Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th October, 2018

27th October, 2018.

Yes, it’s true.

It’s early: after all, I’m off to work, today.

And … ?

One way or the other, it’s two early to have an earworm.

Especially if the only way to get rid of it is to play it to you … !

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A few months ago, Tyler Barriss phoned police in Kansas: telling them he was holding hostages.

And gave the police a false address: a rival Call of Duty player’s.

Barriss is facing charges.

More charges, in fact.

Personally?

I’m British, and think armed police is a hideous idea.

But have never seen their part in this as a bad thing: they were, after all, doing what they were trained to do in an armed hostage situation.

But I’m glad Mr Barriss is being charged.

This sort of prank?

Is not good.

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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) 27th October is the feast day of Saint Frumentius of Ethiopia.   According to which church: the Ethiopian Orthodox, Roman Catholic or Coptic Orthodox Church?

Q2) 27th October is also the Feast day of Saint Abraham the Poor.   Abraham was a Hermit in which North African country?

Q3) It’s also the (Roman Catholic) Feast Day of Saint Kaleb of Axum.   What’s WAS Axum is now sprite between Ethiopia … and where?

Q4) 27th October, 1950, saw the search for missing scientist, Bruno Pontecorvo, escalated.   When who was brought in: GCHQ, MI6 or MI5?

Q5) Finally … ?   27th October, 2013, saw the death of the former front man of the Velvet Underground.   Who was that frontman?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Tvrtko I was crowned: on 26th October, 1377.   As king of where?

A1) Bosnia.

Q2) The Hoover Dam’s first what, went into operation: on 26th October, 1936?

A2) Electric generator.

Q3) Bhumibol Adulyadej was cremated: on 26th October, 2017.   He was better known as Rama 9th of where … ?

A3) Thailand.

Q4) The House of Lords voted for the House of Lords Act, 1999: on 26th October, 1999.   It removed all but how many peers from the House: 92, 93 or 94?

A4) 92.

Q5) Finally … Laurent Gbagbo was named as President: on 26th October, 2000.   President of where?

A5) Cote d’Ivoire.   (The country’s also known as the Ivory Coast, in English.)

Here’s a thought …

“This is not my generation. I’m of the baby boom generation. We think we invented free love.”

Ivan Reitman, born October 27, 1946.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Well, at least the guy’s been caught, Olga.   And turns out to be a Republican, and Trump fan.   I’m not surprised, somehow … 

†        Thought you might have done, Debbi!   We a day away from the next one, I know that.   (Oh, the UK branch of Amazon’s has the series up for pre-order.   Quite what the difference is between the steel-book version, and the regular blu-ray, is, I don’t know!)