Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-3-2025 — World Frog Day

20th March, 2025: World Frog Day.

Right … 

It’s now Thursday, the Spring equinox and World Frog Day.

The world’s excitement is either off the scale …

Or non-existant.

Either way?

I’ve posted a video, yesterday: of a bit of unboxing.

I’ve also done an experimental version of that video: with the free copy of DaVinci Resolve.

Why DaVinci?

Especially as I’m more familiar with iMovie, and can work quickly with it.

Well … 

Mostly because I fancied a change.

And both the free and paid for version of the app have reputations for being powerful for their size.

My only issues, so far?

Finding out how to use green screen compositing was tricky: some of the buttons were hard to find.

The transitions are good: but need figuring out.

There doesn’t seem to be audio fade-in/fade out options: at least, that I could see.

We’ll have to see what happens.

~≈🧑‍🎨≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga†, Irene‡ and Debbi§ putting in their answers: with Mum and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Olga and Irene 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 March is World Frog Day.   Frogs are what ‘A’?

Q2)        Frogs don’t have what: tails, eyes or skin?

Q3)        Frogs with warts are usually know as which ‘T’?

Q4)        What ‘T’ is a young frog?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Frogs eggs are usually called frog what: spawn, spay or spurt?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Nicholas Hawkes was sentenced and gaoled on 19th March, 2024.   He’s generally seen as Britain’s first convicted what: cyber-stalker, cyber-flasher or cyber-scammer?

A1)        Cyber-flasher.

Q2)        The Algerian War of Independence ended on 19th March.   Of which year of the 1960s?

A2)        1962.

Q3)        Hitler issued a decree on 19th March, 1945: ordering that German infrastructure be destroyed.   It’s known as the what: the Nero Decree, Augustine Decree or Vespasian Decree?

A3)        The Nero Decree.

Q4)        The Swiss Government brokered a buy-out of Credit Suisse by UBS.   Credit Suisse and UBS are both Swiss whats: banks, chocolate companies or garden gnome makers?

A4)        Banks.  (Swiss bankers are sometimes known as the Gnomes of Zurich.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   In Western churches, 19th March is the earliest date Maundy Thursday can fall.   What’s the earliest date Good Friday can fall?

A5)        20th March.

Here’s a thought …

“The frogs renew the croaks of their loquacious race.”

Vigil.

And a frog chorus …

The next ten question set is on the 3rd April: it’s about 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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!   (Well done: five out of five, today!)

†        Yes, I was keeping it quiet, Olga: early doors, and all that.   Heigh ho!   (They’re a nice person, they really are: but money was definitely an issue.)

        It might be an idea to keep an eye peeled, Olga.   A chick getting rained on could seriously go viral!   Let’s hope there’s a few more eggs.

‡        Hang on, Irene, the earliest date it can fall on is in 2285 … ?   What are you putting on your cornflakes?

        

§        You’ve not read Equal Rites, yet, Debbi?   You’re possibly in for a treat.   It’s not one of his best: but it is the first with a significant member of the Weatherwax family.

        It’s a mixture of things, Debbi.   You should see the question list I’ve got.   It used to fit on a floppy disk¶ …

¶        I’ve still got a USB floppy disk drive, somewhere, Debbi.   I’ve got a JAZ disk, as well: complete with the oldest known copy of the question list.