Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24-12-17: Christmas Eve

Hmmm … 

It’s Christmas Eve.

And frankly?

I’m mildly excited.

As my two sisters, Anna and Ruth, have decided on an appropriated geeky, early Christmas gift.

Yep: we’re all off to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

No spoilers, now!

~≈☯≈~

Can I — in amongst all the Christmassy joy? — admit to something of a worry?

I noticed that — in the US — a former marine, and convert to an extreme form of Islam, has been arrested: accused of planning an ISIS-inspired plot on Christmas Day.

What worries me?

Is if someone else has had the same idea.

I’ve a nasty turn of mind, sometimes …

~≈☯≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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) Christmas Eve sees children in one Spanish region, beating a Christmas log: called the Tió de Nadal.   Which Spanish region: Catalonia, Andalusia or Extremadura.

Q2) Nine Lessons and Carols are traditionally broadcast by the BBC, on Christmas Eve.   From which Cambridge college: King’s, Saint John’s or Trinity?

Q3) The candle that represents Christ is traditionally lit on Christmas Eve.   That candle is on a what: yule log, Advent wreath or Easter bunny?

Q4) Many Catholics and Anglicans will celebrate what kind of Mass on Christmas Eve?

Q5) Finally … The first astronauts to orbit the moon, did so on Christmas Eve, 1968.   They broadcast a quote from which book of the Bible, whilst doing so?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The Transistor was first demonstrated: on 23rd December of which year of the 1940s?

A1) 1947.

Q2) In which famous labs?

A2) Bell Laboratories.

Q3) The transistor can manipulate electrical signals.   Because it’s made from what: conductors, semiconductors or insulators?

A3) Semiconductor.

Q4) Transistors can be used to increase an electrical signal.   In other words, they do what: amplify, sublimate or acclimatize a signal?

A4) Amplify.   (Sublimation is when a solid turns into a gas: without turning into a liquid, first.   I’m still getting used to acclimatization.)

Q5) Finally … transistors can turn an electrical on or off.   In other words, they can act as what ‘s’?

A5) A switch.

 Here’s a thought …

“Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart... filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.”

Bess Streeter Aldrich.

And a song first performed Christmas Eve, 1818 … 

Today’s Christmas Eve questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Christmas Day Teaser.

Have a good Eve.

*        Oh, I see what you mean, Olga!   Yes, we’ve got a few places like it, near us.   But frankly?   The neighbours are nearer, and I don’t mind loaning them my visitors parking permit as a result: so it works both ways.   Oh and cheers for the spelling correction.   An old school friend of my sister’s is married to a Portuguese chap: and always says Spanish ends with a ‘s’ and Portuguese with a ‘z’ … I can never remember which!   (You probably hadn’t noticed … ! :D )

†        Oh, that means you’re an LAB ASSISTANT, Debbi!   Technically, that means you have to start building van der Graff generators for the nearest mad scientist!   Oh, and looking for and exit route, when the mob turns up.   Ahem!