Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3-8-2019: Go West … !

3rd August, 2019.

You know, I have to confess to being tired.

Having managed to get to bed, lat, last night.

The reason I got to bed late?

Frankly, what with everything that’s going on, I wanted to eat a movie.

Eat?

Damn you, autocorrect, I meant watch a movie.

In this case?

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

“Well,” I hear you say?

“Was it worth it?”

Actually, yes: the visuals are something else.

~≈§≈~

Hmmm … 

It seems Priti Patel, the new Home Secretary, and death-sentence-supporting* MP for Witham, has been interviewed by the Daily Mail.

And criminals to feel terror.

Hmmm … 

I can’t help but wonder if anyone’s mentioned the 2000AD character, Judge Fear.

He possibly like the idea.

~≈§≈~

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) Christopher Columbus left Palos de la Frontera on 3rd August of which year?

Q2) He was heading for what he thought was where: Africa, the Indies, or the Americas?

Q3) The voyage was sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella … of where?

Q4) Name any one of the three ship Columbus took on the voyage.

Q5) Finally … ?   Columbus made landfall on an island he called San Salvador: that’s either in the Bahamas or the Turks and Caicos Islands.   In which ocean are those islands?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 2nd August, 1973, saw at least thirty people die in a fire in a resort: on which of the British Isles: the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight or Jersey?

A1) The Isle of Man.

Q2) 2nd August is the feast day of the Virgen de los Angeles: the patron saint to where?

A2) Costa Rica.

Q3) 2nd August, 1884, saw the birth of Rómulo Gallegos: the 48th President of where?

A3) Venezuela.

Q4) Edward 1st returned from the Ninth Crusade: on 2nd August, 1274.   Edward was also known as the hammer of the … whom?

A4) Scots.

Q5) Finally … ?   Charles 10th abdicated: on 2nd August, 1830.   As king of where?

A5) France.

Here’s a thought …

“I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route, in which direction we have hitherto no certain evidence that any one has gone.”

From Christopher’s Columbus’s diary entry for the day.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        It’s long and boring: but I really don’t support the death sentence.   I’m kind of with Ian Hisplop … 

†        I get to hear on Monday, Anne: apparently, that’s when the woman who interviewed me will be able to get in touch with their personnel department.   Your right: frustrating is putting it mildly!   (£25 for a marriage certificate?   Ye gods, that’s outrageous: when a birth certificate’s £11 … !   I’m guessing they want to encourage people to make sure they have their birth certificate.   Even so …)

‡        Oh, yes, I’d worked that out, Debbi!   The woman who interviewed me — and who’d be managing the branch — seems quite young: and heavily implied she’d just been promoted to manage her first store.   I’m thinking that’s a big factor.