Tuesday 30 April 2024

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30th April 2024

30th April, 2024.


It’s officially official: it’s Tuesday!

Yay … !

Which means … not a lot, actually: beyond expecting a quiet day.

However, one bit of good news?

It turns out I lost half a kilo, last week.

That’s a good thing!

~≈⚖️≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum on four.


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

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

Q1)        30th April is Reunification Day.   Where: Germany, Yemen or Vietnam?

Q2)        30th April is the feast day of Saint Suitbert the Younger.   He lived in a monastery, where: Cumberland, Essex or Huntingdonshire?

Q3)        30th April, 1812, saw Louisiana join the USA.   The state’s name after whom: Louis 13th, Louis 14th or Louis 15th?

Q4)        30th April, 1943, saw HMS Seraph launch Operation Mincemeat.   By launching a what: torpedo, corpse or buoy?

Q5)        Finally … ?   30th April, 1980, saw the start of a siege.   Of which country’s London embassy?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        29th April is International Dance Day.   According to who: the EU, UNESCO or the AL?
A1)        UNESCO.

Q2)        Which ‘C’ designs dances?
A2)        A choreographer.

Q3)        A crew does what: ballet, break dancing or jazz dancing?
A3)        Break dancing.

Q4)        Eddie Brown, the Clark Brothers, and Roy Castle, all did what sort of dancing: break dancing, tap dancing or jazz dancing?
A4)        Tap dancing.   (Indeed, Castle set records.   I remember this, too.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   Pointe shoes are worn by whom: ballet dancers, tap dancers or jazz dancers?
A5)        Ballet dancers.
Here’s a thought …
“That’s the thing about people who think they hate computers … What they really hate are lousy programmers.”
Larry Niven, born 30 April 1938.
A album …


And an earworm …


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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.







*        Hello, Mum§!

        Albergínia Vincent is obviously Aubergine Vincent’s kid sister, Olga§!   I’m going to apologise about the aubergine in a skirt: my imagination got away with me!!
        At any rate … ?   I’ve lost half a kilo: just over a pound.   That’s something to be pleased with!

Albergínia Vincent!

‡        Oh, the Bowie video would, Debbi§: I don’t know how much his video has to do with the movie, though!   It’s a bit like a UK equivalent to Grease: I get the impression the film didn’t go down too well.   (Eddie Temple has a minor part: and did well off it.)
        Nice to know thee therapy’s going well: I’ll keep my fingers crossed!

§        Just so everyone’s reminded?   Both tomorrow and Thursday are ten-question sets: about Staffordshire and David Beckham.

4 comments:

Mum said...

1 Germany
2 Cumberland
3 Louis 15th
4 Corpse
5 Iran

Olga said...

Q1) Vietnam

Q2) Cumberland

Q3) Louis 14th

Q4) a corpse

Q5) Iran
Good news on the half kilo loss. Now just to keep it going. Like the aubergine on a skirt. Here it's a day off tomorrow, although my cousin will come by in the afternoon for a bit. And Thursday, I have a meeting with the rest of the members of the jury to talk about the short story competition and agree in the winners. Then, on the 10th, we have the award ceremony.

Debbi said...

Mmm. I shall have to limber up my digits. :)

1. Vietnam
2. Cumberland
3. Louis 14th
4. corpse (Like that episode of the original Star Trek, "Balance of Terror" -- okay, maybe not quite)
5. Iran

Can you make the answers short? :)

Debbi said...

BTW, congrats on losing that kilo!

I know it's a struggle.

Hang in there!