Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-1-2020: Mozart

27th January, 2020.

I have to say: it’s a Monday.

Apart from any potential laundry?

I have very little to do.

Well … 

Bar stuff for the blog, and my usual jobhunting.

Given the situation with YouTube?

I’m thinking starting an extra torrent, and migrating videos over to it would be a good idea.

Once I can think of a name … 

~≈Ü≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring ten out of ten.

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

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

Q1) 27th January saw the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.   In which year?

Q2) In which Austrian city?

Q3) His first few works — K1a to K1f, in the official, Köchel, catalogue — were written when Mozart was how old: four, five or six?

Q4) One of his earliest operas — Mitridate, re di Ponto (K.87) — was written in which year: 1769, 1770 or 1771?

Q5) From 1773 to 1777, Mozart was a court musician: where?

Q6) Between 1777 and 1778, Mozart visited which French city?

Q7) The Symphony he composed there, was either: Symphony No. 30 in D major, Symphony No. 31 in D major or Symphony No. 32 in D major?

Q8) 1781 saw Mozart moving to the Austrian capital city.   What’s that city’s name?

Q9) Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail translates into English as The Abduction from the …where?

Q10) Finally … ?   Mozart joined a masonic Lodge in 1784.   Which Mozart opera was by his being a Mason?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 26th January is World Customs Day.   Customs duties are taxes on on which I?

A1) Imports.

Q2) In the UK, customs duties are collected by which agency?

A2) HM Revenue and Customs.

Q3) That agency was the result of the merger of the Inland Revenue … and which other department?

A3) HM Customs and Excise.

Q4) Customs duties are levied on things: cars, oils, cheeses, what-have-you.   What’s usually levied on people?

A4) Taxes.

Q5) Customs duties are levied on goods that cross borders: cars, oils, cheeses, what-have-you.   What sort of duties are levied on things that have been manufactured?

A5) Excise duties.   (The tax distillers in Scotland pay on whisky, for example?   Is an excise duty.)

Q6) Many ports and airports have duty free … what … ?

A6) Shops.

Q7) When you go through Customs at a port or airport, you have to go through a green or red … what?

A7) Channel.

Q8) Some ports and airports have a blue channel: for people coming from where: the UN, EU or LoN?

A8) The EU.

Q9) Stamp duties are levied on what?

A9) Documents.

Q10) Finally … ?   Customs duties are also known as which T?

A10) Tariffs.

Here’s a thought …

“It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me.”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

And some music …





More music^ … 







And even more music … 

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

Have a good day.

*        I’m hoping it does, too, Olga‡: it’s possibly going to take a while … (And you’re right: Debbi’s been a rock over the years.)

†        It’s official, Debbi‡: copyright’s got a bag habit of biting your bum!   (Oh, Olga and I have been bigging you up …)

‡        Oh … don’t read or watch the Fugitive of the Judoon review ’til you’ve seen Fugitive of the Judoon!   One character’s appearance will give people headaches … 

^        The third movement inspired the Wombles …