Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30-4-2017

Right … 

Looks like this’ll be the last Sunday I’ll working for a while.

No, I’ve not lost the job.

We’ve just had the hours cut, in the run up to the summer season.

Means I’ll be scrounging up hours where possible.

And possibly having a quiet word with the agency who hired me for the job, to see what they’ve got.

You never know what’ll happen …

~≈^≈~

But let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring five out of five in the process.

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

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

Q1) The Boulder Dam was renamed as the Hoover Dam: on 30th April, 1947.   The Dam’s in which US state?

Q2) The Diary of A Young Girl was first published in English: on 30th April, 1952.   It’s better known as whose diary?

Q3) The Vietnam War ended: when the government of South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.   The South Vietnamese government was based in which city?

Q4) In a speech on 30th April, President Nixon took responsibility for the Watergate Scandal.   He resigned a few months later: on the 9th August.   In which year?

Q5) Finally … 30th April, 1945, saw the death of Adolf Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun: at the Fürherbunker.   Deaths, and bunker, where in which German city?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 29th April, 1429, saw the Siege of Orléans end by a relief force.   Led by which Saint?
A1) Joan of Arc.

Q2) Which Concentration Camp was liberated by US troops, on 29th April, 1945: Dachau, Belsen or Auschwitz?
A2) Dachau.

Q3) 29th April, 1968, saw the original Broadway opening of the first American, tribal, love-rock musical.   Which American, tribal, love-rock musical?
A3) There’s only one.   Hair.

Q4) Which Duchess was buried: on 29th February, 1986?
A4) Wallis Simpson, the late Duchess of Windsor, and wife of the Duke of Windsor: the man who would’ve been Edward 8th .

Q5) Finally … 29th April is International Dance Day.   Someone who designs dances for the stage is a what?
A5) Choreographer.

Here’s a thought …

“Anything you don't understand is dangerous until you do understand it.”
From Flatland, by Larry Niven, April 30, 1938.

And a tune …

Possibly the only song in which someone sings “Say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie.”

At any rate?

Today’s questions get answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Have a good day.




*        Back in the motor, Debbi?   Nice!   Now … maybe you should order some Pratchett†.   Just to … you know … put the word around.   Indie Bookstore Day‡?   That’s good thought: best Brentwood could do is a branch of Waterstones: our last indie closed down … well … I honestly couldn’t tell you, but Browsers must’ve closed a good decade and a half ago!

†        Oh, did I tell you about Pyramids, Debbi?   Sir Terry changed his German publishers, because of Pyramids.   The original German publishers decided to make a bit of extra money off of Pyramids.   By randomly putting a soup advert in the middle of it.   Urinating DOG … !

‡        The nearest Britain can do?   Is Record Store Day^.   That tends to promote vinyl!   (Come on, vinyl … !?   It’ll never catch on … !)

^        Oh, they mentioned Elastica … ?   Like I need an excuse …