Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — Introducing The Beatles, Again … !

7th February, 2020.

Are you on Quora, at all?

It’s — how do I put this? — it’s a crowd-sourced, question answering website.

It’s … 

Well, I find it a handy way to show off contribute things I’ve learnt to those who need help.

But … ?

But, lord, do you get some daft questions, sometimes.

I saw one a while back — ‘What’s the difference between gay men and straight men’ — that made me wonder.

Another — ‘What do British people eat’ — seriously had me wondering.

One, on Tuesday, caught me.

‘Did Nazi people use an iPhone to listen to GNR music during WW2?’

With GNR standing for band, Guns and Roses.   So you know.

Frankly?

That got me answering in my best ironic voice.

And wondering who lets these people near an internet connection!?

~≈†≈~

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) 7th February saw the Beatles arrive in the US: for their first US tour.   In which year?

Q2) Famously?   Various newspapers dubbed the band the mop … what?

Q3) The Beatles were responsible for the Beatle boots.   Those boots were a version of which C?

Q4) Their first scheduled appearance?   Was on which show?

Q5) Finally … ?   Frenzied Beatles fans were suffering with which B?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 6th February, 2020, is a Thursday.   The last time 6th February was a Thursday was in which year?

A1) 2014.

Q2) Thursdays are named after which Norse god?

A2) Thor.

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

A3) Good Friday.

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

A4) Elections.

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

A5) Far to go.

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

A6) John Steinbeck.

Q7) Thursday Island is in which Australian state?

A7) Queensland.

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

A8) Wales.

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

A9) Jasper Fforde.

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

A10) Brian Eno.

Here’s a thought …

“We knew that America would make us or break us as world stars. In fact, she made us.”

Beatles manager, Brian Epstein‡.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        I’m thinking I should try and dig up Spartacus, Olga.   It’s about three hours, I know: but even given that?   It’s one of the best know films going.   (As I recall, Kirk was one of the first actors to set up his own production company: and did it to fund Spartacus.)

†        Oh, very true, Debbi.   I was thinking of you when I dug that quote up.   (Did you hear about Kirk Douglas?   The world’s lost a Hollywood giant: and the world’s oldest celebrity blogger!)

‡        There’s a  lot of people who’ve been called ‘the Fifth Beatle.’   Personally?   I think the title belongs to Brian Epstein, as much as anyone else.   After all, the band wouldn’t have been a success without his efforts: in organising publishing and record deals, arranging this first US tour … and in setting up the Beatles as a business, in the first place.   John Lennon, speaking of Epstein’s death in a 1970 interview?   Said “I knew that we were in trouble then … I thought, ‘We’ve f**king had it now.’”