Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24-7-2016

Right … 

I’m officially back at work, today.

Over lunchtime.

Which is sort of nice.

Frankly?

That means I can — hopefully — catch the first episode of the rebooted Robot Wars: on at eight, on BBC 2.

Frankly?

It sounds even madder than the original: as there’s a POV camera on the House Robots!

Wow!

~≈É≈~

But let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.

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

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

Q1) 24th July, 1951, saw the birth of actress, Lynda Carter.   Carter achieved fame in the 1970s TV version of Wonder Woman.   Who plays Wonder Woman in the 2016 film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?

Q2) 24th July, 1866, saw which US state re-admitted to the USA: in the post Civil War Reconstruction period?

Q3) The Treaty of Lausanne was signed on 24th July, 1923.   The treaty defined which country’s borders: Albania’s, Turkey’s or Yugoslavia’s?

Q4) 44 out of 47 prefectures — local government areas — in Japan went from analogue to digital what: radio signal, TV signal or phone signal?

Q5) Finally … which war memorial was unveiled: on 24th July, 1927?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Prince Andrew, the Duke of York got married: on 23rd July, 1986.   To whom?
A1) His now ex wife, Sarah Ferguson.

Q2) NASA announced the discovery of Kepler 452b: on 23rd July, 2015.   What is Kepler 452b: an Earth-like planet, a black-hole or a red giant?
A2) An Earth-like planet.

Q3) 23rd July, 1947, saw the birth of singer and actor, David Essex.   He had a hit with Oh, What a Circus: a song from which musical?
A3) Evita.

Q4) Guitarist Saul Hudson, was born on 23rd July, 1965.   He’s better known as whom?
A4) Slash.

Q5) Finally … 23rd July, 1862, saw Henry Halleck take charge of which of the warring armies in the US Civil War: Union or Confederate?
A5) Union.

I’ll leave you with this thought …

“Ours is the commencement of a flying age, and I am happy to have popped into existence at a period so interesting.”
Amelia Earhart, born July 24, 1897 – disappeared July 2, 1937.

And this song …

Have a good day … !





*        Personally, Olga?   I’m convinced the world’s going mad.   Or possibly madder!   (Oh, just read the Guardian article you posted to Twitter, about copyright.   The Hargreaves Report — that the overturned law was built on — has been around for quite some time.   As I recall?   It took the UK’s lawmakers even longer to say that copying an LP on vinyl to a cassette — so you could play it in a Walkman — was OK.   Basically … it boils down to not having paid for the privilege.   Speaking as a     someone who’s an audience member, rather than a creative?   I don’t see why I should pay twice for an LP, if there’s a way of easily format shifting.   I think Debbi will gently remind us the law’s not just an ass, but also a snail.)

†        I probably wouldn’t, Debbi: I think I’ve seen a few things go past, on my ‘Recommended for You’ list!   Always amazes me what DOES crop up!