Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th August, 2018.

4th August, 2018.

You would, wouldn’t you?

You’d assume I’d’ve gotten used to an early start on Saturday mornings.

But no … 

I’m still knackered … !

And that’s despite a good seven hours, and more Ursula LeGuin!

~≈§≈~

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) 4th August, 1984, saw the Republic of Upper Volta change its name to Burkina Faso.   What — before or after the change — is the country’s capital?

Q2) Which country established its Supreme Court: on 4th August, 1947?

Q3) 4th August is the Feast day of Saint John Vianney.   He’s patron saint of what: amputees, monks or parish priests?

Q4) 4th August, 1889, saw a fire hit the city of Spokane.   Spokane is in which US state?

Q5) Finally … NASA launched the Phoenix probe on 4th August, 2007.   Where was it due to land?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 3rd August, 70 AD, saw fires put out: at which Jerusalem site?

A1) The Second Temple.

Q2) The first boat race between Yale and Harvard universities took place on 3rd August, 1852.   Who won?

A2) Harvard: by about 2 lengths.

Q3) 3rd August, 2003, saw the Anglican Church in the US approve its first what: Jewish bishop, female bishop or gay bishop?

A3) Gay bishop: the Right Reverend Gene Robinson.

Q4) 3rd August saw the highest temperatures recorded in Britain, record in a Leicestershire weather station.   3rd August, of which year?

A4) 1990.   (The temperature, of 37.1º has since been beaten just recently.)

Q5) Finally … 3rd August, 1958, saw the USS Nautilus complete the first trip under the North Pole.   The Nautilus was what kind of sub?

A5) A nuclear powered one.

Here’s a thought …

“Making money ain’t nothing exciting to me … You might be able to buy a little better booze than some wino on the corner. But you get sick just like the next cat, and when you die you’re just as graveyard dead as he is.”

Louis Armstrong, August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Be careful, Olga.   I know the BBC’s been talking about serious heatwaves in parts of Spain: if it’s anything like the UK’s on, it’ll take a while to work through.   (I know I stayed in, a couple of Thursdays ago: the temperature was nasty.)   My pleasure on the song front, by the way: it’s sad to hear Bravo died quite young.   Twenty-eight, and in a car crash!   Too young!

†        You know, I’m going to have to keep an eye open for that one: it sounds interesting, Debbi‡.   (You know, I’m sure I read somewhere, an inter with Gibson, where he claims Raymond Chandler as a big influence: I’m blowed if I can remember where I saw it, though!)

‡        Going TOTALLY off the subject, Debbi … ?   Do you still use Firefox, mostly?   Only I’m getting an odd situation.   Whenever I use Facebook, in Safari — specifically in Safari — I get a message that it’s using too much memory.   It doesn’t happen in Firefox.   Needless to say, the forums aren’t being as helpful as I’d like … yet …