Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29-12-2019: YMCA

29th December, 2019

I picked up a Blu-ray Disc, yesterday: the 4k version of Twice Upon A Time.

Lovely … you might think.

Except I think I’m going to have to take the thing back to the local branch of CeX that I got it from.

The main disc — with Twice Upon A Time on it — proved a bit tricky for my ripping software to deal with.

Whilst the second disc — with the various extras — just couldn’t be read at all.

Back it goes.   In the hope that I get as little argument as possible.

~≈†≈~

You know, you’d expect governments to get things right, wouldn’t you?

But … ?

This year’s New Year’s Honours list — I’m not on there, again! — and there’s various gongs all ’round.

Except, of course, there’s been a screw up!

On Friday, the Cabinet office managed to post up the list of honours recipients … complete with names and addresses … 

They do like to make it easy for stalkers, don’t they … ?

~≈†≈~

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) The first US branch of the YMCA opened on 29th December: of which year?

Q2) In which US city?

Q3) The YMCA is — famously — the Young Men’s what association?

Q4) The YMCA’s national office is in which city: Abilene, Boise or Chicago?

Q5) Finally … ?   James Naismith invented which sport, whilst studying at a YMCA?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 28th December saw the birth of Stan Lee.   In which year?

A1) 1922.

Q2) What was Stan’s birth name?

A2) Stanley Martin Lieber.

Q3) He started work at a comic company: in 1939.   Which comic company?

A3) Timely Comics.

Q4) The first comic book character he wrote a story for, which Captain … who?

A4) Captain America.

Q5) The first superhero he created was the … what?

A5) The Destroyer.

Q6) Which foursome did Lee create with artist, Jack Kirby?

A6) The Fantastic Four.

Q7) Name any one member of that foursome.

A7) Mr Fantastic/Reed Richards, the Invisible Girl/Sue Storm, the Human Torch/Johnny Storm or the Thing/Ben Grimm.   (It’s clobberin’ time.)

Q8) Stan’s credited with adding a credits panel to a strip’s introductory pages.   Those intro pages are know as what pages?

A8) Splash pages.

Q9) Lee worked with artist Steve Ditko, to create which arachnid super hero?

A9) Spiderman.

Q10) Finally … ?   Stan’s best known for his work as Editor in Chief of which comic book company?

A10) Marvel.

Here’s a thought …

“Living at the YMCA in Harlem, dramatically broadened my view of the world.”

Constance Baker Motley.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        I think everyone’s read a Fantastic Four comic, Olga: although I read more 2000AD when I was a kid.   Is it me, or did Stan base the Four on the old idea of the four elements?   Thing’s Earth/rock, the Invisible Girl’s Air, Mr Fantastic’s water, and the Human Touch … You can see where I’m going I think‡!   As for the interview?   Here’s hoping they call: that’s the second interview I’ve had with them, I’d love to know what’s happening!

†        I think I did, too, Debbi.   At least, I watched the old 1960s series when I was a kid.   It got repeated for years, when I was a kid: it and Batman had the catchiest theme tunes!   (Actually?   The Leopard from Lime Street was loosely based on Spiderman.   I loved that comic!   Oh, my lord, they’re on Amazon!!!!!!!!!)

‡        Wouldn’t’ve have worked in China: they had five elements.