Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9th January, 2020

9th January, 2020.

Have you ever had something of a New Year’s clear up?

I just have.

Having donated a hell of a lot of books that had been gathering dust to various local charity shops.

Some of the quiz books I had … ?   Well, I think I can say they’ve outlived their purpose.

I’ve either scanned them into my computer, long ago, or re-written whatever was in them long ago*.

Right now, though … ?

I now have more shelf space.

Which probably won’t last long … 

~≈®≈~

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) 9th January is Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: marked in which country?

Q2) Actor, Clive Dunn, was born on 9th January, 1920: one hundred years ago, today.   Dunn played Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army.   What was Jones’ day job?

Q3) Sir Anthony Eden resigned his post: on 9th January, 1957.   Which post was it?

Q4) Guitarist, Jimmy Page, was born on 9th January, 1944.   Before joining Led Zeppelin, he was a temporary member of which rock band?

Q5) Finally … ?   9th January, 1816, saw Sir Humphrey Davy test his what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 8th January, 2020, is a Wednesday.   The last time the 8th January fell on a Wednesday was in which year: 2013, 2014 or 2015?

A1) 2014.

Q2) The Christian feast, Ash Wednesday, takes place in the run up to which Christian festival: Christmas, Lent or the Feast of the Immaculate Conception?

A2) Lent.

Q3) Holy Wednesday is the Wednesday before what: Christmas, Easter or the Feast of the Immaculate Conception?

A3) Easter.

Q4) In economics, Black Wednesday saw the UK withdraw from the ERM: the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.   Black Wednesday took place in which year of the 1990s?

A4) 1992.

Q5) Finally?   Wednesday Island is in an archipelago off of the coast of which continent: Europe, Africa or Antarctica?

A5) Antarctica.

Here’s a thought …

“You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live. Now.”

Joan Baez, born January 9, 1941.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Back in the day, the spreadsheet of quiz questions I use to catalogue the questions I write, would fit on a floppy disk.   These days?   It wouldn’t.   In other words, I’ve written more than I’ve pinched … … 

†        I think I’m going to need it, Olga!   I’m just glad I got some shelves, cleared!   (Oh, by the way, your look-a-like’s turned up!)

‡        You right, there, Debbi.   I think the real deal breaker is the rise of streaming.   (Getting ride of a pile of quiz books is another sign, I think.   The amount of questions I’ve written over the years … )