Saturday 3 November 2018

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3rd November, 2018.

3rd November, 2018.


Yep: it’s 4:45 in the morning, it’s a work day … 

And?

My hair’s a mess … 

It’s going thin, still the same colour it was, twenty years ago … 

But an utter mess, at this time of the morning … !

~≈§≈~

Oh, talking of work … ?

I’m off to work, today.

You’d possibly already worked that out.

Normally … ?

I’d be happily getting a train.

Except under one set of circumstances.

Yep: when there’s a rail replacement service on.

There’s one, today and tomorrow, between Brentwood and Shenfield.

In the immortal words of Stanley Unwin?

Deep joy.


~≈§≈~

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) San Luis Potosí City was founded on 3rd November, 1592.   It’s in which country … ?
Q2) 3rd November, 1997, saw lorry drivers blockade ports in which country?
Q3) 3rd November, 1852, saw the birth of the 122nd Emperor of Japan.   Who was he?
Q4) Charles Bronson was born on 3rd November, 1921.   In which film does his play Brigadier General Dan Shomron?
Q5) Finally?   The First Act of Supremacy went into law: on 3rd November, 1534.   It named Henry 8th as head of the what?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 2nd November is the UN sanctioned International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against … whom?
Q2) More to the point, which of those whoms was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul?
Q3) Which Pacific nation adopted a standard time zone: on 2nd November, 1868?
Q4) The sixth game of Baseball’s 2016 World Series was won: on 2nd November, 2016.   By whom?
A4) The Chicago Cubs.   (They went on to win the seventh and final game, the next day: winning the Series, for that year.)
Q5) Finally … 2nd November, 1922, saw the birth of Irish sportsman, Seánie Duggan.   Which sport did he play: Hurling, Shinty or Camogie?
A5) Hurling.
Here’s a thought …
“In the past I’ve been a robot. It’s been an out-of-body experience. Bipolar means up and down and that’s me … ”
Adam Ant, 3 November 1954.
And a song …


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

Have a good day.





*        Yeah: I’ve read the Jobs biography, Olga: interesting stuff, that.   I get the feeling that — had he lived — the Apple TV would’ve ended up as a smart TV set: rather than the streaming box it is now.   That part of the market could’ve looked very different, had he lived.   (Writing to Santa’s a good idea, I need a new phone … !)

†        We’ll have to see, Debbi!   :D   Which reminds me, I’ll have to set up my timer for this week’s episodes … !   I don’t know if we’ll find out about the spiders, this week: it looks a touch medical … 

2 comments:

Olga said...

Q1) Mexico
Q2) France (I guessed this one before I even checked. They like to do that…)
Q3) Emperor Meiji (or Meiji the Great)
Q4) Raid on Entebbe
Q5) The Anglican Church

That's always the question when a big innovator dies. I hope the train situation doesn't create too much chaos. Don't work too hard!

Debbi said...

Hmm ... medical stuff tends to make my skin crawl these days! But I'll be watching, of course! :)

1. Mexico
2. France
3. Emperor Meiji
4. Raid on Entebbe
5. the Church of England