Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29th September, 2019.

29th September, 2019.

It’s got to be said, I had a late night, last night.

Well … late ish … !

I caught a movie, if you must know: The Curse Of La Llorona, is you’re interested.

Granted, it may be flawed: but it’s a bit better than some of the earlier entries in the Conjuring franchise.

At least … it got me blogging until one in the morning … !

~≈⇡≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with all three 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) 29th September, 1810, saw the birth of writer, Elizabeth Gaskell.   Her first book, Mary Barton, was published in which year?

Q2) 29 September, 1931, saw the birth of Anita Ekberg.   She’s best known for her appearance in which Fellini film?

Q3) Which Space Shuttle did NASA launch: on 29th September, 1988?

Q4) The Treaty of Lisbon was signed: on 29th September, 1864.   The Treaty defines the border between Portugal … and where?

Q5) Finally … ?   29th September, 1911, saw Italy start a war: with which Empire?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The Falcon 1, the first privately owned rocket, made its fourth launch on 28th September, 2008.   Which company designed and launched it?

A1) SpaceX.

Q2) Who’s that company’s CEO?

A2) Elon Musk.

Q3) Is the Falcon 1 re-useable?

A3) No.

Q4) Is the Falcon 1 a one or two stage rocket?

A4) Yes.

Q5) Finally?   This flight of the Falcon launched what: a car, satellite or cheese wheel?

A5) A test satellite.

Here’s a thought …

“I’ll not listen to reason … Reason always means what someone else has got to say.”

Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell, 29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Yep, it counts as a satellite, Olga: I felt the fact it was a demo had nothing to due with it.   Ellroy being contradictory … ?   Has nothing on Elon!   The latter’s a noted SF fan: to the point of naming his landing pads after a couple of Iain M. Banks ships.   You have to love a ship called GCU Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall.   At ANY rate … ?   The man always mildly annoying.   Elon’s been vocal about how he feels Artificial Intelligence could be a bad thing.   Coming from a man who’s read Asimov’s Three Laws, and about Culture ships behaviour patterns?   And their potential effect on real world robot building?   Granted, the real world version will take a while, but … ?   Well … it’s just a little disappointing.   Now … about cheese … (That site looks interesting: I think I might need to do some exploring … )

†        You’re not the first person to mention cheese, Debbi … !   It turns out SpaceX have put cheese into space.   It turns out you really can’t make it up.