Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 25-4-2020: Al Pacino

25th March, 2020

Well, finally … !

You’ve possibly guessed I’m a lot of things.

Including someone living with diabetes.

We’re supposed to avoid some foods, and try and eat others.

No, don’t ask: I’m still learning about it.

I do know I’m supposed to eat more sweet potatoes: in addition to, or replacement for, regular ones.

And?   In case you didn’t know it, there’s at least two different types: red sweet potatoes and white sweet potatoes.

Frankly, I’m getting heartily sick of the common red sweet potatoes.

So, finding a couple of bags of the white ones in Sainbury’s, yesterday?

Was a welcome thing!

~≈†≈~

Oh, are you on Instagram?

It’s strikes me it’s a useful service.

But?

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had another attempt at a scam.

A woman calling herself Sheryl Sandberg managed to get in touch.

And managed to video call me to make an unconvincing attempt top show me what she looked like … by showing me her on screen picture … 

I blocked her.

You don’t need that, when you’re shopping … 

~≈†≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Trevor and 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) 25th April saw the birth of actor, Al Pacino.   In which year of the 1940s?

Q2) ‘Al’ is actually short for what?

Q3) He first appeared on stage in 1967: in a play called Awake and Sing.   The theatre he performed in was in which US city?

Q4) His first film appearance was in a minor role in Me, Natalie.   In which year of the 1960s?

Q5) He got his first Oscar nomination for which gangster movie?

Q6) Al plays bank robber, Sonny Wortzik: in which 1975 film?

Q7) Scarface saw Al playing Tony … who?

Q8) Al is a method actor.   Method acting is based on Stanislawski’s system.   As developed by whom: Sir Henry Irving, Lionel Barrymore or Lee Strasberg?

Q9) Al won his only Best Actor Oscar fro which 1992 film?

Q10) Finally … ?   In which year of the 1970s did Al appear in Serpico?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) Is 24 an odd or even number?

A1) Even.

Q2) Is 24 a prime number?

A2) No.

Q3) What’s 24: in binary?

A3) 11000₂.

Q4) There are 24 items in two dozen.   How man items are there in one dozen?

A4) 12.

Q5) There are 24 hours in a day: on Earth.   A Martian solar day, or sol, is 24 hours … and how many minutes?

A5) 39.

Q6) A tesseract has 24 faces.   It’s the four dimensional version of what: the tetrahedron, the cube or the octahedron?

A6) The cube.

Q7) One hundred percent pure gold contains 24 … what?

A7) Carats.   (Or karats in US spelling.)

Q8) The Elder Furthark has 24 what?

A8) Runes.

Q9) There are 24 points on a backgammon board.   Each player has how many pieces?

A9) Fifteen.   (15).

Q10) Finally … ?   Who plays Jack Bauer in the TV series, 24?

A10) Kiefer Sutherland.

Here’s a thought …

“Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don’t believe me when I tell them.”

Al Pacino.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        It might just be worth a go, Trevor.   Didn’t you say you’d worked on one of the LEOs?   (Apparently, they were manufactured by English Electric: possibly the only company with an OMD album named after them.)

†        You’re right, Olga^, he’d be a very good example of how not to do it!   Him … and possibly John Prescott!   At any rate … ?   Isn’t history complicated?!

‡        Yeah: that … and ‘Now Read On,’ Debbi.   I’ve managed to lift that from Terry Pratchett and use it in the introsª!

^        What IS the Spanish word for ‘misunderestimated’ … ?

ª        I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it agin: if you want to see wizards fighting each other with magic swords, Star Wars is a good place to start.