Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-3-2020: World Theatre Day

27th March, 2020.

OK … 

It’s a Friday morning: and I feel rough.

Tired rough: rather than Covid 19 rough!

Benefits of finishing a late night post — and video — about Star Trek Picard.

If you’ve not seen it?   Michelle Hurd, who plays Admiral Picard’s former First officer, Raffi Musiker, is amazing!

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* and David† 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) 27th March is World Theatre Day: according to the International Theatre Institute.   Theatre is a performing … what?

Q2) Kabuki, noh and kyōgen are forms of theatre from which country?

Q3) Agathon, Euripides and Hipparchus were playwrights from Ancient … where?

Q4) Most traditional Chinese theatre is what: opera, mime or ballet?

Q5) Finally?   The Theatre, the Curtain and the Globe, were theatres that staged whose plays?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Bangladesh declared itself independent on 26th March of which year: 1970, 1971 or 1972?

A1) 1971.

Q2) From where?

A2) Pakistan.

Q3) What was Bangladesh called at the time?

A3) East Pakistan.

Q4) What was the Bangladeshi capital: at the time of the Declaration?

A4) Dhaka: also called Dacca.

Q5) What is the capital city: at the time of writing?   (March 6th, so you know.)

A5) Dhaka: also called Dacca.

Q6) What’s the official language of Bangladesh?

A6) Bengali.

Q7) In the historic country, and in modern Bangladesh, what’s the majority religion: Christianity, Jainism or Islam?

A7) Islam.

Q8) Pre-Independence?   Bangladesh’s currency was the Rupee.   What’s the modern Bangladeshi currency?

A8) The Bangladeshi Taka.

Q9) The Pre-Independence flag featured a white moon on a green background.   The current flag features a red circle on what colour background?

A9) Green.

Q10) Finally … ?   The name, Bangladesh, means ‘the country of’ what?

A10) Bengal.

Here’s a thought …

“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”

Oscar Wilde.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Thought questions, Debbi?   Moi?   I hope so!   I’ll try and keep my eyes peeled for that post, too: but I have a phone interview, today!

†        You had me worried, there, David!