Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 22-10-2019: International Stuttering Awareness Day

22nd October, 2019.

Yes: it’s nice out.

It least … it’s not raining … and not predicted to rain.

Which means the work to the Job Centre for my regular fortnightly meeting involves not getting … wet.

The relief is incredible.

On a slightly less sarcastic note?

I’m going to have to ask about the YouTube channel.   If it ever does start earning money, I’m going to have to have half an idea about how it affects any benefits I’m on.

Oy vey … 

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Badwolf†, 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) 22nd October is International Stuttering Awareness Day: first marked in which year?

Q2) Which of the UK’s monarchs famously stuttered?

Q3) Which 80s talking head stuttered?

Q4) Which Roman emperor famously stuttered?

Q5) Finally?   Which Ancient Greek philosopher stuttered?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 21st October was the date of Battle of Trafalgar.   In which year?

A1) 1805.

Q2) The Battle was part of the War of the Third … what?

A2) The War of the Third Coalition.

Q3) Britain’s Royal Navy were on one side.   Their opponents were from Spain … and which other country?

A3) France.

Q4) The Battle was off the coast of Spain: off the coast of Cape … where?

A4) Trafalgar.

Q5) The Royal Navy’s opponents were led by Admiral … who?

A5) Villeneuve.   (Or Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve.   If you want to be picky …)

Q6) That’s admiral’s flagship was called … what?

A6) The Bucentaure.

Q7) Captain Thomas Hardy commanded the British flagship.   What was its name?

A7) The HMS Victory.

Q8) Which admiral was in charge of the British fleet: and based on Captain Hardy’s ship?

A8) Admiral Horatio Nelson.   Although, strictly speaking, he was a vice admiral.

Q9) The British fleet was made up of how many ships of the line?   (Ships of the line: which isn’t the same as the total number of ships.)

A9) 27.

Q10) Finally … ?   Trafalgar Square is named for the Battle of Trafalgar: and comes complete with a monument to the Fleet’s leader.   What’s that monument called?

A10) Nelson’s Column.

Here’s a thought …

“There is every possibility that lives of stammerers today need not, like that of my father, be blighted for ever by the fear of failing to speak.”

Michael Palin.

And a song …

Although I prefer this …

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

Have a good day.

*        Yep: blaming the French sounds like a good idea, Olga!   On a more serious note … ?   I know YouTube and Facebook do live streamed video … but I’m not too sure about live streamed audio.   I think you’d also need a what’s-its-name, an omnidirectional mic: but would also say go for it!   (Oh … purely for recording audio, Audacity and QuickTime are good.   Audacity’s effects are good.)

†        You know, I need to sit down with the Colin Baker stories, Anne, I really do: the Cyber-stories were great.   And An Adventure in Time and Space was superb!   (Chapter Two’s good: but the first one was better!)

‡        It sounds like it, Debbi!   Did you ever hear of Keith Chegwin?   He presented kids TV shows in the UK for years.   And did a very good Fleance.