Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19-6-2017

What on Earth is going on in the UK?

I’ve woken up to news that, just after midnight, last night?

A van has been driven into a crowd of worshippers at Finsbury Park Mosque, injuring 10 and potentially killing one.

I know who I’m blaming.

The idiots that carried out the Westminster and London Bridge Attacks.

Apparently?   The driver of the van involved, was a white man reported to be saying he wanted to ‘kill all muslims.’

To me?

That sounds like an extreme right-wing … 

I’m tempted to say ‘nutter,’ there.

Instead I’ll call him an an extreme right-wing terrorist.

Personally?

I’m hoping we don’t get open war on the streets.

But I’m not surprised there’s been a backlash.

Britain’s got several fine old traditions.

But also got a nasty streak of racism that’s contributed to this.

~≈fl≈~

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) 19th June, 2012, saw Julian Assange seek asylum: in which country’s embassy?

Q2) 19th June, 1991, saw Soviet troops leave which country?

Q3) The first man to get a Test Cricket century, and take 8 wickets in one innings, did so on 19th June, 1978.   Who was he?

Q4) Actress Pier Angeli was born: on 19th June, 1932.   What was the name of her 1951, debut movie?

Q5) Finally … Salman Rushdie was born: on 19th June, 1947.   Which of his novels earned him a fatwa, from Ayatollah Khomeini?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The UK’s government introduce a blood alcohol limit for drivers: on 18th June of which year?

A1) 1965.

Q2) 18th June saw the defeat of Napoleon: at the Battle of Waterloo.   In which year?

A2) 1815.

Q3) What did Columbia introduce, on 18th June, 1948: the LP, the CD or EP?

A3) The LP.

Q4) Who’s body was found under Blackfriars Bridge: on 18th June, 1982?

A4) Banker, Roberto Calvi’s.

Q5) Finally … What did Captain Samuel Wallis become the first European to sight: on 18th June, 1767?   Tahiti, Tasmania or Iapetus?

A5) Tahiti.

I’ll leave you with a song by Paula Abdul … 

ANOTHER Abdul number … 

And a video Paula choreographed … 




I’ll offer you a thought …

“It matters, it always matters, to name rubbish as rubbish … to do otherwise is to legitimize it.”

Salman Rushdie, born 19th June, 1947.

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Have a good day!

*        Of course we have, Olga^!  :D   I’m thinking I should have a read of one of yours: it’s only fair, as I’ve done one of Debbi’s.   If that doesn’t sound ambiguous … !   (Oh, I managed to catch this week’s Dr Who, last night.   Turns out the legion‡ it focuses on was one originally raised in Roman Spain.)

†        I’ll look forward to them, Debbi!   (Oh, seen The Eaters of Light, yet, Debbi?   Turns out the legion‡ concerned was once led by Julius Caesar: he got them off Pompey the Great.   Oh, and one chap on FB’s mention Lovecraft, already.   Which hadn’t occurred to me: they’re REALLY going for the Hinchcliffe and Holmes ‘Let’s Raid the Literature’ stuff!)

‡        It ALSO turns out they got a thumping from Boudica … !

^      That’s the other thing I meant to tell you, Olga.   One of the other calls I handled for the GLA?   Was from the Met Police.   They wanted to alert the GLA’s security people about an email they’d received: threatening to bomb the Mayor, Sadiq Khan.