The Daily Teaser …

Oh, well, another day, another Teaser.

You know, I could have said ‘dollar’, there, but, on my money, a dollar’s a LOOOONG way off!

And I’ve got to admit, I]ve got the news on, at the moment, and the one thing that’s all over the place, is England’s performance in the World Cup, last night.

Oh, dear me …

And already it seems people are pointing the finger at Fabio Capello’s managerial style*.

And the fans for boo’ingº.

And the vuvuzelasª for being to loud.

Or the fan that got into the dressing room, after the match^.

I’ve one question.

Why isn’t there a mention of the fact the England team were rubbish … ?

Dearie me!

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yesterday’s teaser was a quiet one, so let’s move onto today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 19th June, 1910, saw the first celebration of which informal celebratory day … ?

Q2) More to the point, In which US city … ?

Q3) 19th June, 1963, saw the birth of Rugby player, Rory Underwood: which form of Rugby does he play … ?

Q4) 19th June, 1978, saw who become the only player to both score a century and take 8 wickets, in a Cricket Test match … ?

Q5) And finally … 19th June, 1937, saw the death of author, J. M. Barrie: what did J. M. stand for … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 18th June, 618 AD, saw Prince Li Yuan become the first Chinese Emperor of which Chinese Dynasty … ?

A1) The Tang Dynasty.

Q2) 18th June, 1965, saw the UK government announce the introduction of what … ?

A2) The Drink-Drive limit.

Q3) 18th June, 1815, saw the Battle of Waterloo take place: in which country is Waterloo … ?

A3) Belgium.

Q4) 18th June, 1936, saw the death of which Russian writer and activist … ?

A4) Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov: better known, of course, as Maxim Gorky. (Макси́м Го́рький)

Q5) And finally … 18th June, 1983, saw who become the first American woman in space, on a Space Shuttle?

A5) Sally Ride.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.

* Who happily got us through the qualifying stages.

º Or, at least, Wayne Rooney was complaining about it.

ª It’s a vuvuzela: it’s gotta get a mention …

^ To complain about the game.