Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 26th February, 2018.

26th February, 2018.

Hmmm … 

Did anyone else see this piece go past, on the news?

Four people have been in an explosion above a shop: in Hinkley Road in Leicester.

Quite why that explosion happened?

I don’t know.

But, just before watching another episode of Mr Robot, it was something that grabbed my attention.

I can only hope the cause is found, and found quickly.

That might well be the only consolation for the families of those killed.

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.

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

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

Q1) Violating the Versailles treaty in doing so, 26th February, 1935, saw Adolf Hitler re-form Germany’s what: army, air-force or navy?

Q2) 26th February saw 21 patients die: in a fire in a psychiatric hospital in Shrewsbury.   When: 1967, 1968 or 1969?

Q3) 26th February, 1987, saw the Church of England vote: to approve female priests.   Who was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time?

Q4) 26th February, 1616, saw Galileo Galilei given orders: to stop teaching the Earth moved around the sun.   By whom: the Al-Azhar Mosque, the Roman Catholic Church, or the Dalai Lama?

Q5) Finally … The February 26 Incident was an attempted coup in 1936.   In which country: Germany, Italy or Japan?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 25th February, 1947, saw the Allied rulers of Germany abolish what: Prussia, the Nazi party or knackwurst?

A1) Prussia.

Q2) 25th February, 1956, saw Nikita Khrushchev give a speech called On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences.   The speech denounced the cult of personality surrounding whom?

A2) Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin.

Q3) The first Pan-American Games opened on 25th February, 1951.   In which South American country?

A3) Argentina.

Q4) 25th February, 1873, saw the birth of which noted Italian tenor?

A4) Enrico Caruso.

Q5) Finally … 25th February, 1913, saw the birth of actor, Gert Fröbe.   Fröbe play two Ian Flaming villain.   Auric Goldfinger was one.   Who was the other?

A5) Baron Bomburst, in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Here’s a thought …

“The line ‘because you’re mine, I walk the line.’ It kept coming to me, you know?   But I was — I was … young and not been married too long.   Yes, it kept coming to me.   Because you’re mine, I walk the line.   And then the words just naturally flowed.   It was an easy song to write.”

Johnny Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003.

And a very appropriate tune … 

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

*        That’s right, Olga: Allegiance, I think it’s called.   Hang on … Yes, Allegiance: sounds like an interesting piece.      (Oh, be careful, Olga, we’ve got snow: I’d imagine it’s going to he'd north, soon … !)

†        There’s an online shop, I know that, Debbi … although I don’t know if the pair are run by the same people … (Brentwood’s got snow … I hate snow … !)