Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-12-2024 — Dame Judi

9th December, 2024: Dame Judi Dench.

You realise it’s Monday, don’t you?

So do I!

So you’re probably aware I’m off to my weight management course, today.

Hopefully?

I’ll’ve lost weight.

Equally as hopefully?

I’ll remember to take my shopping trolley.

That makes buying milk and potatoes a lot easier.

~≈🛍️≈~

I don’t know if you followed my reviews of the series … but I was glued to Star Trek: Discovery.

And very impressed by Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Georgiou.

She the best thing in it.

So … ?

I was pleased to hear a Georgiou-centred spin-off was planned.

One that’s now turned into a made-for-Netflix movie called Section 31.

The release date is 24th January, 2025.

I’m looking forward to that!

~≈🖖≈~

Let’s move on.


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

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

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

Q1)        Dame Judi Dench was born on 9th December: of which year of the 1930s?

Q2)        She made her debut in 1957.   As part of which theatre’s company: the Old Vic’s, the RSC’s or the National’s?

Q3)        1961 saw Dame Judi joining the RSC, and playing Anya in a version of The Cherry Orchard.    Who wrote The Cherry Orchard: Anton Chekov, Nikolai Gogol or Daniil Kharms?

Q4)        In her debut film, she plays Miss Humphries.   What was the film called: The Third Man, The Third Time or The Third Secret?

Q5)        She played Imogen Langrishe in 1978’s Langrishe, Go Down.   Who wrote this version of Langrishe, Go Down: Denis Potter, Nigel Kneale or Harold Pinter?

Q6)        She co-starred with her husband, Michael Williams, in which sitcom: Citizen Smith, A Fine Romance or Butterflies?

Q7)        Dame Judi played Olivia Mansfield in a series of films about a fictional British spy.   Which fictional British spy?

Q8)        Dame Judi played Olivia Mansfield in a series of films about a fictional British spy.   Olivia is better known, how?

Q9)        She won the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar at the 70th Academy Awards: for her role in Mrs Brown.   Which queen did she play in Mrs Brown?

Q10)        Finally … ?   2020 saw Dame Judi appear in Staged.   Opposite David Tennent, and who else: Joanna Lumley, Michael Sheen or Peter Davison?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        8th December is Constitution Day in Romania.   It marks the day the country held a constitutional referendum: in which year of the 1990s?

A1)        1991.

Q2)        It was revised in which year: 2002, 2003 or 2004?

A2)        2003.

Q3)        What’s Romania’s capital: Bucharest, Budapest or Vukovina?

A3)        Bucharest.

Q4)        Romanian is spoken in Romania.   And where else: Ukraine, Moldova or Hungary?

A4)        Moldova.

Q5)        How many letters are there in the Romanian alphabet: twenty-seven, twenty-nine or thirty-one?

A5)        Thirty-one.   (31.)

Q6)        When did Romania join NATO: 2002, 2003 or 2004?

A6)        2004.



Q7)        When did Romania join the European Union: 2006, 2007 or 2008?

A7)        2007.

Q8)        Klaus Iohannis is Romania’s head of state.   In other words, he’s Romania’s what: President, Prime Minister or King?

A8)        President.

Q9)        Vlad the Impaler was a leader of what’s now part of Romania.   A leader, in other words, of where: Transylvania, Wallachia or Moldavia?

A9)        Wallachia.   (Bram Stoker used one of Vlad’s nicknames — Draculea — as the name for his best known creation.)

Q10)        Romania shares its patron saint with which country of the UK: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales?

A10)        Scotland: the saint in question is Saint Andrew.

Here’s a thought …

“I’m very conscious that I’m in the minority in that I love what I do.”

Dame Judi Dench.

And Judi, herself, doing a song from Cabaret …

The next large question set is on the 31st of December.


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!   (Vlad ruled Wallachia!)

†        You’re not wrong, there, Olga!   I think the cupboards were put in when the place was built: as the builders were building to spec.   Spec that is based on averages, rather than occupants.   (I’m just glad I’m on the ground floor: that does make some things easier!)

‡        It does get around, a bit, Debbi!

        Oh, the next large set’s on 31st December: it’s the review of the year …