Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th February, 2019

24th February, 2019.

It’s a Sunday morning … 

It’s a quiet Sunday morning.

Which … ?   Well it usually means I head for my family’s place for Sunday dinner.

Usually, any thing involving my nephew’s bound to get noisy!

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Badwolf†, and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Trevor and Badwolf scoring five out of five, and Debbi on four.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) 24th February is the Ancient Roman festival of Regifugium.   It marks the flight from Rome of the last Roman … what?

Q2) A new type of Penny Red was issued: on 24th February, 1854.   It was the first stamp … with what?

Q3) 24th February, 1948, saw the birth of Tim Staffell: the guitarist for a band called Smile.   That band — after Tim left — evolved into which English rock band?

Q4) More than seventy roads were blocked by snow: on 24th February of which year … ?

Q5) Finally … ?   24th February, 2018, saw the death of actress, Sridevi.   She was the highest paid star in which country’s film industry … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 23rd February saw Plutonium synthesised for the first time: by Dr Glenn T. Seaborg.   In which year?

A1) 1941.

Q2) The metal is named after which dwarf planet … ?

A2) Pluto.

Q3) What’s the chemical symbol for Plutonium?

A3) Pu.

Q4) Plutonium’s atomic number is 94.   That puts it between Neptunium, and Americium: on the what table?

A4) Periodic table.

Q5) Plutonium comes in how many different isotopes: four, five or six?

A5) Six.   Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239, Plutonium-240, Plutonium-241, Plutonium-242 and Plutonium-244.   Thy all have different numbers of neutrons.

Here’s a thought …

“And one more thing …”

Steve Jobs, February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Yes, today’s was a tricky one to research, Trevor: I know I’ve tried hitting the talk pages to highlight issue on this subject.   (I won’t hear about the job, until NEXT Friday …)

†        Morning, Badwolf: how was Bek … ?

‡        You’re right, there, Debbi!   But Ebay’s got a Handle With Care sticker …