Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14-7-2019: Vive la France

14th July, 2019.

It’s a Sunday … 

Obviously!

And frankly?

Well, my emotional state, this morning?

Is not necessarily the best it could be.

I had a CT scan on Thursday

Frankly?

I’m dreading the results.

Which could be serious.

Serious or otherwise, I can only take the attitude that we’re encouraged to take at various Twelve Step groups.

Taking it a day at a time, in other words … 

Lord, but that’s a challenge … 

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both 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) 14th July is Bastille Day: the national day of France.   What’s the capital of France?

Q2) Modern France law is based on a system inspired by which Emperor?

Q3) The French Riviera is called what, in French?

Q4) Which Celtic language is spoken in France … ?

Q5) Finally … ?   Which famous French church was hit by fire, this year … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 13th July, 587BC, saw the end of the Siege of Jerusalem.   The besieging army was from where?

A1) Babylon.   Or the Neo-Babylonian Empire, if you want precision.

Q2) At the time, Jerusalem was capital of the Kingdom of where … ?

A2) The Kingdom go Judah.

Q3) Who led the besieging army?

A3) Nebuchadnezzar 2nd.

Q4) The Siege is described in which book of the Bible: Jeremiah, Joshua or Judges?

A4) Jeremiah.

Q5) Finally … ?   Which of the Temples was destroyed at the end of the siege: the First or Second?

A5) The First.

Here’s a thought …

“How can you govern a country that has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese‡?”

Charles de Gaulle, 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        I’ll be keeping you posted, Olga.   I actually feel rather good about it: I’ve experience in a licensed trade, I’m local … and I think I impressed with a relevant question about the big prize fruit machines, fixed odd betting terminals, that are common in UK betting shops.

†         You’ve got me wondering, there, Debbi!   But I’ve double-checked: Ian McShane’s not in it!   I know there’s a made for TV movie of Deadwood, this year, if that’s any help … ?   Nice to see Ian McShane’s character’s as polite as ever ….  (Oh, it’s on HBO: as is Years and Years: I don’t know if you’ve got access to it … )

‡        Apparently?   There’s a French cheese called Pélardon.   Which got me thinking of old Jon Pertwee Doctor Who, stories, and Venusian lullabies!