Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th January, 2019

12th January, 2019

Yes: it’s official.

The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency has sent my application for back … again.

As, apparently, they need more information about my various addresses.

I wouldn’t mind except:

This is the third time I’ve sent the details in.

The details were included in the original cover letter I sent in: twice!

Yes, I’m annoyed.

Yes, I’m feeling sarcastic.

Yes … 

This is taking a while … 

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Badwolf*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with all three 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) Operation Chopper took place: on 12th January, 1962.   It was the first American operation in what?

Q2) Which of the Bee Gees died on 12th January, 2003?

Q3) William Peter Blatty died on 12th January, 2017.   What was the name of his 1971 horror novel?

Q4) 12th January, 1937, saw the birth of actress, Shirley Easton.   In which film does she play Jill Masterson?

Q5) Which band appeared on the cover of Time Magazine: on 12th January, 1970?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The first recorded lottery in England was drawn: on 11th January of which year?

A1) 1569.

Q2) Under which monarch?

A2) Elizabeth 1st.

Q3) 1612 saw which company finance a colony, by running a lottery?

A3) The Virginia Company.   (James 1st and 6th had no problem with lotteries: but wasn’t taken with tobacco.)

Q4) Illegal lotteries in the US were known as what games?

A4) Numbers

game.   (They’re also called numbers rackets.)

Q5) Finally … ?   What’s the name of the company that run’s the UK’s current National Lottery?

A5) Camelot.

Here’s a thought …

“I hate my body. I hate it. I hate my looks. I hate my voice. So much of what I do on stage is really saying, ‘Love me, despite the fact that I’m ugly.’”

Simon Russell Beale^, born born 12 January 1961.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        That’s a thought, @Badwolf, remind me to ask if you ever saw Penny Dreadful.   Might be up your street.

†        You know that’s got me thinking, Olga: what the hell would Noël have said … ?   I’d’ve love to know!   (Amazing to hear Richard Harris’ accent there: it’s spot on RP.   Colin Morgen, who played Merlin in the TV series?   He’s Irish — or Northern Irish —, as well, and does a good English accent.  Then there’s Gillian Anderson …)

†        Sorry, Debbi … !   It’s the usually arty thing going on … !   (Django was fascinating to read about, it has to be said.   So was Popeye.   There’s a chap called Frank Fiegel who’s supposed to be the model for Popeye …)

^        Beale’s character in Penny Dreadful — Ferdinand Lyle, chap with the lisp and the hair — was a riot.