Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30th December, 2017

Hmmm … 

OK … 

This year’s New Year’s Honours list has been published.   And seeing various people — from actors to former politicians to research scientists — getting various shades of gong.

All good: the fact a lot of people who do volunteer work with various local charities, and a lot of otherwise obscure research scientists.

There’s a lot of public servants — like nurses and teachers — getting various shades of gong.

It’s not just celebrities, politicians and civil servants who’ve impressed their political bosses.

However … 

I think we can say it’s short of a certain something.

I, personally, might have missed it … 

But I couldn’t see anyone who’d been nominated for services to blogging on the complete list.

You can nominate your favourite blogger, at the UK government’s nomination page: over here

*.

And if that’s not a big hint for any of the regulars, I don’t know what is!

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga† and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring ten out of ten.

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

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

Q1) 30th December is the 6th Day of Christmas.   My true love gave me what?

Q2) 30th December is the feast of Saint Egwin of Evesham.   He was the third bishop of where: Evesham, Pershore or Worcester?

Q3) The first subway train in Asia, the Ginza Line, opened on 30th December, 1927.   Which city is the Ginza in?

Q4) The largest, named, Tropical Cyclone to form in the open Atlantic, did so on 30th December, 2005.   Which ‘z’ was that storm’s name?

Q5) Finally?   Lincoln’s Inn admitted its first female students on 30th December, 1919.   The Inn is one of four London Inns of Court.   Name one of the other three.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 29th December is the feast day of Thomas Becket.   Marking his death in which year: 1169, 1170 or 1171?
A1) 1170.

Q2) He was killed in which Cathedral?
A2) Canterbury Cathedral.

Q3) He was killed on the — apparent — orders of which English king: Henry 1st, Henry 2nd or Henry 3rd?
A3) Henry 2nd.

Q4) Ironically, Becket had served as that king’s what: Lord Chancellor, Prime Minister or Chief Executioner?
A4) Lord Chancellor.

Q5) He was in the Cathedral, as he was that cathedral’s what: Archdeacon, Archbishop or Archimandrite?
A5) Archbishop.

Q6) Becket died in Kent.   But was born in which London street?
A6) Cheapside.

Q7) Becket was canonized by which Pope?
A7) Alexander 3rd.

Q8) There’s a Saint Thomas of Canterbury church in my home town of Brentwood.   It’s on what Road: Church Street, Abbey Road or Saint Thomas’ Road?
A8) Saint Thomas’ Road.

Q9) Which book by Geoffrey Chaucer follows pilgrims heading for Saint Thomas’s shrine in Canterbury?
A9) The Canterbury Tales.

Q10) Finally … Murder in the Cathedral was a play about Becket’s death: written by which Anglo-American writer?
A10) T. S. Elliot.

Here’s a thought from the Empire’s last poet …

“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
Rudyard Kipling, 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936.

And a song … 

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

Have a good day.

*        It’d be nice to get one: Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar is ten, this year … !   (The first post was in September, 2008.   Technically, this blog’s a Virgo …)

†        You know, I’m going to have to add a few more Bruce Dern films to the list I keep of the ones I want to watch, Olga.   (I’m sure Debbi’s also recommended him.)   Which I’ll probably have to start on in the New Year: I got a blu-ray of Shada I’d like to catch first … !

‡        You should’ve seen the BBC’s Dr Who account announcement about the timing, Debbi.   It’ll be in the fall … the Fall … ?   OK … (Oh, so you know, St. Thomas’ is about five minutes away from Brentwood Library, although the roads are a bit twisty.)

Doctor Who returns in the Fall... (also known as Autumn)#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/8PkI6SJUyI

— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) December 27, 2017