Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-8-2017: Neptune

Yay … !

My hallway light’s working … !

You may or may not know it, but I had an electrician around, yesterday.

To fix my hallway light.   Or, to be more accurate, replace the fitting in the hallway light.

That’s done!

While he was here?

I’ve got smoke detectors in my flat: ones that — like all of them — have batteries in them: that way, if you get a power cut, the detectors will still work.

They beep, annoyingly, if the battery needs changing.

Mine have been beeping for a while.   A mix of inertia and not being able to get the covers off, meant I hadn’t changed the batteries for a while.

The chap managed to sort out my smoke detectors, as well.

Yes!!!!!!

I’m beep free: and the flat’s unnervingly quiet.

Which kind of makes up for the fact that last night’s film — the Ben Wheatley produced, Gareth Tunley directed, The Ghoul — wasn’t one of the best movies I’ve seen …

~≈Ç≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

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

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

Q1) The Voyager 2 probe made its closest approach to Neptune: on 25th August of which year of the 1980s?

Q2) Neptune is — strictly — the outermost planet of our solar system.   When what was named as a dwarf planet, in 2006?

Q3) How far — on average — is Neptune from the Sun: 30.1 astronomical units, 40.1 astronomical units or 50.1 astronomical units?

Q4) How many moons has Neptune got?

Q5) What’s the largest of those moons?

Q6) 1968 saw a team led by Edward Guinan discover what around Neptune?

Q7) The Voyager 2 spotted the Great Dark Spot: a giant storm on Neptune.   According to Hubble observations, the Spot had vanished by which year: 1993, 1994 or 1995?

Q8) Neptune’s existence was predicted by a French astronomer: called … ?

Q9) It was finally discovered by Johann Galle.   In which year of the 1840s?

Q10) Finally … how long is Neptune’s day: 12.11 hours, 14.11 hours or 16.11 hours?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 24th August, 1662, saw the Act of Uniformity go into force.   It forced Churches in England to accept what: the Book of Common Prayer, the Authorized King James Bible or the General Synod?

A1) The Book of Common Prayer.

Q2) What volcano is traditionally said to have erupted: on 24th — or the 25th — August, 79AD?

A2) Vesuvius.   (One of these days, I’m going to have to write a Teaser about Volcano Day.)

Q3) 24th August, 1875, saw Matthew Webb swim across what: the Bering Strait or the English Channel?

A3) The English Channel.

Q4) Spanish speaking writer, Jorge Luis Borges, was born on 24th August, 1899.   Which country was he from?

A4) Argentina.

Q5) Finally … Jean Michel Jarre was born: on 24th August of which year?

A5) 1948.

Here’s some music … 

And a thought …

“Although Uranus and Neptune are superficially twin planets, they are different enough to remind us - as do Venus and Earth - that we still have a lot to learn about the mix of natural laws and historical accidents that formed the planets and fashioned their destinies.”

Timothy Ferris.

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

Enjoy your day!

*        I HAVE to admit, I’ve seen No Country …, Olga: good film, although I felt the ending was a bit abrupt!   Javier’s hair in it, though?   I know he complain it seriously affected his love life!   As for languages … ?   BOY, I keep forgetting how many India actually has … even though I think I’ve done a teaser about it!

†        Nice to see Random Sundry back in action, there, Debbi.   Unlike the bongs!   Which has caused a fuss, I know that: quite a few MPs were kicking off about it …