Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-7-2025 — Elijah

20th July, 2025: Elijah.

Right … 

It’s officially official: I went out shopping, yesterday.

And?

And … ?

Got rained on!

And got wet feet.

Was I surprised?

Nope.

But I was glad to get indoors, and get my shoes and socks off!

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One thing I do know … ?

Is that I managed to catch the first episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds new season on Thursday.

And finally got the written and video reviews up, yesterday.

Feel free to hit the like button … !

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As a final thought … ?

I have a few memory sticks: they’re handy if you need to transport data around.

I have to say, though, that one had issues: as it wouldn’t eject unless I force ejected.

It turns out that — going by the advice I got from the Apple Communities Forums — I had to drag it into a certain box in System Setting … and/or restart in Safe Mode.

That seemed to work: I now have a useable stick.

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Let’s move on.


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


Let’s see how everyone does with today’s Elijah-themed question set, shall we?

Here it is, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        20th July is the feast day of the Old Testament figure, Elijah.   According to Wikipedia, Elijah is a what: judge, prophet or king?

Q2)        Elijah’s usually invoked the Brit Milah.   The Brit Milah is the traditional Jewish what: circumcision, coming of age or wedding?

Q3)        He’s the patron saint of whom: the Carmelites, Jesuits or Norbertines?

Q4)        His life is told in an oratorio called Elijah.   Who composed Elijah: Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn or Ludwig van Beethoven?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Elijah is called Ilyās.   In what: the Quran, the Bible, the Tanakh or the Book of Mormon?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Métro Line 1 opened on 19th July, 1900.   In which French city?

A1)        Paris.

Q2)        The Metro system the line is part of, has how many lines: fifteen, sixteen or seventeen?

A2)        Sixteen.

Q3)        How many more lines are under construction: three, four or five?

A3)        Four.

Q4)        Lines 1, 4 and 14 are all what: automated, or human-driven?

A4)        Automated.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The London Underground is the 20th most busy Metro system.   Métro Line 1 is part of the 16th busiest in the world.   Which Chinese city’s Metro system is the world’s busiest: Shanghai’s, Beijing’s or Guangzhou’s?

A5)        Shanghai’s.

Here’s a thought …

“God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection, bringing fire down from the sky, and ascending to heaven alive.”

From the Wikipedia entry on Elijah.

And a song …

The next ten question set is on 25th July: it’s about Galicia.

Comments will be published, tomorrow morning.

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!

†        I’ll have to do some digging, there, Olga: the Barca Metro could make a good addition to my Transport playlist.   Do we have an external reference for that, though … ?   Preferably in English?   That could be handy.

        Hang on, one of the stations is under Diagonal Avenue?   You wait ’til Harry Potter fans notice that, Olga, Barcelona will get some strange tourists!

‡        Oh, well, congratulations, there, Irene!   A great grandson … !   I’m mildly impressed … !

§        I knew that much, Debbi!   At any rate, I’m having another go with the same lorry: it’s a 24 hour limit, so you know.

        Spiny Norman was FAR more menacing!