Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-11-2019: The Day of Fate.

9th November, 2019.

Yep: I think I can safely say it’s foggy out.

I’ve just looked.

Actually?

I just nipped in to the building’s hallway, to take a quick snap.

It’s foggy … and just a little chilly.

If you’re in my part of the world?

You might want to be careful, driving.

~≈†≈~

Oh, JUST as a thought … ?

I am not a Labour voter: if you hadn’t noticed the Green campaign funding link in the side bar, you’re obviously reading this on a mobile device … 

But something that does mildly annoy me … ?

Is the amount of people who point out Jeremy Corbyn supports the IRA*: or, at least, supported them in the 1980s and 1990s.

I’m not going to judge, there.

But notice that’s cropped up again, as part of the election: mostly from Conservative supporters.

Personally?   That’s not something I like seeing.

Especially as I’m very aware that various conservative governments have had dealings with the Provisional IRA.

And very aware that various Conservative governments — including those led by Margaret Thatcher — authorised collusion with Ulster Resistance and the Ulster Defence Association.

Criticising one for have links to violent paramilitaries, without criticising the other?

Is unfair: however passionate you want to get about an election.

~≈†≈~

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) Who was deposed: on the 9th November, 1918?

Q2) The Weimar Republic was declared: on 9th November of which year?

Q3) 9th November, 1848 saw the execution of liberal leader, Robert Blum.   His downfall is is seen as part of the March Revolutions: in which country?   (There were simultaneous ones in Austria.)

Q4) The Nazis attempted the Beer Hall Putsch: on 9th November, 1923.   In which city?

Q5) The Berlin Wall fell: on 9th November of which year?

Q6) Finally?   The events of 9th November has earned the day the name, Schicksalstag, or Day of Fate: as the events in the first five questions are notable ones, where?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Narendra Modi ordered the withdrawal of the 500 and 1000 Rupee note: on 8th November, 2016.   Mr Modi is India’s current what?

A1) Prime Minister.

Q2) The symbol for the Rupee is ₹.   The ₹ symbol is a letter called Ra.   In which script: Devanagari, Tamil or Burmese?

A2) Devanagari, or देवनागरी.   (Here’s the details about the letter Ra, if you’re interested: it’s also said to resemble the Rotunda version of the letter R.   The Devanagari script is also called Nagari, or नागरी.)

Q3) The two notes had portraits of whom on them?

A3) Mohandas K Mahatma Gandhi.

Q4) New Rupee notes have been introduced since 2016.   Whose image is on them?

A4) Mohandas K Mahatma Gandhi.   He get’s about …

Q5) Finally … ?   India has now introduced a new series of Rupee notes.   What’s the new, highest, denomination of Rupee?

A5) ₹2000.

Here’s a (translated) quote …

“Energy, during the propagation of a ray of light, is not continuously distributed over steadily increasing spaces, but it consists of a finite number of energy quanta localised at points in space, moving without dividing and capable of being absorbed or generated only as entities.”

From On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light, by Albert Einstein: the paper earned the German-born physicist the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics, on 9th November, 1922.

And a song: one performed at the fall of the Berlin Wall: which tool place, thirty years ago, today.

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

Have a good day.

*        Irish Republican Army.

†        I’m not actually sure, there, Olga.   About the one upside?   Is that the repair shouldn’t need a new vent hole.   I think!   And, yes: I’m planning to put the phone on overtime … !   (Oh, about the 25th?   One question should be easy!)

‡        I try, Debbi!   Oh, keep your eyes peeled for the 26th: I think you’re going to like it …