Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20th November, 2017

You know, we could be looking at the end of the world.

Charles Manson’s died, Robert Mubage is — or isn’t — standing down as Zimbabwean president, and Angela Merkal’s not been able to form a government.

Obviously, it’s not.

If you’re reading this, later on this evening, the world is quite assertively still around.

It’s not been blown up by Vogons, in other words.

The reason I mention this?

Is simply that it’s my way of telling you I’ve got the news on.

And that the bit that’s caught my eye?

Is this.

It seems that up until about 1947, MI6, the UK s espionage organisation, had a secret slush fund.

Funding all sorts of shenanigans.

Personally?   I’m really not surprised.

Somehow, MI6 having black funds so secret that not even MI6’s finance section knew about?

Seems very in character.

And is a very good way of explaining Le Carré’s phrase, reptile fund.

You have to love a reptile fund, don’t you?

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring ten out of ten.   The day also saw Trevor‡ leaving us a message about the King’s Cross Fire.

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

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

Q1) 20th November is what Day: Children’s Day, Men’s Day or Women’s Day?

Q2) Britain’s then Prime Minister was forced stand down, on 20th November, 1990: and was forced to stand down as a result.   Which Prime minister?

Q3) Version 1.0 of Microsoft Windows was released: on 20th November, 1985.   What’s the current (desktop) version of Windows called?

Q4) Approximately 1000 British service families left the town of Ismailia: on 20th November, 1951.   Town and families were near which Canal?

Q5) Finally … the first US state to ratify the declaration of independence, did so on 20th November, 1789.   Which state was it?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The UK’s first national lottery was drawn: on 19th November of which year of the 1990s?

A1) 1994.

Q2) Who presented that first draw?

A2) Noel Edmonds.

Q3) The company that runs the UK’s Lottery is named after a mythical Castle.   Which mythical castle?

A3) Camelot.

Q4) The main game was called the Lottery.   It’s now called what?

A4) The Lotto.

Q5) In that main game, you pick how many numbers: four, six or eight?

A5) Six.

Q6) The numbers went from one to 49.   Those numbers now go from 1 … and … what?

A6) 59.

Q7) If no-one wins this week’s jackpot, it’s added to next week’s jackpot.   That’s known as a … what?

A7) Rollover.

Q8) How much does one Lottery entry cost: one pound, two pounds or three pounds?

A8) Two pounds.

Q9) One of the other Lottery games shares its name with a James Bond film.   What’s the name of that game?

A9) The Thunderball.

Q10) Finally … There’s a pan-European lottery game: called what?

A10) EuroMillions.

Here’s a thought …

“I’m a comeback waiting to happen. No one deserves it more than I do.”

Sean Young, born 20th November, 1959.

And a song … 

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

Have a good day.

*        Sounds like an opera’s worth a go, then, Olga: I’m going to have to go.   Although it’s possibly have to wait until after Christmas.   I’m THINKING my nephew, Jude, wants to see The Last Jedi with his uncle, first!

†        Glad to know you enjoyed it, Debbi!   (We‘ll have to see if “Directed by Debbi Mac happens, at some point” … )

‡        I actually went for this one, Trevor: which, to be fair, mentions the 31 deaths: but only in a sidebar.