Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6-2-2020: Thursday

6th February, 2020.

I think I’ve got it … 

It’s her damn voice!

I’ve had Sophie Ellis Bextor’s Murder on the Dance Floor banging around my head for a couple of days, now.

Why it started?

I’m blowed if I know!

Still, it could be worse.

It could’ve been The Name Game … 

I had that going around my head for a month and a half!

~≈†≈~

I have to say, while I was writing my review of yet another episode of For All Mankind, last night?

The sad news that actor and producer, Kirk Douglas, died floated across my timeline …

My thoughts are with his family.

Along with the admission that — much to my shame — I’ve never actually seen a Kirk Douglas movie.

I might have to do something about that: although it does seem a touch late … 

~≈†≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with Olga scoring ten out of 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) 6th February, 2020, is a Thursday.   The last time 6th February was a Thursday was in which year?

Q2) Thursdays are named after which Norse god?

Q3) Maundy Thursday is the day before what: Christmas Day, Christmas Eve or Good Friday?

Q4) What — in the UK — are usually held on Thursdays: baptisms, marriages or elections?

Q5) In the nursery rhyme, Monday’s Child, Thursday’s Child has … ?

Q6) Sweet Thursday is a novel by which American writer?

Q7) Thursday Island is in which Australian state?

Q8) Abergavenny Thursday FC are from which country of the UK?

Q9) Thursday Next is a fictional character in novels by who: Terry Pratchett, Robert Rankin or Jasper Fforde?

Q10) Finally … ?   Thursday Afternoon is a 1985, ambient album by a former member of Roxy Music.   Which former member?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Post-war sweet rationing ended in the UK: on 5th February of which year?

A1) 1953.

Q2) The rationing had been introduced during which war?

A2) World War Two.

Q3) During war time sweet rationing, a person was allowed how many imperial ounces of sweets, per month: 14, 16 or 18?

A3) 16oz.   (Apparently?   You could also have a pound — 1lb — of marmalade and as much brown bread as you could eat.)

Q4) Sweet rationing ended in February of the year in question.   Sugar rationing ended in the same year: but in which month?

A4) September.

Q5) The word, ‘sweets’ is the British English term.   What’s the usual American English term?

A5) Candy: or candies.

Q6) What — according to Wikipedia — is the Australian English term?

A6) Lollies.

Q7) Some sweets contain gelatin.   Who usually won’t eat regular gelatin: vegans, Christians or Mormons?

A7) As a general rule?   Vegans.   (Vegan equivalents to Gelatin are available: as are Kosher and halal versions.)

Q8) Most sweets contain what: sugar, salt or burnt crunchy bits?

A8) Sugar.

Q9) Chocolate — one of the world’s most popular sweets — and has it’s origins with which tribal people: the Olmec, Aztec or Maya … ?

A9) The Olmec.

Q10) Finally … ?   Bassett’s, The Natural Confectionery Company and Fry’s, are all sweet brands owned by which C?

A10) Cadbury. Cadbury is now owned by Mondelez International.

Here’s a thought …

“This must be Thursday.  I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”

Arthur Dent, in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Hmmmm … it’s Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, isn’t Olga?   They’re the two main actors, aren’t they?   I don’t know how they’ll do if, as and when the show finishes: but they should do well from the on-demand market, just on sheer volume!   As for alternative history … ?   Personally, I think they’re cheap: you don’t need too many ray guns or aliens.   Or technobabble‡!   Or expensive costumes.   You probably just need to do your research.   For All Mankind’s done that: the Molly Cobb character’s based on a real woman, the Soviet moon base is based on real Russian plans.   And, apparently, NASA astronauts really DID get Corvettes from the same dealer.

†        Very true, Debbi‡.   We’ll have to see what happens in the next episode.   Oh, Star Trek Picard, started a couple of week ago: I’m going to have to see if I can catch it.   I’m seriously missing Discovery!

‡        “Quick!   Let’s zonify the laser-diode patch-biscuits!”   Or, as Debbi would remind me?   “Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow!”