Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-8-2019:Yorkshire Day

1st August, 2019.

Yes: it’s officially official.

I now have a job.

Granted, it’s nothing fancy?

And granted, it’s going to involve walking up Warley Hill, to get to work.

And, yes, I’ll possibly be sick of it after six months.

But, still … ?

It’s better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick*.

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Badwolf†,  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) 1st August is Yorkshire Day.   It was first marked in which year?

Q2) Yorkshire takes its name from which city?

Q3) Yorkshire is now made up of a city council: and four different councils.   Name one of these councils.

Q4) What does the word, ‘tyke,’ refer to?

Q5) The title of Yorkshire’s best known song — On Ikley Moor, Baht ’at — means you’re on the moors in West Yorkshire: without a what?

Q6) Len Hutton, Joe Root and Geoffrey Boycott have all played what for Yorkshire?

Q7) Which sport is more popular in Yorkshire: rugby union or rugby league?

Q8) What colour is the heraldic Yorkshire rose: red or white?

Q9) Parkin is a traditional Yorkshire cake.   What kind of cake: sponge, ginger or pound?

Q10) Finally … ?   The fastest selling debut album in British music history — Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not — was by which Yorkshire band … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 31st July, 1963, saw the birth of DJ and musician, Fatboy Slim.   What’s his real name?

A1) Norman Cook.

Q2) Which band did he start his career with: the Housemartins, Beats International or the Sparks?

A2) The Housemartins.   (That’s him, over there … )

Q3) True or False: Fatboy is in the Guinness Book of Records.

A3) True: most top forty hits under different names.   (Although, I have to add, I haven’t found this on the Guinness site.)

Q4) What was the name of the first album Fatboy released: as Fatboy Slim?

A4) Better Living Through Chemistry.

Q5) Finally?   Mama Do The Hump was produced by Fatboy Slim.   Which band sang it?

A5) Rizzle Kick.   (Here … )

Here’s a thought …

“Being from Yorkshire is as much a state of mind as a geographical fact.”

Liam Allen.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Why is that a phrase?   No, really?   Many things are better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick … including a poke in the eye with a pointy stick … 

†        Yeah, sorry about that, Anne!   You’ve been hit by the Google Gobbler.   Google’s got this bad habit, occasionally, of eating people’s answers: it’s bloody annoying.   As soon as I work out what’s happening, I’ll let you know!

‡        That it did, Debbi.   It’s only a few hours a week, but …