The Daily Teaser — 5-9-2013

Now, THAT’S a thing.

You’ve probably worked out I’m out of a job, at the moment.

So the limited amount of money I get is at the taxpayers expense.

Thank you, if you’re on the UK: I hope you’re enjoying the blog.   I’m trying to use my time constructively, in between job-hunting, and hope the fruits of that are something you approve of.

At ANY rate … I’m out of a job.   So the news, this morning, that the UK’s National Audit Office had done a report on the Government’s planned changes to benefits with interest.   Their conclusion, that the planned changes are poor value for money and plagued with upcoming IT changes.

I can only hope that means the planned changes will be scrapped.   I really do not like the look of them.

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: along with letting us know she felt the subject entirely appropriate, she also bagged seven out of eight.

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) If you’ve been born on the 5th September, what — in traditional astrology — is your star-sign … ?

Q2) 5th September, 1921, saw the death of actress, Virginia Rappe: at a party hosted by whom … ?

Q3) 5th September, 1960, saw Léopold Sédar Senghor elected as the first president of which African company … ?

Q4) 5th, September, 1666, was the last day of the Great Fire Of London.   How many people died in that fire: six, seven or eight?

Q5) The Second Great Fire Of London was during the Blitz air raids of which world war … ?

Q6) Finally … 5th September, 1960, saw the forming of the Benelux Customs Union: name any of the three countries that joined … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 4th September, 1998, saw the founding of Google: name either of the two Stanford students who founded Google.

A1) Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Q2) In which state IS Stanford University … ?

A2) California.

Q3) In which year did Google introduce its Gmail service to the public … ?

A3) 2004.

Q4) What’s the name of the operating system Google released for mobile devices … ?

A4) Google Android.

Q5) More to the point, what’s the name of Google’s free web browser … ?

A5) Google Chrome.

Q6) What — famously — is Google’s informal motto … ?

A6) Don’t Be Evil.

Q7) What’s the name of the video streaming site Google bought in 2006 … ?

A7) YouTube.

Q8) Finally … who’s Google’s current Chief Executive Officer … ?

A8) Larry Page.

Enjoy those.

I’ll leave you with this thought …

“Television won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.”

Darryl F. Zanuck, September 5, 1902 – December 22, 1979.

And, as it’s the late Freddie Mercury’s birthday, with these two songs … 

Enjoy your day … 

*        Actually, Debbi, that was another on that rolled off the typewriter: or keyboard, I should say.  Funny how these terms survive, isn’t it … ?