Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19-1-2020: Timkat

19th January, 2020.

Yep: it’s officially Sunday, and I suspect that it’ll be a quiet one.

Bar having dinner with my family, that is.

Oh … 

And watching Doctor Who, tonight.

I have to say, I’m enjoying it, thus far: although I did have my reservations about last week’s episode.

Either way … ?

It’s doing my YouTube viewership a favour.

That review for Orphan 55?

Has fifty-seven viewers.

Which is good … for me!

~≈†≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with Olga on ten out od ten, and Debbi on nine.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1)         Which church celebrates Timkat: on the 19th January?

Q2)        Strictly speaking?   Timkat is that Church’s celebration of what: Easter, Christmas or Epiphany?

Q3)        It’s on the 19th due to differences between what?

Q4)         A Tabot is a prominent part of Timkat.   The tabot is said to be a reproduction of what: the Ark of the Covenant, the Cross or Jesus’ Manger?

Q5)        Timkat is also said to mark Jesus’ baptism: in which river?

Q6)        Finally … ?   In a leap year like 2020, Timkat is marked on which date?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Danny Kaye was born: on the 18th January of which year?

A1)        1911.

Q2)        In which film did Kaye play Hans Christian Andersen?

A2)        Hans Christian Andersen.

Q3)        He played both General Sir Lawrence MacKenzie-Smith, and Private First Class Ernie Williams, in which 1961 film?

A3)        On the Double.

Q4)        Which Siegel and Shuster character was based on Danny Kaye?

A4)        Funnyman.

Q5)        Kaye recorded a track called Civilisation (Bongo Bongo Bongo): with which group?

A5)        The Andrews Sisters.

Q6)        In his youth, Kaye worked in the Borscht Belt, the comedy circuit in the Catskill Mountains: as a tummler.   What IS a tummler?

A6)        An MC.

Q7)        The Danny Kaye Show ran from 1963 to 1967.   On which US network?

A7)        CBS.

Q8)        That channel did a 1976 version of Pinocchio.   Who did Kaye play?

A8)        Geppetto.

Q9)        Again, in 1976, Kaye appeared in a TV version of Peter Pan.   Which pirate did Kaye play?

A9)        Captain Hook.

Q10)        Finally … ?   Danny Kaye was the only amateur what to win the Meilleur Ouvrier de France?

A10)        Chef.   (Apparently, Kaye was a seriously good, if amateur, chef: the demo kitchen at the New York campus of the Culinary Institute of America is named after him.)

Here’s a thought …

“By noon on Timqat Day a large crowd has assembled at the ritual site, those who went home for a little sleep having returned, and the holy ark is escorted back to its church in colorful procession and festivities.”

Donald M. Levine.

And a video …

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

Have a good day.

*        Cheers, Olga‡: I think I’m going to need it!   Running a bath is taking HOURS … !

†        I hope it’s inadvertent, Debbi‡, I really do.   If it is, though?   It’s showing a hell of a lot of ignorance or the source material.   I mean … there’s electric fans in the Watch office.   For God’s SAKE!

‡        Pointless trivia for you both: it seems Danny Kaye’s abilities as a chef were seriously good.   Apparently, the spare kitchen in his main home was on a par with most professional kitchens, and had a better cooling system than most.   Apparently, he was very good with Chinese American cuisine!   (That’s something else I picked up, writing the Teasers.   The west coast US states have a lot of Chinatowns: as the western ends of the first transcontinental railways were built by Chinese immigrants.)