Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21st April 2019

21st April, 2019.

Yes, it’s true.

I’ve actually had a scam email!   One that claimed to be from the UK’s TV Licensing body.

And one that looked — at least, at first glance — like the real thing.

Complete with a photo of Dr Who actor, Samuel Anderson: Danny Pink, if you can remember that far back.

The only reason I (eventually) twigged it was a scam?

Well, obviously, I double checked the email address.   The scammer’s did use the correct one: donotreply@tvlicensing.co.uk

Obviously, they didn’t start the email with ‘Dear Paul’: or any other greeting, now I think of it.

The bit that clued me up … ?

Was simply the fact they told me my direct debit had failed: and they needed my bank details to reset it.

It took me a second or two to remember … that I don’t pay by Direct debit … I use a swipe card … !

Phew!

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: scoring five out of five in the process.

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

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

Q1) 21st April marks the Queen’s official birthday: where?

Q2) More to the point?   The Queen’s birth was on 21st April … of which year?

Q3) 21st April, 1947, saw the birth of singer, Iggy Pop.   What was the name of the band Iggy found fame with?

Q4) 21st April, 1919, saw the birth of disgraced financier, Licio Gelli.   He’d notoriously been involved with a corrupt what: masonic lodge, theatre or TV station?

Q5) Finally … ?   Tiradentes was hung, drawn and quartered: on 21st April, 1792.   He was a leading figure in which country’s independence movement … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 20th April, 2018, saw the death of Swedish DJ, Tim Bergling.   Tim was better known, how?

A1) Avicii.

Q2) 20th April, 1949, saw the birth of actress, Veronica Cartwright.   In which film does she play a navigator called Lambert?

A2) Alien.

Q3) Veronica shares her birthday — 20th April, 1949 — with one of the stars of American Horror Story.   Which star?

A3) Jessica Lange.

Q4) 20th April, 1937, saw the birth of George Takei.   In which series does he play Kaito Nakamura?

A4) Heroes.

Q5) Finally … ?   20th April, 1964, saw the birth of actor, Andy Serkis.   In addition to playing Gollum, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, he plays or voices — in one of the films — one of the Black … what?

A5) One of the Black Riders or Nazgūl.   To be very specific, the Witch King of Angmar.

Here’s a thought …

“What did Christ really do? He hung out with hard-drinking fishermen. And when they asked him, ‘Why are you hanging out with prostitutes and fishermen?’ he said, ‘Because they need me.’”

Iggy Pop, born 21st April, 1947.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Wouldn’t it just, Debbi?   (I have to admit, I first read The Lord of the Rings when I was a teenager.   Tolkien was a fan of Welsh and Finnish, and based some of the languages on them.   I still can’t pronounce Nazgūl … !)