Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24-1-2018: There’s Gold In Them There Hills!

24th January, 2018.

Possibly more to say …

Oy … !

As I write?

As I write, I’m very aware that writer, Ursula K. LeGuin, has died.

And very aware that, when we use the phrase, “Standing on the shoulders of giants,” that she was one of the giants.

After all …

Have you read some of the Earthsea stuff.

I know I have.

It was, and is, innovative: a fantasy series that sees a boy wizard being trained, set in an archipelago based on her native Pacific North-west, where the major transport were horse, feet or boats, whose main characters were non-white?   As different from the Eurocentric works of other fantasy authors as you could get!

She did SF, as well: which I know I’ve yet to explore, but certainly keen to.

Phew!

On top of this?

Ye gods … but LeGuin did gob-smackingly gorgeous prose.

I can only hope some of mine turns out like hers …

~≈§≈~

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) Miner, James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter’s Mill: on 24th January, 1848.   The mill was in Coloma: in which US state?

Q2) What WAS that mill: a flour mill, paper mill or saw mill?

Q3) Marshall, himself, had been a what: printer, carpenter or miner?

Q4) When Americans talk about this period, the call it the Gold … what?

Q5) Marshall found the gold near Sutter’s Mill.   At a nearby what: hill, lake or river?

Q6) Many of the opportunistic miners who searched for gold in this period, searched for it, how: by digging, panning or metal detecting?

Q7) Those miners were known as the what?

Q8) Newspaper reports described the gold as pay … what?

Q9) Which US city grew several times over, as a result of the period: San Francisco, Los Angeles or Sacramento?

Q10) Finally … the period Marshall helped kick-start contributed to the deaths of many native Americans.   And known as what: the Matricide, Regicide or Genocide?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 23rd January, 1571, saw the opening of the Royal Exchange: in London.      The current Exchange on the site is what: the first, second or third building?
A1) The third.

Q2) That original building was destroyed, during what: the Great Fire of London, the Blitz or the Eruption of Krakatoa?
A2) The Great Fire of London.

Q3) It was officially opened by whom: Elizabeth 1st, Elizabeth 2nd or George 3rd?
A3) Elizabeth 1st.

Q4) The floorplan of the current Exchange is what: square, rectangular or trapezoidal.
A4) It’s … trapezoidal.

Q5) Finally … The Exchange is dedicated to what: science, commerce or sport?
A5) Commerce.

Here’s a thought …

“The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans.”
Will Hobbs.

And sounds about gold, heroin‡, and the predictions of deranged human/sandworm hybrids^ …

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

Have a good day.



*        Ye gods, worst director, actor and actress?   mother!’s doing well — ish —, Olga!   And, yes: it’s a big mug.   One of three, in point of fact.   I’m sort of with Queen, on the mug front.   If you’re going to do it, overdo it!   (I’ve now got Ruth Madoc “… in our Olympic sized mug.”)

†        Oh, well, Wikipedia, Debbi … !   *Shuffles feet.*   I see what you mean about typos: half my mornings about typos!   Looks like There’s interesting ideas, there.   Hmmm … Did you ever see THS-1138?   I’m seeing lots of numbers!

‡        Hugh Cornwell, the original lead singer, had a heroin habit.

^        I’m convinced the Chemical Brothers are Dune fans, and that Golden Path is a reference to Emperor Leto.