Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-3-2020: Old Texas

2rd March, 2020.

Ye lord, I’m tired … 

Perils of late night blogging.   About Dr Who.

What can I tell you … ?

At ANY rate … ?

At any rate, it’s my birthday on Wednesday: and I got treated to a meal and a ten pin bowling session.

Jude was happy: Mummy managed to beat both of us … !

At ANY rate … ?

Ruth’s got a spare laptop: one running Windows Seven.

Which, given the OS is no longer receiving security update?   She’s ask me to put an alternative on.

I think I should be able to do that … 

I just need to pick up the power cable!

~≈†≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring four 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) 2nd March is Texas Independence Day.   Marking the state’s independence from where?

Q2) Texas declared independence on 2nd March of which year?

Q3) It became a what: monarchy, republic or oligarchy?

Q4) For many years, Sam Houston was Texas what?

Q5) The Old Texan borders were set by the treaty of where: Vasquez, Velasquez or Velasco?

Q6) What did the people of Texas then call themselves: Texans, Texians or Texarchans?

Q7) The modern state is known as the Lone Star State.   After the old, and modern, what?

Q8) Columbia, Houston and Austin were the Old Texan what?

Q9) The Old Texan motto?   Was Remember the … what?

Q10) Finally … ?   Old Texas joined the USA in which year: 1843, 1845 or 1847?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 1st March is Saint David’s Day.   Saint David is usually pictured with which bird: a crow, magpie or dove?

A1) A dove.

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

A2) Vegetarians.

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

A3) Los Angeles.

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?

A4) Leeks.

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

A5) Gloucestershire.

Here’s a thought …

“In Texas, a political speech is sometimes referred to as a longhorn: one that makes two good points, but they are a long way apart and have a lot of bull in between.”

Don’t Throw Feathers at Chickens, Herring and Richter‡.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        OK, Olga: hopefully, we’ll catch you at the weekend!   Let us know how it goes … 

†        That’s a very wise man you’ve married, Debbi!

‡        You have to love a quote like that!