Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14-12-2018: International Monkey Day

14th December, 2018.

I have to admit, last night was quiet.

Well, it would be.

My social diary isn’t exactly overloaded, at the moment.

The one thing I have managed to do, after sorting out laundry, teasers, and job hunting?

Was catch some TV.

Yep, I’ve catch the last episode of the first series of El Ministerio del Tiempo: La leyenda del tiempo.

That is one hell of a series!

~≈§≈~

So that’s THAT … 

My plan for the day, though … ?

Includes the usual job-hunting, chasing funding for the drivers license … 

And waiting for interviewers to cue up.

Not that there’s been much of that, but that’s always the way of it.

What gets me … ?

Is the fact I put in for a job at a well known book-makers, a day or two ago.

Which — after doing their evaluation test — I didn’t get.

Hmmm … 

I’ve had a few good calls.

And a few bad emails.

But it strikes me I failed the latter part of the test: where you have to pick which actions you feel are the preferable ones.

Hmmm … 

I’m thinking twenty odd years of customers services obviously doesn’t clue you up for this sort of thing.

~≈§≈~

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) 14th December is International Monkey Day.   A monkey is what kind of ‘P’?

Q2) Monkeys are a kind of what: reptile, bird or mammal?

Q3) Which prehensile ‘T’ do New world monkeys generally have, but old world generally don’t?

Q4) The Japanese Sanzaru are what monkeys?

Q5) Finally: Monkey is which sign of the Chinese Zodiac: eighth, ninth or tenth?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 13th December is the feast of Saint Lucy of where: Syracuse, Messina or Palermo?

A1) Syracause.

Q2) As part of Operation Red Dawn, 13th December, 2003, saw the capture of Saddam Hussein: not far from his home town.   What WAS that home town: Tikrit, Til Afar or Ramadi?

A2) Tikrit.

Q3) 13th December, 2007, saw EU members sign the Treaty of where … ?

A3) Lisbon.

Q4) 13th December, 1816, saw the birth of Ernst von Siemens.   As Well As founding the company that bears his name, he invented a typo of what: naval mine, sub-machine gun or mobile phone?

A4) Naval mine.

Q5) Finally … ?   13th December, 1936, saw the birth of the fourth Aga Khan.   The Khan is the leader of the Nizari Ismailis, a denomination of which religion?

A5) Islam.

Here’s a thought …

“Evolution was far more thrilling to me than the biblical account.   Who would not rather be a rising ape than a falling angel?   To my juvenile eyes, Darwin was proved true every day.   It doesn’t take much to make us flip back into monkeys again.”

Sir Terry Pratchett.

And a song or two …

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

Have a good day.

*        Enjoy the gig, Olga!   And don’t work too hard!   (Sounds like it’s a lot like the UK branch: VERY posh.   Some of the prices … !)

†        Enjoy the film, Debbi: it’s possibly one of Australia’s finest … !