Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-4-2019: International Children’s Book Day

2nd April, 2019.

Yes: I’m going into town, today.

And registering with a local temp agency: who say they have something local for me.

OK: I get the impression that the job concerned really is temporary.

But could be something to add to the CV.

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Badwolf*, and Debbi† putting in their answers: with Debbi scoring ten out of ten, and Badwolf on nine..

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

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

Q1) 2nd April is International Children’s Book Day.   The day is marked on or around whose birthday … ?

Q2) Which of that writer’s stories is about Kai and Gerda?

Q3) The writer of children’s classic, Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland was an Oxford don called Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.   How was he better known?

Q4) Comics are — in the UK — aimed at children.   What’s Britain’s longest running comic?

Q5) Finally … ?   Pippi Longstocking was created by Astrid Lindgren.   Pippi’s from which country … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 1st April, 1976, saw an edition of Nationwide claim Grimond public Library had been built … how?

A1) Upside-down.   (I can dimly remember this: I’d’ve been eight.   Those windows were rather distinctive.)

Q2) 1st April, 2018, saw BBC Breakfast presenters fooled by an April fools joke in the Guardian.   An article about Brexit … what?

A2) Emojis.

Q3) 1st April, 1978, saw businessman Dick Smith, con people into thinking he’d towed what into Sydney Harbour?

A3) An Iceberg.

Q4) 1st April, 1991, Saw BBC Scotland report that the third series of what would be made near Loch Lomond?

A4) Twin Peaks.

Q5) Why Do Fools Fall in Love was a huge hit in 1956: for Frankie Lymon and the … who?

A5) Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.

Q6) Which Apple co-founder is a noted practical joker?

A6) Steve Wozniak.

Q7) 1st April, 2015, saw a series of bogus public service broadcasts being aired: by which broadcaster … ?

A7) Netflix.

Q8) What did the Ancient Romans celebrate on April Fools Day: Lupercalia, Saturnalia or Veneralia?

A8) Veneralia.

Q9) 1st April, 1992, saw National Public Radio announce WHO was running for President?

A9) Richard Nixon.   (Hoax #10, so you know.)

Q10) Finally … 1st April, 2000, saw the Internet Engineering Task Force release Request for Comments: 2795.   The document proposed an internet suite with an infinite number of … what?

A10) Monkeys.

Here’s a thought …

“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and ‘snap’, the job’s a game.”

From Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Morning, Badwolf!   Keep the eyes peeled in-between here and Halloween, you never know what’ll turn up.

†        My pleasure, Debbi!   (The trouble with Netflix, Amazon Video, AppleTV+, et al … ?   Is no-one knows WHAT to call them, bar broadcasters.   Certainly not the BAFTAS.)