Thursday 2 June 2016

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-6-2016: International Sex Workers Day

Right … another day off … 

And … ?

Believe it or not, I’m off to Kidspace in Romford.

And (possibly) to see Top Cat, afterwards.

You can tell I’m doing with a certain nephew, can’t you … ?

I’m just hoping the film’s not a total bomb: it’s getting mixed reviews …

~≈Â≈~

But let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring five out of five in the process.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s themed questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How to, License and video … 

Q1) 2nd June is International Sex Workers Day.   It’s also known as International what day?
Q2) It marks the day in 1975, when protesting prostitutes occupied a church: in which French town?
Q3) The term, ‘sex worker,’ was coined by Carol Leigh: in which year of the 1970s?
Q4) The Scarlet Alliance is a sex workers organization: in which English speaking country?
Q5) Is prostitution legal in the UK?
Q6) The ‘Whitechapel Murders’ were a series of murders of prostitutes: in 19th Century London.   Five of those murders were — apparently — committed by which killer?
Q7) The many victims of sexual slavery and forced labour usually get into the UK, how: trafficking, teleportation or car?
Q8) Driving through an area, looking for a sex worker for hire, is usually known as kerb … what?
Q9) A building where sex workers work, is a what?
Q10) According to a Channel Four documentary, in 2014, Sheila Vogel-Coupe is (possibly) the world’s oldest sex worker.   How old was she at the time of the documentary?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) BOAC flight 777 was shot down over the Bay of Biscay: on 1st June, 1943.   Which noted actor was on that flight?
Q2) 1st June, 1974, saw an explosion at a chemical plant in Flixborough.   Plant and village are in which English county: North Lincolnshire, South Lincolnshire or West Mersea?
Q3) Ion Antonescu was executed on 1st June, 1946.   He’d been the Fascist leader of which European country?
A3) Romania.
Q4) Cable News Network started broadcasting on 1st June, 1980.   What is Cable News Network usually called?
A4) CNN.
Q5) Finally … Journal, Emergency Medicine, outlined the Heimlich Maneuver for the first time: on 1st June, 1974.   Who — in 2016 — has famously performed the maneuver?
A5) 96 year old Dr Henry Heimlich.   (Wikipedia says it’s the second time he’s performed the maneuver: although I trust the BBC’s report, which says it’s the first time he’s done it.)
I’ll leave you with this thought …
“The only way to prevent prostitution altogether would be to imprison one half of the human race.”  

Isobel Paterson.
And an appropriate tune or three … 




Enjoy your day … 










*        I though you haven’t mentioned that to Nancy, Debbi! :D

1 comment:

Debbi said...

Not sure if I have or not, actually.

1. Whores'
2. Lyon
3. 1978
4. Australia
5. it depends; according to Wikipedia, having sex for money is legal (with the exception of Northern Island), but several related activities are illegal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_United_Kingdom
6. Jack the Ripper
7. trafficking
8. crawling
9. brothel
10. 85

That reminds me. I came up with this wild idea for a story involving Jack the Ripper and time travel. Not like the movie "Time After Time", if you've ever seen that. It's a really great flick, so you should. Anyway, maybe someday I'll actually write the thing! :)