Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th April 2018

12th April, 2018.

Yes: it’s definitely Thursday.

And I’m starting to wonder what’s been happening with my YouTube account.

Seemingly?

Whenever I try an look for a video I’ve already uploaded?

YouTube tells me my channel doesn’t exist.

Lord knows what’s going on, there … 

I’ll have to start … you know … asking awkward questions.

~≈§≈~

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, shall we?

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

Q1) 12th April, 1981, saw the launch of the first Space Shuttle mission.   Which Shuttle was launched: the Enterprise, Columbia or Endeavour?

Q2) Dr Jonas’s Salk’s vaccine was declared safe and effective: in 12th April, 1955.   What did it vaccinate against?

Q3) Which cosmonaut was the first person to be launched into space: on 12th April, 1961?

Q4) 12th April, 1925, saw the birth of puppeteer and animator, Oliver Postgate.   The animation firm* he formed with Peter Firmin was called what?

Q5) Finally … The Royal Ulster Constabulary received the George Cross: on 12th April of which year?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 11th April saw the launch of the Apollo Thirteen.   In which year?

A1) 1970.

Q2) Where was the Apollo 13 supposed to go: Mars the Moon, or Halley’s comet?

A2) The Moon.

Q3) Name any one of the crew on the flight.

A3) Jim Lovell, John L. Swigert or Fred W. Haise.

Q4) The accident that almost killed the crew was caused by an explosion in the 13’s what: fuel tank, oxygen tank or command module?

A4) Oxygen tank.

Q5) The crew told Houston about the accident: with the famous radio message, “Houston, we’ve had a …” what?

A5) “Problem.”

Q6) The accident took place on which day in April?

A6) The 13th.   (Or 14th if you check the relevant BBC pages.)

Q7) The mission’s logo feature three flying what?

A7) Horses.

Q8) The film about the mission was released in which year of the 1990s?

A8) 1995.

Q9) Name any of the three actors who played the crew.

A9) Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon or Bill Paxton.

Q10) Finally … Apollo 13 launched from the Kennedy Space Centre.   And eventually landed back on Earth: in which ocean?

A10) The South Pacific.

Here’s a thought …

“There are very few people on top of life, and the rest of us don’t like them very much.”

Alan Ayckbourn, born 12th April, 1939.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        It always amazes me what Postgate and Firmin could do with a bunch of Vikings, a cabbage, a lot of crows … and Nogbad the Bad … 

†        I really hadn’t noticed, Olga!   But I take you’re point about the lettering.   I think we can blame whoever chose the various standards for online fonts.  Or Bill Gates.   Everything else online is his fault!

‡        That’s actually a relatively easy one to solve, Debbi.   A good tidying up helps, every so often.   And I’ve kept my old iPhoto library on an external drive for years.   You just drag and drop them over, delete the old one, then reopen iPhoto/Photos.   It’ll ask you which library you want to use … and voilà … !