The Daily Teaser …

You know, something Adrian mentioned to me, last night, has really only just sunk in.

You may or may not know it but recently, on my street, we’ve had a mini-referendum, to see what scheme people prefer to have to make sure that non-residents from parking in the estates car-park.

For nine months, now, we’ve had a clamping scheme on the go.

And one that’s been helpful in stopping commuters parking in them.

But, as Adrian mentioned last night … ?

The news that the government is planning to legislation to ban wheel clamping on private land … ?

Does mean that the various voting options will have to be re-examined …

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But lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor, Kaiju and AlexandraFunFit all going head to head: it saw Kaiju going both catless and dogless for two questions, Trevor putting in some good quotes and Alexandra remind us that a certain Mr Phelps had something of a weird relationship with … substances …

AHEM!

It also saw Trevor and Kaiju scoring 6 out of 6, with Alexandra … bagging zilch. But if nothing else, it did see her and Trevor tying for second, when it came down to actual timestamps …

Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 18th August, 1201, saw the founding of the city of Riga: which European country is Riga the capital of … ?

Q2) 18th August, 1991, saw the start of an attempted coup aimed at which Russian politician … ?

Q3) 18th August, 1998, saw the death — by heart attack — of model and actress, Persis Khambatta: in which Star Trek film did she achieve fame … ?

Q4) 18th August, 1925, saw the birth of novelist, Brian Aldiss: which of his novel series was set on a planet orbiting two stars … ?

Q5) 18th August, 1958, saw the US publication of which controversial Vladimir Nabokov novel … ?

Q6) And finally … 18th August, 1989 saw which English football club sold for a record £20 million … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) By being part of the winning 4⊗100 team, Michæl Phelps became — on 17th August, 2008 — the first Olympic athlete to win how many gold medals in one Olympic Games … ?


A1) Eight.

Q2) 17th August, 1988, saw which Pakistani politician killed in a plane crash … ?

A2) President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.

Q3) 17th August, 1953, saw the birth of singer-songwriter, Kevin Rowland: which band was he the frontman for … ?

A3) Dexy’s Midnight Runners.

Q4) 17th August, 1980 saw the disappearance of the child who which lead to the most publicised trial in Australian history: what was the name of that child … ?

A4) Azaria Chamberlain.

Q5) More to the point, what was the name of the Meryl Streep film about the disappearance and subsequent trial … ?


A5) A Cry In the Dark.

Q6) And finally … 17th August, 1601 — or 1607. Or 1608, depending on who you ask — saw the birth of which French lawyer and amateur mathematician … ?


A6) Pierre de Fermat.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you all, later …