Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16th August, 2018

16th August, 2018.

Yes … I have to go and get … 

Medication!

Gosh, the excitement, hey?

At any rate … ?   I’ve recently started a course of statins: dicky heart and all that!

And have to say, I do seem to be feeling less chest pain as a result.

We’ll have to see.

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Hmmm … 

We know — know — that the new series of Dr Who is due to start airing in October.

Right at the moment?

We still have no formal airdate: although I’m told speculation has pointed at the 13th.

We’ll have to see.

The wait’s frustrating, though.

You can understand why photos have been leaking … 

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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) 16th August, 2003, saw the death of which former dictator?

Q2) 16th August, 1819, saw seventeen people killed at Saint Peter’s Field in Manchester: at a protest against the government.   The incident has gone down as the what massacre?

Q3) Which American magazine was first published on 16th August, 1954?

Q4) A British Army defeated a US one, on 16th August, 1780: at the Battle of Camden.   This particular Camden is where: North Carolina, South Carolina or West Virginia?

Q5) The inaugural British Empire Games opened on 16th August, 1930.   Those games are now called what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 15th August is an Indian film released in 2011.   It’s in which Indian language?
A1) Malayalam.

Q2) The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral was laid: on 15th August, 1248.   The Cathedral was supposed to house the relics of whom: the Three Wise Men, the Shepards or the Apostles?
A2) The Three Wise Men: or Magi, three Kings, what have you …. 

Q3) 15th August, 1070, saw an Italian monk — Lanfranc of Pavia — named as which archbishop?
A3) Archbishop of Canterbury.

Q4) What animal did the Smithsonian announce it had discovered: on 15th August, 2013?
A4) The Olinguito.   (Apparently?   It’s a member of the raccoon family.)

Q5) Finally … ?   Bahrain gained its independence: on 15th August, 1971.   From which country?
A5) The UK.

Here’s a thought …

“I’m not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs.”
Madonna, born August 16, 1958.

And a song or two … or three … 

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

Have a good day.

*          I think you forget the link, Olga: but I’ve just Googled the song.   There’s a version of the tune  from Broadway doing the rounds that put a smile on my face.   It’s possibly the one musical where you can do MacArthur Park with the sort of over-the-top justice it needs … and no-one would bat an eye.   Actually, have you heard of a writer called Terry Nation?   He’s the chap who created the Daleks for Dr Who.   He’s said to have got the idea for how they moved from female Georgian dancers: gliding around in very long skirts.   I’m looking at the women dressed as cakes … … 

†        I’ve just seen a couple of clips from a version of the song in the stage version of Priscilla, Debbi.   And keep thinking ‘Daleks!   Run up the stairs!’   I’m getting very silly!   At any rate, I’ve seen some of the leaked shots of the new TARDIS interior.   It’s VERY different … and rather good!