Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 26-7-2018: Potsdam

26th July, 2018.

It’s not that often Britain has heatwaves.

For, of course, a given value of ‘heatwave.’

It’s hot, it’s sweaty, it’s distinctly uncomfortable.

And, what’s more?

I seen the BBC’s got this weather as a near enough permanent news story.

The Met Office is issuing warnings.

All told?

The fact Brentwood’s supposed to be expecting a thunderstorm, today … ?

Isn’t exactly reassuring … 

~≈§≈~

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) 26th July, 1945, saw the signing of the Potsdam Declaration.   It was signed by whom: the Allies or Axis Powers?

Q2) Strictly?   It was signed by the leaders of three nations.   Name any one of the three nations.

Q3) It demanded the surrender of which belligerent nation?

Q4) More to the point: was that surrender to be conditional or unconditional?

Q5) Finally … Potsdam is in which country?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The 1992 Summer Olympics opened on 25th July, 1992.   Which city was it held in?

A1) Barcelona.

Q2) Constantine 1st was named as Emperor: on 25th July, 306 AD.   Of which empire?

A2) The Roman Empire.

Q3) 25th July, 1837, saw Wheatstone and Cooke do the first commercial demonstration of what?

A3) Electric Telegraph.

Q4) 25th July, 2007, saw Pratibha Patil named as President of where?

A4) India.

Q5) Finally … 25th July is the feast day of Saint Christopher.   He’s the patron saint of travellers, and those suffering from what: earache, toothache or noise bleeds?

A5) Toothache.

Here’s a quote …

“The time has come for Japan to decide whether she will continue to be controlled by those self-willed militaristic advisers whose unintelligent calculations have brought the Empire of Japan to the threshold of annihilation, or whether she will follow the path of reason.”

Point Four of the Declaration.

And a video …

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

Have a good day.

*        You’re right, Olga: it’s the communication between office systems‡ that’s the issue.   But only part of the issue.   I think the phrase ‘multi-factorial’ is going to get a look in.   On a personal front?   I’m very aware this is a subject that’s bloody complex!   And you’re right, I think: there’s a certain amount of kick-backs involved!   (Olga, I THINK the UK needs you and a baseball bat to sort this out.   Dratted Brexit.   Debbi should have a baseball bat, though …)

†        I don’t know about that, Debbi.   But that little line about Presidential legalities is notorious.   But I can’t help but think Mr Trump would think it’s a lovely line.   Scary thought, that … !   (I don’t know it the clip will show up: but it’s from Attack the Block.   the guitar waving nurse will be familiar.)

‡        I know, at work, we have access to several different company/landlord systems: so a specially trained staff member can transfer the job we front line staff log, to the relevant engineer’s PDA.   I can’t see how that could be made simpler, when the dozen or more large companies we deal with all have apps that work for them!   Funnily, those are an issue.   The criteria we have — for how long the different levels of response times — are usually different to the the companies have on their sites.   Despite the fact the companies have set both!