The Daily Teaser — 17-7-2013

ARRRRRRRRRRRRGHGHGGHG … !

I’m stressed.

You can’t tell, can you … ?

There’s a reason, too: frankly, my fridge freezer is OFFICIALLY on the blink.

It’s last legs.

Dying … !

Hopefully, I should be able get some help for that, from SOMEWHERE.

But this is where unemployment is really not good.   With all the help that’s available, you can (JUST) about survive it: JUST.

You just hope like hell you don’t get an emergency that needs a large bulk sum of money … !

~≈‡≈~

Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Debbi and Sausage Fluff putting in their answers: with Debbi scoring five out of five and Sausage scoring two, the day also saw Debbi telling us she’d started reading Neuromancer*, and Sausage confessing she had a thing for Lincolnshire Sausages†.

Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 17th July, 1899, saw the founding of the NEC Corporation.   What does NEC stand for … ?

Q2) 17th July, 1917, saw George 5th change the royal family’s surname … to what … ?

Q3) 17th July, 2009, saw two hotels bombed in Jakarta: in which country is Jakarta … ?

Q4) 17th July, 1952, saw the birth of actor and singer, David Hasselhoff.   In which series did he play Mitch Buchanan … ?

Q5) Finally … 17th July, 1979, saw rebels capture the capital city of Nicaragua: what’s that capital called … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 16th July, 1945, saw the US Army conduct the world’s first nuclear bomb test.   What was it called: Unity, Trinity or Lunacy … ?

A1) Trinity.

Q2) Which of the nuclear devices dropped on Japan was based on this test design: the one on Nagasaki or Hiroshima … ?

A2) Nagasaki.

Q3) What name was given to the test device: widget, gadget or doodad … ?

A3) The Gadget.

Q4) What was the name of the US government project that carried out the test … ?

A4) The Manhattan Project.

Q5) Finally … In which year was the first Soviet nuclear bomb test … ?

A5) 1949.

Enjoy those: I’ll leave you with this thought from German Chancellor, Angela Merkel …

“The Freedom Bell in Berlin is, like the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, a symbol which reminds us that freedom does not come about of itself. It must be struggled for and then defended anew every day of our lives.”

Angela Merkel, born born 17 July 1954.

And, as we’re being German, this tune from birthday boy, and former Kraftwerker, Wolfgang Flür … 

*        God knows why, Debbi‡, but I have to admit, I have a bit of a thing about The Finn: he’ll turn up in a bit.   I always had a thing about wizards: metaphorical or otherwise … 

†        Oh, Sausage: don’t forget to let Debbi know you’ve got a Mac … !

‡        Actually, Debbi, did I ever tell you that — as far as I know — William Gibson’s a leftie … ?   (Which is also why — again, as far as I know — he’s always got a Mac, over the years.   I’ve said this before, but that one-button mouse is a bloody revelation … !)