Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21-8-2019: Latvia

21st August, 2019.

It has to be said: dreams are weird … 

Or, at least, odd.

Or possibly just strangely timed.

I had one over night, in fact.

About getting fired.

Which is possibly understandable, given I’ve started a new job.

But the dream was actually about getting fired from the Brentwood branch of KFC.

Weirdly: by one of the few managers I actually got on with … 

~≈¥≈~

One thing I know the Today programme’s been doing?   Along side banging on about Brexit, and President Trump’s desire to buy Greenland?

Is recycling.

Basically?   They’ve spent most of the morning reminding us we’ve all got various bits of unused kit that need recycling.

I know I’ve got at least one phone that needs dealing with.

Frankly?

It’s good to remind us we have this stuff.

But, as a non-driver?

I wish there was a few more recycling point for e-waste, around.

Ones I can walk to!

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Badwolf* and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Debbi on nine out of ten, and Anne on seven.

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

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

Q1) Latvia announced its renewed independence on the 21st August.   From where?

Q2) The declaration  was in which year: 1918, 1990 or 1991?

Q3) What’s Latvia’s capital city?

Q4) What’s Latvia’s official language?

Q5) Finally … ?   Jelgava, FK Metta and FK Spartaks Jūrmala, are all professional Latvian what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 20th August, 1920, saw the founding of the US National Football League, or NFL.   It’s formed of how many conferences?

A1) Two.   (2)

Q2) How many teams are there, in the League?

A2) Thirty-Two.   (32)

Q3) Those teams play American football.   The game is also known as which ‘G’?

A3) Gridiron.

Q4) How many players, per team, are on the pitch during a game: eleven, twelve or thirteen players?   (11, 12 or 13)

A4) Eleven.   (11.)

Q5) Usually, an American football team a group of offensive players, and defensive players.   Which ‘Q’ leads the offensive team members?

A5) The Quarterback.   (He’s the one yelling the numbers out.)

Q6) That player was — until a 2007 rule change — seen as the team’s de facto what?

A6) Captain.

Q7) On the defensive section of the team?   Occasionally, a team will field a five person defensive line: with the fifth man known as what band?

A7) Nickelback.

Q8) Were it not for the sadistic Lucy, Peanuts character, Charlie Brown, would be his team’s … what?

A8) Kicker.   (here.)

Q9) American Football’s championship game is the … what?

A9) The Superbowl.

Q10) Finally … ?   Four American football games will be played in the UK, in 2019.   Two in Tottenham Hotspurs stadium: with the other two in which other stadium?

A10) Wembley Stadium.

Here’s a thought …

“Latvia together with its two neighbours ― Estonia and Lithuania ― are referred to as the Baltic tiger,”

Peteris Vaivars, Latvian ambassador to South Korea.

And a traditional Latvian folk song …

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

Have a good day.

*        I’ve just put that on my iTunes Wishlist, Anne: that looks interesting.   Oh, and it’s directed by  Oliver Stone‡, as well.   (He directed JFK, and Born on the Fourth of July.)

†        Hmmm … What’s another one added to my Wishlist, Debbi!   Which is getting bigger … !   (You know, I did a baseball one for the Gazette a few years ago: that’s never been reused … )

‡        I like how Wikipedia describes Stone: as actor, writer, director … and conspiracy theorist …