931.

And, as he shares his birthday with Jim Reeves … 

Enjoy your day … 

*          Ooh, Debbi, did I mention last night’s episode of Horizon … ?   I don’t know if it’ll be screened by BBC America, but it’s a fascinating watch if you can get hold of it … !