Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-8-2021: Tim Burton

25th August, 2021.

I went shopping, yesterday.

Shopping.

I always possibly spend a bit too much.

And always forget something.

Would you believe it … ?

Toothpaste.

I forgot toothpaste: and washing up liquid!

Oy … !

~≈🪥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Olga†, Mum‡ and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with Trevor and Olga scoring ten out of ten: with Debbi on nine, and Mum on eight.

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

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

Q1)        Tim Burton was born on the 25th of August.   Of which year of the 1950s?

Q2)        Which 1988 Tim Burton film starred Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis and Michael Keaton?

Q3)        Keaton played the main character in which Burton-directed, super hero film: Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman

Q4)        2001 saw Burton direct a version of what: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Planet of the Apes or 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Q5)        Finally … ?   2016 saw Burton direct Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.   Who played Miss Peregrine in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Stephen Fry was born on 24th August.   Of which year of the 1950s?

A1)        1957.

Q2)        He came to prominence during the 1980s, as part of a double act.   With whom: Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson or Harry Enfield?

A2)        Hugh Laurie.

Q3)        He and his comedy partner appeared in the 1990s series Jeeves and Wooster.   Who wrote the novels Jeeves and Wooster was based on: Evelyn Waugh, P. G. Wodehouse or E. M. Forster?

A3)        P. G. Wodehouse.

Q4)        The pair were part of the line-up of which Channel Four sketch show: Saturday Live, Saturday Night Live or Who Dares Wins?

A4)        Saturday Live.   (The show was loosely modelled on the American show, Saturday Night Live)

Q5)        Famously, he played Lord Melchett in the second series of Blackadder.   Who did he play in the third series?

A5)        The Duke of Wellington.

Q6)        More to the point, who did he play in the fourth series of Blackadder?

A6)        General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett, VC KCB.

Q7)        He suffers with what: depression, bipolar disorder or ADHD?

A7)        Bipolar disorder.   Indeed, he made the series, Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, to further understanding of the condition.

Q8)        He claims to have bought the third Mac computer sold in the UK.   Who, according to him, bought the first two?

A8)        The late Douglas Adams.

Q9)        He was the original presenter of the panel game, QI.   Who replaced him as chair, in 2016?

A9)        Sandi Toksvig.   (According to Alun Davies?   She’s in the right chair)

Q10)        Finally … ?   As of June of this year, Stephen has 12.4 million followers on what: Facebook, MySpace or Twitter?

A10)        Twitter.

Here’s a thought …

“I never really got nightmares from movies. I was much more terrified by my own family and real life, you know?”

Tim Burton.

And some music …

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        I have to admit, I read The Sentinel many years ago, Trevor.   I can understand why they changed the device’s shape and colour — a black monolith’s easier to film than a transparent pyramid — but not why Arthur had the thing up in the mountains, instead of buried …

†        Sounds like you’ve got a long, fun day ahead of you, Olga: enjoy the day, whatever happens!

        And QI’s a great format: apparently, the English language original doesn’t much of an international broadcast as the image rights make it costly.   The only other versions have been Swedish, Dutch, Danish and Czech: I get the impression they have lasted.   (If you can find an easy to use, and cheap, VPN, that may help: I could never get the hang of them, self.)

‡        Hello, Mum.

^        It’s always the way, Debbiª!

ª        Going totally off the point, Debbi: and as we were talking about drummers?   Did you hear Charlies Watts, the Stone’s drummer, died, yesterday?   That’s sad to hear.   (Something that stuck in my mind?   Apparently, Charlie’s drug use got so excessive at one point, Keith Richards told him to calm down.   Keith Richards!)