Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6-6-2019: D-Day

6th June, 2019.

Yep: it’s officially D-Day.

It’s ALSO officially the day I’ll be looking after my nephew, Jude.

I think we can safely say the word ‘pizza’ is going to be involved somewhere.

As is Jelly, Slogoman and Kwebbelkop … 

Oy Veh … !

~≈§≈~

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) During World War 2, 6th June saw the start of the D-Day landings: the Allied operation to invade Normandy.   6th June of which year?

Q2) The landings were what’s known as a what: airborne assault, amphibious assault or a frontal assault?

Q3) To get to Normandy, the Allied Army had to cross what … ?

Q4) The British Army planned to use Hobart’s Funnies during the D Day landings.  Hobart’s Funnies were specially modified what?

Q5) Finally … who was in charge of the British forces at the landings?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 5th June is World Environment Day.   It was first officially marked in which year of the 1970s?

A1) 1974.

Q2) This year’s theme is air … what?

A2) Air pollution.

Q3) One factor behind global warming, is the  high emissions of what: carbon dioxide, argon or helium?

A3) Carbon dioxide.

Q4) Which David Attenborough narrated series revealed the extent of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans?

A4) Blue Planet II.

Q5) Finally … which 1997 Protocol is designed to force countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions?

A5) The Kyoto Protocol.

Here’s a thought …

“This time the challenge is not to fight to survive, but to fight to win the final victory for the good cause …”

George 6th, in a speech broadcast on D-Day.

And a video …

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

Have a good day.

*        Morning, Anne!   Just been digging up jokes from Siri: here … 

†        It’s a useful app, in one sense, Olga: but iTunes has faced accusations of bloatware, over the years.   The change does raise issues, though.   Oh, I caught another episode, last night.   Did you ever hear of a radio show called Diego Valor?   Seems it was Pacino’s favourite show — and comic — as a child.   As soon as he mentioned the Diego’s arch-enemy, the Great Mekong^, I started looking the thing up … !   Diego Valor, indeed!

‡        Oh, don’t even get me started, Debbi!   First off?   He’s endorsed Boris Johnson as Tory party leader: against all diplomatic convention.   THEN, after a meeting with the Cabinet?   At the press conference, he told us nothing was off the table — including the NHS — in any post-Brexit Anglo-American deal.   Which he immediately retracted, the day after.   Most of the ministers at the meeting launched a backlash.   Labour kicked off.   EVERYONE kicked off.   My thinking?   The guy can fuck off.   Privatising the NHS, any one aspect, is a no-go, as far as I’m concernedª.   (I know many in the US support the idea of private medical treatment: as it keeps taxes down.   I think I’m typical of most of the UK.   Universal healthcare is what’s tax money’s for.   Sorry, you’ve hit a tender subject.)

^        The subtitles definitely got the spelling wrong!

ª        Just to give you an idea, Debbi?   If I’ve got it right, treating for the stroke you had, back in the day, and treatment for your dystonia?   Would be on the NHS.