Nik Nak’s daily Teaser — 20th September, 2018

20th September, 2018.

Yes: it’s Exciting Thursday!

It means we can sing, dance, jump up and down, and generally behave like gibbons.

Ha!

It always amazes me the amount of tripe I can dig up first thing in the morning!

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Either way … ?

I’ve got the radio on, in the background: Radio 4, as ever, happily playing away.

And … ?

Apparently, the Prime Ministers of Malta and the Czech Republic have both announced they feel a second Brexit referendum would be a good idea.

Personally?

I like the idea.

Given I voted Remain in the original, back in the day, I’d hope that would be an option in any new vote.

But, if it does happen, I get the impression Remain wouldn’t be on the voting slip.

I’d rather it was: we as a nation made the biggest mistake of a generation in voting to leave.

And, frankly?

Anything that takes the decision out of the hands of politicians is a good idea.

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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) 20th September, 2017, saw Hurricane Maria make landfall: where?

Q2) 20th September, 1999, saw a UN peacekeeping force arrive in which island nation?

Q3) The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2nd was launched: on 20th September, 1976.   RMS stands for Royal what ship?

Q4) Football manager, Brian Clough, died on 20th September, 2004.   Book, and film, The Damned United, was all about his time managing which football team?

Q5) Finally … ?   20th September is the Feast day of Saint Vincent Madelgarius.   The was from what’s now which European country: Austria, Belgium or Cyprus?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 19th September is Talk Like a Pirate Day.   It’s officially recognised in which US state?
A1) Michigan.

Q2) Who wrote the 1821 novel, The Pirates?
A2) Sir Walter Scott.

Q3) The Cornish Pirates play what?
A3) Rugby union.   (I’ll accept rugby.   It’s also a strange choice for a Cornish team.   You get more wreckers down there …)

Q4) Pirate Jenny — Seeräuber-Jenny, in the original German — appear in which Kurt Weill piece?
A4) The Threepenny Opera.   (I’m told Lotte Lenya’s version is the one to catch.)

Q5) Finally … ?   Tales of The Black Freighter feature in which film and graphic novel?
A5) Watchmen.

Here’s a thought …

“Sex appeal is fifty percent what you’ve got and fifty percent what people think you’ve got.”
Sophia Loren, born 20 September 1934.

And a song: as today’s marks the birth of Thompson Twin, Alannah Currie‡ …

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

Have a good day.

*        Solo’s certainly worth a go, Olga!   And, somehow … ?   I know it’s a legal station, rather than an old fashioned pirate, but the fact you’re back on air seems to fit yesterday’s theme!   Remind me to mention The Boat That Rocked, at some point … !

†        You know, Debbi, Michigan must be a heck of a place to visit on the 19th!

‡        Alannah’s hat was iconic …