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

27th March, 2018.

It’s official … 

Those eyepatches are … bloody stupid … !

Getting to sleep in one?   And getting up in the morning?   With some trace of dignity?

Well, I let you tell me, shall I … ?

At ANY rate … ?

I have something else to worry about: that’s considerable less important than my health.

Has anytime got a copy of a classic Dr Who story called The Creature from the Pit, that I could borrow?

Mine seems to have gone missing, and I was planning to do a rip … ?

Oh, well … 

~≈§≈~

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) A dam failed on 27th March, 2009: a dam that held up an artificial lake called Situ Gintung.   Dam, and lake, are where: Vietnam, Indonesia or Cambodia?

Q2) 27th March, 1998, saw the US Food and Drug Administration approve the use of Viagra: for Male importance.   What was the drug originally designed for: high blood pressure, male impotence or bipolar disorder?

Q3) Charles 1 became King of England, Ireland and Scotland: on 27th March, 1625.   He also claimed the throne of where: France, Spain or Austria?

Q4) 27th March, 1994, saw the maiden flight of the European Fighter Aircraft: also known as the Eurofighter.  The Eurofighter is also known as which ‘T’?

Q5) Finally … the fourth Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union — or Сове́т мини́стров СССР, in Russian — was named open 27th March, 1958.   Who was he?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 26th March, 1830, saw the publication to the text considered sacred by the Mormons: also known as the Latter Day Saints.   It’s known as the book of what?

A1) The Book of Mormon.

Q2) It’s said to have been written in reformed … what?

A2) Egyptian.

Q3) The UK’s Gang of Four set up the Social Democratic Party on 26th March, 1981.   The Gang were a splitter group from which party?

A3) The Labour party.

Q4) The UK introduced what, on 26th March, 1934: a driving test, a driving license or the Highway Code?

A4) The driving test.

Q5) Finally … Thirty-nine members of the Heaven’s Gate cult were found dead, on 26th March, 1997.   They committed mass suicide: to the the crew of a spaceship following which comet?

A5) comet Hale Bopp.

Here’s a thought …

“I steal from every single movie ever made. If people don’t like that, then tough tills, don’t go and see it, all right? I steal from everything. Great artists steal, they don’t do homages.”  

 Tarantino, born 27th March, 1963.

And the theme from my favourite Tarantino film …

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

Have a good day.

*        I have to admit, I had beans last night, Olga.   I’m kind of glad I did: the sauce dribbled … but kept the beans on my and in my mouth.   Now … blowing my left nostril … 

†        Not heard of Lenny Henry, Debbi?   I’m not surprised: I know he had a hard old time, cracking the US market.   He was my generation’s first black comedian: and his Othello’s supposed to be VERY watchable.   (He’s ALSO been around since the mid-70s.   His first manager got him involved with the Black and White Minstrel Show, which he’s stated, since, that he regretted doing.)