Pages

Tuesday 27 February 2018

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th February, 2018

27th February, 2018.

OK, the Beast from the East … ?

Right now … ?


Right, my street has a light dusting of very light frost.

That’s lightly sticking around in the very light snow.

That’s not to say there’s not going to be problems.

Right now, parts of Kent are snowed under, Lincolnshire’s looking bad, and there’s sub-zero temperatures predicted for tonight, here in Essex.


Frankly?

The sooner this weather eases, the happier I’ll be.

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

With Olga in Wales, yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring four out of five in the process.

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

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

Q1) 27th February, 1900, saw the founding of FC Bayern München.   They’re based out of which German city?
Q2) The Twenty Second Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified on 27th February, 1951.   It limits a US President to how many terms?
Q3) Boris Nemtsov was killed on 27th February, 2015.   He’d been vocally opposed to a government led by whom?
Q4) British military leaders received an unconditional surrender from Boer forces on 27th February, 1900: at the end of the Second Boer War.   War, and surrender, took place in which southern African nation?
Q5) Finally … Carbon 14 was discovered on 27th February, 1940.   Carbon 14, Uranium 235 and Iodine 144 are all what: Isolated, isotopes or isosceles?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Violating the Versailles treaty in doing so, 26th February, 1935, saw Adolf Hitler re-form Germany’s what: army, air-force or navy?
A1) The Luftwaffe: Germany’s Air-force.
Q2) 26th February saw 21 patients die: in a fire in a psychiatric hospital in Shrewsbury.   When: 1967. 1968 or 1969?
A2) 1968.
Q3) 26th February, 1987, saw the Church of England vote: to approve female priests.   Who was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time?
Q4) 26th February, 1616, saw Galileo Galilei given orders: to stop teaching the Earth moved around the sun.   By whom: the Al-Azhar Mosque, the Roman Catholic Church, or the Dalai Lama?
Q5) Finally … The February 26 Incident was an attempted coup in 1936.   In which country: Germany, Italy or Japan?
A5) Japan.
Here’s a thought …
“There can be no place in a 21st-century parliament for people with 15th-century titles upholding 19th-century prejudices.”
Paddy Ashdown, 27 February 1941.
And a tune … 


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

Have a good day!




*        Right at the moment, Debbi?   I’m going to have issues, I think.   The trains FROM work have cancelled, none of my family can do me a lift … and at least one taxi firm can’t guarantee it’ll be open long enough to get me home … !   Moving to somewhere sunny might be an idea.   How’s Southern California?

2 comments:

  1. Q1) Munich
    Q2) Two terms
    Q3) Vladimir Putin
    Q4) South Africa
    Q5) Isotopes
    Here is OK so far. I was worried as I left yesterday because it was snowing in Penistone, but it wasn't bad on the way. It has snowed in bits, but not heavily. I hope it's OK there too. Take care.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Southern California sounds like your cup of tea! I could go for it.

    There are the occasional earthquakes and fires, but ... hey, it's always something! :)

    1. Munich
    2. 2
    3. Vladimir Putin
    4. South Africa
    5. isotopes

    Oh, it can be expensive, depending on where you live.

    ReplyDelete

I love it when someone comments. But, having had anonymous comments I feel may be libellous, actionable or just plain offensive, over the years?

I’d appreciate you* leaving your name — with a link to your website or social-media profile†, for preference — before you post a comment.

Should you choose to use a pseudonym/name, I’d appreciate it if that name were to be polite and inoffensive. I’d rather you kept it clean, and relatively grown up. Comments left with a pseudonym will be posted at my discretion: I really prefer a link.

Contentious, actionable or abusive posts left anonymously will not be posted. Nor will comments using offensive pseudonyms or language, or that are abusive of other commenters.

Thank you.

*   I know many value their online privacy. I respect that. But hope you respect my wish to see who’s commenting on my blog: and my wish for you to introduce your self to me, and to your fellow commentors.

†   Your Facebook, X/Twitter, Blogger, Instagram, TikTok or LinkedIn profile are acceptable. I also like seeing folks webpages.