Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-3-2020: Saint David’s Day

1st March, 2020

Yes: it’s official.

I’ve got an earworm: Eric Idle’s Galaxy Song.

But … ?

Whatever’s going on in my head is weird, frankly.

Because what ever was going on … ?   Wouldn’t let me remember the lyrics.

Damn you, Eric Idle!

~≈†≈~

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) 1st March is Saint David’s Day.   Saint David is usually pictured with which bird: a crow, magpie or dove?

Q2) He’s patron saint of whom: cheese makers, vegetarians or alcoholics?

Q3) Lorin Morgan-Richards founded a St David’s Day Festival: in which US city?

Q4) In a tradition dating back to 1630, the Welsh are said to have started wearing what, after a battle on Saint David’s Day?

Q5) Finally … ?   Occasionally worn on Saint David’s Day, the daffodil is a symbol of Wales.   And of which English county?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Today is the twenty-ninth February.   Is twenty-nine a prime number?

A1) Yes.

Q2) What’s twenty-nine in Roman numerals?

A2) xxix.

Q3) Twenty-nine equals 2² (two squared) plus what squared?

A3) Five squared (5²): 5, in other words.

Q4) How do we write twenty-nine in hexadecimal?

A4) 1d: or, alternatively, 1D.

Q5) Which planet takes roughly twenty-nine years to orbit the sun: Mars, Jupiter or Saturn?

A5) Saturn.   The orbit is nearer to 29.4571 years.

Q6) The Bishnoi follow twenty-nine principles.   They’re a sect of which Indian religion?

A6) Hinduism.

Q7) NGC29 is what: a red dwarf, a quasar or a spiral galaxy?

A7) A spiral galaxy.

Q8) Which metal’s atomic number is twenty-nine?

A8) Copper’s.

Q9) The year, AD29, was called 782 Ab urbe condita.   In Ancient … where?

A9) Rome.

Q10) Finally … Turkish, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian all have twenty-nine letter what?

A10) Alphabets.   Here’s Turkish, Swedish, Finnish and the shared Danish and Norwegian ones …

Here’s a thought …

“Be joyful and keep your faith and your creed.”

Saint David.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        I know it amazes me what I can find on the iPlayer, Olga: and on some of the other catch up services.   At any rate … ?   I managed to catch Terminator: Dark Fate, last night.   Watching anything else may have been a better idea, it was a bit of a 💣.

†        I can tell why, Debbi!   I caught some of 2003 version.   How on EARTH the cast kept a straight face, I don’t know!   Apparently, though?   When the original Joe Friday actor died, the LAPD retired his badge number.   What can I tell you?   (Oh, sorry about q3, yesterday, the 5² one: but the answer I was after was 5²: or 5.)