Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-11-2017

Right … 

It’s Thursday … 

Which means several things.

Frankly?

I’ve got a day off, today.

That means?

I’ve got to get an early night, tonight: as I’ve got an nine o’clock start, tomorrow.

Which certainly implies just one episode of The Strain.   Par for the course, in one sense: it’s what’s been happening for the past couple of nights.

As a last thought … ?

I’m feeling slightly rushed.

As, at eleven, today?

I’ve an appointment at the dentist.

I’m feeling a little rushed: and nervous.

But hopeful.

I’m hoping it’ll be the day this tooth comes out … !

~≈§≈~

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) The patent for the thermionic valve was granted on 16th November of which year?

Q2) The patent was granted to John Ambrose whom?

Q3) That valve was a what: oscillating valve, rectifying valve or amplifying valve?

Q4) The thermionic valve was a what tube?

Q5) Both valve and tube let electricity go in one direction: from a filament called a what?

Q6) From the filament … to what ‘a’?

Q7) In addition to a heater, most valves have two parts: the filament and the ‘a’.   They’re usually in a glass tube holding those parts in a what?

Q8) A two part valve has two parts, and a heater: a two part valve is known as a what?

Q9) A three part valve is a what?

Q10) Finally … the valve made electricity by doing what to the filament: cooling it, heating it or dry roasting it?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 15th November, 1988, the launch of the Buran spacecraft.   The Buran was the Soviet Union’s version of what: the Space Shuttle, Concorde or the Apollo rockets?
A1) The Space Shuttle.

Q2) The STS-38 mission was launched by NASA on 15th November, 1990.      Carrying a highly secret payload for which US government department: the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services.
A2) Department of Defense.

Q3) Which People’s Republic was became a republic: on 15th November, 1990?
A3) Bulgaria.

Q4) Hu Jintao was named as General Secretary of China’s communist party: on 15th November, 2002.   Who replaced him in the role: on 15th November, 2012?
A4) Xi Jinping.

Q5) Finally … today is the earliest day the third Thursday of November can fall.   It’s therefore the earliest day of which wine?
A5) Beaujolais Noveau.

Here’s a thought …

“Considerable progress has been made of late years in our knowledge concerning the structure and relations of atoms and electricity. Recent discoveries have moreover placed in a new light old theories and experimental work.”
The valve’s inventor, in a piece for Popular Science Monthly, Vol 61, May, 1902.

And a song … 

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

Have a good day.

*        You know, I’ve never actually read any of Cornwell’s stuff, Olga: although I’ve caught some of the Sharpe stuff on TV.   I keep thinking I should read up more on the whole Napoleonic period: I think it was influential … 

†        It’s not Siri that’s the problem, Debbi, it’s some of the connected … um … toys … that are the problem!   (There’s connected sex toys acting up!   Ye gods, where the hell are the connections going???????!!!‽!!!????????)