138th Open Golf Championship

Today sees the start of the Open Golf Championship (the 'British' Open to our American cousins!) on the Ailsa Course at Turnberry. Can Tiger win his fourth Claret Jug, will Harrington get out of his slump and win again or could Monty do it this time? I'll be watching as much as I can on the BBC. It looks like a great course and should be a thrilling tournament!

Your Thursday questions are: -

1. Who became President of Iraq today in 1979?
   
   
2. 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson (right) was born today in 1888 and finished his baseball career at which club?
   
   
   
3. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with which planet today in 1994? (Collisions continued until 22nd July)
   

Yesterday's Answers: 1. Boeing 707; 2. United Kingdom (Hampshire); 3. Napoleon Bonaparte

Tiger Woods Returns

After reconstructive knee surgery, Tiger Woods is set to return to professional golf at next week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona. This should be his first step back on the road to overhauling Jack Nicklaus' haul of 18 Major Championships. Starting back now gives Tiger plenty of time to fine tune his game before the US Masters in April. All his fellow pros are making the right noises, but it must be hard, knowing that their chances of winning tournaments is now reduced!

Today's questions are: -

1. What were abolished today in 1952 by the British Government, under Winston Churchill, to "set the people free"?
   


2. Kelsey Grammer (right), who was born today in 1955, has provided the voice for which recurring character in “The Simpsons”?
   


3. What type of camera was demonstrated by Edwin Land today in 1947?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. John Cleese; 2. Antarctica; 3. James