Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-12-2019: Kazakhstan

16th December, 2019.

Right: it’s officially done for another year.

“?”

I hear you ask.

I’ve officially done my Christmas cards.

There’s going to be a few lucky people who who end up with CDs, as well.

Including one person who’s going to end up with a copy of New Boots and Panties.

Considering Plaistow Patricia’s on there?

It’s about the only time I’ve had to include an Explicit Content warning with a Christmas card!

~≈†≈~

I have to admit, after all that handwriting?

I told a bit of a break.

I actually ended up playing a game or two on the Apple TV: I’ve got a few.

Including one called Marble it Up: Mayhem.

You have to roll a marble around an obstacle course.

It’s actually a lot more fun than it sounds: especially if you grew up on an old ZX Spectrum game called Spindizzy … 

~≈†≈~

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) Kazakhstan declared its independence: on 16th December.   From where?

Q2) In which year?

Q3) Does Kazakhstan have an ocean coastline?

Q4) Name either one of Kazakhstan’s official languages.

Q5) Finally … ?   What’s the name of Kazakhstan’s capital?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 15th December saw the formal opening of the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway.   In which year: 1905, 1906 or 1907?

A1) 1906.

Q2) Who was it formally open by: Winston Churchill, H. H. Asquith or David Lloyd George?

A2) David Lloyd George.

Q3) That dignitary?   Was then president of the what?

A3) President of the Board of Trade.

Q4) The line moved to public ownership, when: 1931, 1933 or 1935?

A4) 1933.

Q5) Finally … ?   The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway was now which line of the underground … ?

A5) The Piccadilly line.

Here’s a thought …

“Kazakhstan needs to get ready in order not to miss this moment and to take advantage of the benefits that one or the other situation will bring.”

Dr. Agris Preimanis.

And the Kazakh national anthem …

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

Have a good day.

*        High Castle’s worth a watch, Olga.   And the finale’s well made, even if I felt it could be better.   The first series even manages to stick closely to the original novel: which I although think is a plus.   Good luck with the phone operator gig!   (My usual phone answering speech is ear worming its way through my head: “My name is Insert Name Here, you’re through to Insert Company Here, how can we Insert Verb Here?”)

†        I don’t think they filmed it, Debbi.   But?   The interview gets republished, every so often.   Although I don’t know if that’s the one mentioned to in the Wikipedia entry about it!