Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3-1-2020: Watch the Watch …

3rd January, 2020.

You know, it’s true.

There are times I wonder what to watch on TV.

Believe it or not, I’ve got plenty of choice.

I’m thinking, though, that catching up up with the Moffat/Gatiss cut of Dracula — the one the BBC have been showing — would be an idea.

We’ll have to see.

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I also have to admit something else.

Yes: I’looking forward to season four of El Ministerio del Tiempo: the sooner that drops, the happier I’ll be!

It’ll be nice to see what Alonso and the rest of the Strength and Honour* squad are up to.

But, on top of that … ?

I’ve caught Joker.   I’ve seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

I’m now looking forward to the 2020 cut of Dune.

Granted, I have my reservations about the casting.

But … ?

I’d like to see that.

Except — wouldn’t you know it — it gets released in December of this year.

It’s a wait, isn’t it … ?

~≈¥≈~

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 Hamilton Electric Watch Company introduced the world’s first electric watch: on the 3rd January of which year?

Q2) The watch in question was the Hamilton 500.   Usually worn, where?

Q3) That electrical watch was powered by a … what?

Q4) Open faced watches, and hunter watches, are the two main types of a what watch?

Q5) A watch that displays the time — and that ALSO can be used as a stopwatch — as known as which C?

Q6) Watches that keep time using crystallised SiO4, are what watches?

Q7) A watch is worn, or carried.   What sort of time piece, isn’t … ?

Q8) A clepsydrae is a what?

Q9) LED and LCD watches were the first to be known as what?

Q10) Finally … ?   The study of timepieces is known as which ‘H’?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 2nd January, 1967 saw the birth of Tia Carrere.   Tia played Cassandra Wong in which movie franchise?

A1) The Wayne’s World movies.

Q2) According to western Christian tradition, 2nd January is the feast of Saint Basil of Caesarea.   Caesarea was in what’s called Cappadocia: which is in which modern country?

A2) Turkey.

Q3) 2nd January is the date of the Nyinlong holiday.   In which Himalayan country?

A3) Bhutan.

Q4) 2nd January is Ancestors Day.   In which island republic?

A4) Haiti.

Q5) Finally … ?   2nd January is one of the Feast days of orthodox saint, Seraphim.   A seraphim — or seraph — is a type of what?

A5) Angel.

Here’s a thought …

“There is a time for some things, and a time for all things; a time for great things, and a time for small things.”

Miguel de Cervantes.

Or two …

“Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.”

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        First rule of the Ministry?   Don’t annoy Alonso!

†        It’s worth it it, Olga, it seriously is.   Oh, you possibly saw I mentioned Dune, yes?   There’s a theory — ahem! — that Jodorowsky’s failed attempt to film Dune influenced 20th Century Fox, when it decided to make the original Star Wars.   They’ve both got people with ‘mystic powers’ that live in deserts, fighting evil empires.   Oh, and Oscar Isaac, Poe Dameron?   Is playing a major character in the new version.   Oh, and he’s playing Gomez Addams …

‡        It’s one heck of an episode, Debbi, it really is!   Stephen Fry’s good: but get’s seriously outclassed by one or two other characters!   At ANY rate … ?   His character’s name, C?   Is the traditional one used by heads of MI6: after the first head, Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming.   Ian Fleming version used the wrong letter … !