Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-3-2017

Right …

That’s something to be thankful for!

As you’re possible aware, my extra monitor went home on me, the other day.

Why?   I really couldn’t tell you.

But I suspect the graphics card on my second-hand Mac Pro has … 

Glitches.

At any rate?

At ANY rate, I’ve managed to trade in an extra external drive — and some USB sticks — and pick up a second hand wide-screen monitor from my local CeX.

So now have everything laid out properly.

Which is all good.

~≈⇪≈~

Let’s move on.

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) Robert the Bruce became King of the Scots: on 25th March, 1306.   Famously, he complained of breaking his favourite battle ax: at which battle?

Q2) King Faisal died  on 25th March, 1975: after a gun attack.   Faisal was king of where?

Q3) That same day — 25th March, 1975 — saw the National Front, a notorious far right group,  launch violent protests.   Against what: joining Europe, immigration or imported cheese?

Q4) The Coxey’s Army march, started: on 25th March, 1894.   What was it protesting against: Chinese immigration, unemployment or alcohol use?

Q5) Finally … 25th March, 1957, saw the signing of the treaty that formed the European Economic Community.   Name any one of the six founding countries.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Warlord, Timur, sacked Damascus: on 24th March, 1401.   Timur is also known as … ?

A1) Tamerlane.

Q2) Great Britain passed the Quartering Act: on 24th March, 1765.   This forced Britain’s American colonists do what: pay high taxes on tea, house troops or drink coffee?

A2) House Troops.

Q3) The HMS Eurydice sank: on 24th March, 1878.   Of the coast of where: Anglesey, the Isle of Wight or Jersey?

A3) The Isle of Wight.

Q4) The night of 24th March, 1944, saw seventy-six prisoners escape from Stalag Luft 3.   The escape was eventually filmed: as what?

A4) The Great Escape.

Q5) Finally … who got drafted on 24th March, 1958?

A5) Elvis Presley.

I’ll leave you with a thought …

“I think space will be conquered through the mind rather than the clumsy medium of space travel.”

Patrick Troughton, 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987.

And a song about Kitty … 

Have a good day … !

*        Finding he was respectful about the bodies, Olga?   Somehow does’t surprise me.   I think I read his autobiography, a while back: and that fits well.   Apparently, towards the end of his life?   He opposed the death sentence … 

†        Comes down to the money, I think, Debbi.   I get the impression a lot of cable carriers like offering BBCAmerica shows on their websites and catch-up services, and like the idea of keeping them on their sites: it’s a big draw.   (Yeah, that sounds about right, Debbi.   I’ve  and old friend in Wales, and the language is a big factor in Welsh identity. #WelshLanguage.)