Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th July, 2019 Teaser

7th July, 2019

I have to admit, I got hold of The Dune Encyclopedia, a few days ago!

It was co-written — possibly the word is compiled — by a chap called Willis E. McNelly.

It’s not considered canonical.

But was something Frank Herbert, the Dune franchises’ creator, found fascinating.

I’ll tell you one thing for free.

Frank Herbert was right: it’s a fascinating thing to skim through.

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One quiet thing about today?

My Aunty Bella died a couple of weeks ago.

She — god bless her — wanted no funeral: something I know I found hard to deal with.

But that’s what she wanted, so who am I to complain?

We are having a family meal, though: at the restaurant we celebrated her birthday.

That’ll do.

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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) The Peel Report made its recommendations:  on 7th July, 1937.   It recommended the partition of where?

Q2) The Solomon Islands became independent of the UK: on 7th July, 1978.   The Islands are in which Ocean … ?

Q3) 7th July, 1949, saw the birth of actress, Shelley Duvall.   In which film did she play Pansy?

Q4) 7th July, 2001, saw race riots in which English city?

Q5) Finally … ?   7th July saw the birth of broadcaster, Jeremy Kyle.   The Jeremy Kyle Show finished this year, after a guest committed suicide.   In which year did the show start?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) London’s trams made their last appearance on London’s streets: on 6th July, 1952.   Their last appearance until which year … ?

A1) 2000.

Q2) Those new trams are run by whom?

A2) London Trams: formerly known as Tramlink.

Q3) Pantographs are used to power many London trams.   To over head what wires?

A3) Electric wires.   (They’re named for the devices let let you mechanically copy drawings.)

Q4) Beckham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington are at one end of of the London’s new tram lines.   What’s at the other?

A4) Wimbledon.

Q5) Finally … ?   Which BBC newsreader provides announces for London’s trams?

A5) Nicholas Owen.

Here’s a thought …

“When we first started, they basically went John and Paul’s way because they were the writers and they would say, ‘This is the song,’ and I would play as creatively as I could. Sometimes I would have three people telling me how to do it. They were saying play it this like on that track. I’m saying, ‘For Christ’s sake, there are two drummers there.’ They could never hear that, you know. You’d have to have four arms to do half the stuff they wanted me to do.”

Ringo Starr, born 7 July 1940.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Actually, the word I was after was electrical, Olga: but as you put power.   At any rate … ?   I have to admit, I’ve never actually been on a tram: London, Manchester, Barcelona or wherever!   I’ll have to do something about that.   Oh, and yes, I knew about the load sizes, too: although the controls on the thing are a touch more complicated that the old one.   There’s an app, as well.   An app.   An actual app.   For a tumble dryer!   Who on earth designs a mobile phone app for a tumble dryer?

†        It always sounds like Patrick Allen to me, Debbi: the voice of the Protect and Survive‡ films in the 1970s.   Turns out most of them aren’t: they’re various shades of voice over actors, or engineers.   I think one recording was kept on: as his widow insisted.   (Oh, one book I did get?   Is a Star Trek spinoff called The Final Reflection.   You might want to mention it to Rick: every series from Star Trek: The Next Generation modelled their Klingons on it.   Including Star Trek: Discovery, they picked up the idea of the Black Fleet from it!)

‡        Allen re-recorded the messages for the Annihilation mix of Two Tribes.   It’s still one of the most unnerving bits of 80s music ever written.