Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1st December, 2017

Right … 

It’s a Friday: and I’ve been paid.

Frankly?   That means I’m going shopping on Sunday, as that’s my next day off.

And stopping at the Co-op near work, tonight.

It always amazes me how milk manages to run out … when it’s fiddly to get to the shops.

Unfortunately?

I’m not Harry and Meghan.

They can do the walk about, while some else else picks up the milk … 

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring ten out of ten in the process.   The day also saw Olga* looking in: letting us know about her cold.

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

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

Q1) 1st December is Worlds AIDS Day.   The HIV that causes AIDS, affects what: the nerves, immune system or lungs?

Q2) David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of Israel, died on 1st December, 1973.   He’d been born in which country?

Q3) 1st December, 1986, saw the UK government order an inquiry into which brewers?

Q4) The Fredensborg sank on 1st December, 1768.   For most of it’s career, the ship had been what: a opium transport, tea clipper or slave ship?

Q5) Finally … Shaw University was founded: on 1st December, 1865.   It was the first US university to educate whom: Irish Americans, African Americans or Chinese Americans?

Here’s yesterday’s quiz … 

Q1) 30th September is Saint Andrew’s Day.   Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland: and of the Spanish town of Almoradí.   Almoradí is in which province: Alicante, Badajoz or Córdoba?

A1) Alicante.

Q2) The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called is a chivalric order, where: Russia, Spain or England?

A2) Russia.

Q3) St Andrew’s Cathedral is in Patras.   Cathedral, and city, are in which European country?

A3) Greece.

Q4) Andrew is one of four possible Scottish patron saints.   Name any one of the other three.

A4) Margaret of Scotland, Columba or Palladius.

Q5) There’s three possible verdicts in a Scottish criminal court: guilty, not guilty … and what else?

A5) Not Proven.

Q6) Talking of law, Scotland has recently one a case in the UK Supreme Court.   The win means it can set a minimum price, per unit: for what?

A6) Alcohol.

Q7) Writer, Nan Shepherd, appears with a mackerel: on a Royal Bank of Scotland banknote.   WHICH banknote?

A7) The £5 note.

Q8) The first polymer banknotes in the UK were introduced in Scotland: in 2015.   By which Scottish bank?

A8) The Clydesdale.

Q9) The late Malcolm Young, and his brother, Angus, were guitarists from Glasgow.   They found fame with which Australian rock band?

A9) AC/DC.

Q10) Finally … What’s Scotland’s biggest city: by population?

A10) Glasgow.

Here’s a confession …

“I’d like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I’m gonna be on for an hour”

Richard Pryor, December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005.

Here’s a tune … 

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

Have a good Friday.

*        Debbi, that’s a shocking suggestion to make.   Especially when there’s so many rotten cabbages around!   But I know this.   Whenever President Trump goes on tour, most BBC newsreaders ask if there’s someone around, who’ll take his phone off him!   (There IS a petition on YouGov: asking the the State Visit invite issued to Trump after he was elected, be withdrawn.   It needs another 9000 or so signatures before Parliament responds to it.)

†        Still got problems with the voice, Olga?   That’s possibly another job for Igor: and a set of spare teeth …   At ANY rate?   There’s a petition on YouGov, about him: asking that his state visit invite be withdrawn.   It’s got a way to go, before it’s debated, though … (Debbi’s suggestion about heaving tomatoes at him, appeals, though …)