Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-11-2019: Armistice Day

11th November, 2019: Armistice Day.

Right … It was raining, mildly, when I filmed that video.

Which means … ?

Plenty of cars were going through puddles, frankly.

And heading out?   Is going to mean putting a hat on.

If nothing else.

Oh, and possibly some clothes: going out in just a hat’s going to frighten the neighbours … 

~≈∑≈~

Oh, did I mention that the news catches my eyes, occasionally?

Having had my issues with with alcohol over the years, this piece caught my eye.

It tells us that US researchers are using experimental brain implants to help those with various opioid addictions reduce their cravings: a variation of a technique called Deep Brain Stimulation, or DBS.

It’s … 

Well, if I’ve understood it correctly, the US study is very experimental, long term and has ethicists monitoring it  … but could be useful.

Here’s hoping it’s found to work.

Anything that can reduce overdoses can’t be anything but good.

~≈∑≈~

Oh … and just as a final point?

I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue’s is back on air: this evening, on Radio Four,  at 18:30.

I’ll be listening.

I’m just hoping there’s a round or two of Mornington Crescent … 

~≈∑≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* 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) 11th November is Armistice Day: marking the end of the First World War.   The original commemoration, in 1919,  was where: Buckingham Palace, Lambeth Palace or Winchester Palace?

Q2) This was the first Armistice Day to include what: a wreath laying service at the Cenotaph, a two minute silence or a fly past by the Red Arrows?

Q3) Armistice de la Première Guerre mondiale is the name given to the day, where: Germany, France or Italy?

Q4) Armistice Day isn’t formally marked in Germany.   The German equivalent is held two Sundays before the first day of Advent: and called what … ?

Q5) Finally … ?   The Armistice Day commemorations in 2018 saw sixty world leaders gather at which French monument?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The US Marine Corp was founded on 10th November: at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia.   On 10th November of which year?

A1) 1775.

Q2) A Tun — in this case — is how many Imperial gallons of beer: 216, 108 or 54 gallons?

A2) 216 gallons.   (When I worked in the pub game?   The largest size cask — real ale barrel — we’d see would usually be an eighteen gallon one: called a  kilderkin.   The smaller firkin is nine gallons.   A barrel, so you know, is 36 gallons.   Keg beers — lager, cider, what have you — would come in eleven or twenty-two gallon containers.)

Q3) 10th November, 1674, saw the Netherlands cede New Netherland to whom: England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales?

A3) England.

Q4) 10th November, 1960, saw which book sell out?

A4) Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence.

Q5) 10th November, 1697, saw the birth of William Hogarth.   Which set of paintings by Hogarth, focuses on Tom Rakewell?

A5) A Rake’s Progress.

Here’s a thought …

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”

Hallowed Ground, Thomas Campbell.

And the Last Post …

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

Have a good day.

*        My typing’s a scandal, Olga, but I have managed to correct the date: cheers for letting me know‡.   And yes, choice is definitely and issue: there’s only so many streaming services you can spend money on.   The other thing that gets me?   Is the launch dates.   From little I know, different international launch dates for shows/movies — Disney+’s different US and European launch dates, for example — will drive people to video pirates site, by default.

†        😆  At ANY rate, Debbi, I did see that link, and believe it’s possibly wrong: or needs correcting.   I’m an ex bar-cellarman, and very aware that cask sizes are multiples of nine: a firkin is nine gallons, a kilderkin, eighteen^, a barrel, thirty-six.   Hogsheads and double-hogsheads, fifty-four and one hundred and eight, respectively.   You can see where I’m going, can’t you?   Here’s the relevant link …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_brewery_cask_units

‡        I tend to try and include the date in the body of the text.   It gives users another way of searching for a post, and shows when I started a posted: not just what date a Teaser’s about, or when a post was published.

^        The first pub I worked in had horizontal racks.   Racking an eighteen gallon barrel, horizontally?   Was a git!