Sunday 20 August 2017

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-8-2017

Right … 

It’s Back to Work Sunday … 

Well, it’s: it’s been a back to work weekend!

Which is — or was — actually quite nice.

I don’t know about you, but it’s nice to be able to enjoy yourself at work: in the midst of a bunch of friendly co-workers.

It’s just a shame about the snotty punters, yesterday … !

~≈Ê≈~

But let’s move on, shall we?

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

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

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

Q1) At least 20 people were killed in a prison riot in Caracas: on 20th August, 2012.   City, prison and riot are in which South American country?
Q2) NASA launched the Viking 1 probe: on 20th August, 1975.   The probe eventually landed on Mars on 20th July: of which year?
Q3) NASA launched the Voyager 2 probe: on 20th August, 1977.   The probe finished exploring Neptune: on 2nd October of which year?
Q4) The first US commercial radio station — now called WWJ —  began broadcasting on 20th August, 1920.   It’s still broadcasting.   From which US city: Detroit, Chicago or Albany?
Q5) Finally?   Hungary is said to have been founded on 20th August, 1000.   By which saint?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Augustus was named as Consul by the Roman Senate: on 19th August,  43BC.   The title’s said to date back to founding of what: the Roman Empire, Roman Republic or city of Rome?
Q2) 19th August, 1991, saw an attempted coup take place.   Where: the USA, the USSR or the UK?
A2) The USSR.
Q3) 19th August, 1646, saw the birth of scientist, John Flamsteed.   Which regal post did he hold: Poet Laureate,  Astronomer Royal or Marker of the Swans?
Q4) 19th August, 1942, saw Allied troops launch a raid on where: Dieppe, Le Havre or Dunkirk?
A4) Dieppe.
Q5) Finally?   Ian Gould was born on 19th August, 1957.   Which sport does he play: Football, Rugby union or Cricket?
A5) Cricket.
Here’s a Jim Reeves tune … 


And a thought …
“I don’t relax. I sit down and contemplate all the energetic things I should do.”
Sylvester McCoy†, born 20 August 1943.
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Have a good day.




*        Well, if it’s any reassurance, Olga?   Angelic Business isn’t on Demonoid or Pirate Bay.   Not that I’d know how to get anywhere NEAR them.   Obviously … !   I think what saw Napster, the music sharing pirate site, collapse?   Was simply the fact iTunes, and the iTunes store, got released: which made it cheap and easy to buy music, legally.   I think Amazon’s having a similar effect for books.   Although I know Debbi’s had her doubts about how Amazon deals with authors, in her time.   (We seem to be missing an American … !)


†        He’s in The Hobbit, you know … 

2 comments:

Olga said...

Q1) Venezuela
Q2) 1976
Q3) 1989
Q4) Detroit
Q5) Saint Stephen (he was a King. In Catalonia we celebrate a Saint Stephen on the 26th of December, that is also a holiday, but it must be a different one. Yes, definitely a different one. That one is a martyr and he was stoned to death. Difficult to keep up).
Amazon are into the business for themselves, not anybody else, for sure. If helping others brings them money that's good, but recently they've created their own publishing lines for different genres, and of course they promote their own books more than others (I think that's also true even if you pay for advertisements, but as I don't understand anything about that, in my case it would be throwing money away). I haven't been exclusive with Amazon for a very long time, and I can say my books are available (although not selling) in many places. These days, the few books I sell (apart from the free ones that I don't count) are mostly on Google Books, that seems to reach places that neither Amazon nor Apple touch. I use StreetLib and PublishDrive to distribute to places other than the usual and I even have some books in Chinese, but my monthly sales hardly reach the two figures, so I'm never going to live off it...
I hope the people on the other side of the phone behave today. Take care.

Debbi said...

The missing American has returned! Sorry I didn't get by yesterday. I got distracted by my huge to-do list! :)

1. Venezuela
2. 1976
3. 1989
4. Detroit
5. Saint Stephen I