Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-8-2024 — World Mosquito Day

20th August, 2024: World Mosquito Day.

Yay!

It’s Tuesday!

Which means … ?

I’m mildly annoyed.

I’ve been posting links to the Daily Teaser to X/Twitter and to Facebook, for some years, now.

And, more recently, to Instagram.

And, yesterday?

Facebook decided to take the link to the written version of the Teaser, down" for only the second time in a long while.

Why?

Because it was spam!

One of these, I’ll work out what Facebook’s thinking!

~≈F≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† 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)        20th August is World Mosquito Day.   Mosquitos are what: flies, worms or spiders?

Q2)        The word, ‘mosquito’ comes from which language: Spanish, French or German?

Q3)        World Mosquito Day marks the day Dr Ronald Ross discovered that mosquitos transmitted what: malaria, pneumonia or HIV/AIDS?

Q4)        The parasite that cause the disease mosquitos carry is a what: protozoa, bacteria or virus?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The mosquitos that carry the disease, drink human what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        19th August is World Humanitarian Day.   When was it first held: 2008, 2009 or 2010?

A1)        2009.

Q2)        It’s World Humanitarian Day, according to whom: the European Union, United Nations or African Union?

A2)        The United Nations.

Q3)        The UNHCR is a major humanitarian body.   It’s the United Nations High Commission for who: refugees, refuseniks or rent boys?

A3)        Refugees.

Q4)        The WFP organises what kind of aid: food aid, medical aid or help for veterans?

A4)        Food aid: WFP stands for World Food Aid.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The International Committee of the Red Cross offers humanitarian medical aid.   It’s headquartered in which Swiss city?

A5)        Geneva.

Here’s a thought …

“Prior to the discovery of the transmitting organism, [ … ], there were few means for controlling the spread of the disease …”.

From the Wikipedia entry on the day.

A song …

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

And a sketch that mentions mosquitoes … 

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Actually, it went well, Olga: I’ve lost a few grams.   And one of the staff said I look like I’m losing weight!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        There wasn’t a Howard, was there, Debbi?   :D   Actually, he’s got a very good speaking voice!

        Oh, Bill Gates on on today’s The Life Scientific.   I’m going nowhere near it: Steve Jobs had a FAR nicer voice!