Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19th September, 2017: Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Avast, ye lubbers.

Ahoy … !   Yo-ho-ho!

Yes, that’s quite enough of that, for the minute!

I’m actually now — metaphorically — back at work.

Or, at least, back at work, today.

Which is nice.

But has me thinking I should, you know … 

Have booked off more days off!

It would’ve meant more chance to see Coven.

Ho … Hum … !

~≈Ω≈~

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 themed questions, shall we?

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

Q1) 19th September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.   Instead of  saying ‘Hello,’ we’re expected to say ‘Ahoy … ’ what?

Q2) To mark the day, tech publishers, O’Reilly, once discounted a line of books: about which programming language?

Q3) Famously, people can access pirate, streamed video, with a fully loaded what?

Q4) Cave-in-Rock, in Illinois, was a nineteenth century river pirate hub: on which river?

Q5) Finally … Blackbeard’s best known ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, is wrecked off the coast of which US state?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 18th September, 1970, saw the death of guitarist, Jimi Hendrix.   Hendrix hit, All Along the Watchtower, was a cover of a song by who?

A1) Bob Dylan.

Q2) The Mukden Incident took place on 18th September, 1931.   It gave Japan an excuse to invade Manchuria.   Manchuria is now part of where: Russia, China or Malaysia?

A2) China.

Q3) The Vanguard 3 satellite was launched: on 18th September, 1959.   By whom: the UK, USSR or USA?

A3) The USA.

Q4) CONCACAF was formed on 18th September, 1961.   It’s the organizing Football body in northern and central where: Europe, Asia or America?

A4) America.

Q5) Finally … The death penalty was abolished: on 18th September, 1981.   In which European country?

A5) France.

Here’s a thought from Scott Lynch …

“I think piracy is a bit like drinking. You want to stay out all night doing it, you pay the price the next day.”

Scott Lynch.

And a couple of tunes … 

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

Have a nice day.

*        It’s worth a go, Debbi, I know that!   (Oh, have you heard Third Stone from the Sun, Debbi?   The the Hendrix song?   Give it a listen.   Then listen to Right Said Fred’s I’m Too Sexy.   Especially the guitar riff!   Bugger Taylor Swift, did the Freds ask Jimi for permission … ?)