Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13-9-2018: Jupiter Optimus Maximus

13th September, 2018.

Yeah: I’m at work.

Well … not right now, obviously.

The boss would complain about a member of staff floating around the office in his dressing gown!

No, what I mean is, today’s a work day day.

Yummy … !

~≈§≈~

Saying that … ?

Saying that, we’ve new trainees at work.

I’ve mixed feelings.

As — inevitably — my hours will suffer.

On the other hand … ?

I’m buddying at least one new trainee: who’s nice enough, and seems competent.

And the simple fact I’m helping train a new member of staff?

Is flattering.

Oh, well … 

We’ll have to see.

~≈§≈~

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) 13th September, 509 BC, saw the Ancient Romans dedicate a temple to Jupiter.   Jupiter is the leader of the Roman Gods.   Leader … or what?

Q2) The temple that got dedicated was on which of Rome’s hills?

Q3) He was also the god of what: the sky, Earth or sea?

Q4) He was also god of what: thunder, lightning or rain?

Q5) Who was Jupiter’s Greek equivalent?

Q6) Jupiter would be served by a Flamen Dialis.   In other words a senior, Patrician … what?

Q7) This particular temple of Jupiter was the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.   In other words, Jupiter the best and … ?

Q8) The original Temple — the one dedicated in 509 BC — was completed by the last king of Rome.   Who was he?

Q9) The last Temple was built by Emperor Domitian.   Was that the third, fourth or fifth temple?

Q10) Finally … ?   Jupiter was the chief god of the Capitoline Triad.   Name either of the other two gods in the Triad.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 12th September saw the discovery of cave paintings, at Lascaux: near the village of Montignac.   Cave, paintings and village, are in which country?

A1) France.

Q2) The paintings were found in which year?

A2) 1940.

Q3) The Hall of the Bulls gallery of the cave features bulls from which extinct species: tyrannosaurs, aurochs or mastodons?

A3) Auroch‡.

Q4) Ochroconis lascauxensis has been discovered in, and named after, the cave.   It’s a what: fungus, algae or lichen

A4) fungus.

Q5) Finally … the Cave was added to the UN’s World Heritage Site list.   In which year?

A5) 1979.

Here’s a thought …

“The Greek demigod Perseus was born when the god Jupiter visited the virgin Danaë as a shower of gold and got her with child.”

God Is Not Great. Christopher Hitchens.

And music …

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

Have a good day.

*        You know, Olga, I’ll have to see if there’s a Spanish version of the show with English subtitles doing the rounds.   I’d love to know what she sounded like!   (I went on a school exchange trip, many moons ago.   The German language version of the original Star Trek … ?   Was … interesting.)

†        Wasn’t it just, Debbi?   You know, at the rate things are going … ?   I may just have 7th October off.   At least the evening.   Time to put the feet up, I think … 

‡        I’m tempted to tell you I talk complete aurochs, but you’d already worked that out …