Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24-5-2017: Victoria

24th May, 2018.

Yes: it’s true.

I forgot to set my alarm clock!

I hate doing that … !

Argh!

~≈§≈~

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) 24th May saw the birth of Queen Victoria.   In which year of the 1810s?

Q2) In which year was she named as Queen of the UK?

Q3) Her coronation as Queen of the UK was in which year?

Q4) Who was her predecessor as UK monarch?

Q5) Here father, Prince Edward, was Duke of which English county?

Q6) Her mother was Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.   The three towns, and the Duchy, are in which modern country?

Q7) How many children did Victoria have: eight, nine or ten?

Q8) More to the point, who was her husband?

Q9) In which year was she named as Empress of India?

Q10) Finally … Victoria was the last monarch of which Royal House … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 23rd May, 2017, saw the death pf actor, Roger Moore.   He played James Bond in how many Eon movies?

A1) Seven.

Q2) Which European country’s Parliament met for its first session: on 23rd May, 1907?

A2) Finland’s.

Q3) 23rd May, 1984, saw an explosion near the village of Abbeystead, in Lancashire.   An explosion in what: gasworks, water-treatment plant or colliery?

A3) Water-treatment plant.

Q4) Mount Cleveland erupted on 23rd May, 2006.   The volcano is in which US state?

A4) Alaska.

Q5) Franz Mesmer was born: on 23rd May, 1734.   His creation, mesmerism, is a forerunner to what?

A5) Hypnotism.

Here’s a thought …

“Affairs go on, and all will take some shape or other, but it keeps one in hot water all the time.” 

Queen Victoria.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        It’s worth a go, Olga.   The John Caviezal remake, on the other hand?   Isn’t.   (About the only Prisoneresque thing in it was Ian McKellan, as No. 2.)

†        There’s a few comics doing the rounds, Debbi.   (Any given politician, yada yada … I’m here all week … )