Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23rd August, 2021.

23rd August, 2021.

Right … I’ve an optician’s appointment, today: just to double check on something.

And I’ve got to pay bills.

As it’s payday.

Frankly?

I’m just hoping I’m able to juggle my time!

Without my legs aching!

~≈🦿≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Trevor†, Mum‡ and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with everyone 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)        23rd August is the feast day of Saint Rose of Lima.   Lima is the capital of which South American country?

Q2)        Gene Kelly was born on 23rd August, 1912.   In which 1980 film did he play Danny McGuire?

Q3)        William Wallace was executed on 23rd August, 1305.     He led an attempted rebellion in which country of the UK: England, Scotland or Wales?

Q4)        Nat Turner’s slave rebellion was suppressed: on 23rd August, 1831.   Where was that rebellion: Haiti, the USA or China?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Tire chains were patented on 23rd August, 1904. They’re supposed to help you drive a car through what: snow, water or lava?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        22nd August saw Jean Bastien-Thiry try to assassinate Charles de Gaulle.   In which year of the 1960s?

A1)        1962.

Q2)        De Gaulle was the then president of which European country: Germany, France or Spain?

A2)        France.   Here’s Wikipedia’s article on the French presidency

Q3)        The assassin made the attempt because de Gaulle supported the independence of where: Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia?

A3)        Algeria.

Q4)        Bastien-Thiry was executed for the attempt.   How: by guillotine, firing squad or hanging?

A4)        By firing squad. (He Was the last person to be executed)

Q5)        Finally … ?   Frederick Forsyth wrote a novel inspired by the attempt.   Called Day of the … what

A5)        Day of the Jackal.   (The book opens with a depiction of the attempt: then shows a (fictional) second attempt.)

Here’s a thought …

“I told people I was a drummer before I even had a set, I was a mental drummer.”

Keith Moon, 23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978.

Never a truer word …

Here’s a song …

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        From the Canaries?   The Canaries, Olga?!   You’d have to be pretty devout to walk from the Canaries, Olga, you really would!   At ANY rate … ?   Did you know Camino was an old open source web browser for the Mac?   Now I know the word translates as path — or possibly pilgrimage — the name seems very appropriate!

        I’ve just looked at Xavier’s Wikipedia page.   Five wives?   And the last was Charo?   I see what you mean about ‘ladies man.’   He sounds like quite the character!

†        It was definitely noisy, Trevor.   I swear, one of those thunderclaps went off over my block of flats!

        1066, eh?   When the French invaded?   There’s possibly an Al Murray sketch or two.   At ANY rate, and from the little I learnt, over the years?   The Norman Conquest could have gone very differently, had Harold Godwinson not had to see off Harald Hardrada’s invasion.

        I’ll keep my eyes open for that train book … 

‡        Hello, Mum!

^        You’re not wrong, there, Debbi, history is … nasty … sometimes.   And you mentioning smallpox blankets gets me thinking of sieges.   In some sieges, the besiegers used trebuchets: large throwing arms.   Apparently, dead cows were popular ammunition: as were beehives.   You can possibly imagine, can’t you?

        Oh, dear … the Cold War …

        From what I recall, some US politicians told us they were defending the world from Communism … and spreading Freedom, and Democracy.   Unlike some supporters of the British Empire, back in the day, who’d tell you they were spreading Christianity and Civilisation …