Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8-4-2020: Passover

8th April, 2020

Right … It’s a quiet Wednesday.

Or, at least, I suspect to will be.

After all, I have very little to do: bar make a few videos, and do some stuff around the house.

We’ll have to see what happens … 

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One thing I do know?

I’ve been watching Star Trek Picard, over the past few weeks: and recently caught the penultimate episode.

If you’re not watching it?

You’re missing a very good series!

~≈†≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers:  scoring nine out of ten in the process.

The day also saw Trevor† leaving us a message.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) 8th April is the start — this year — of Passover: celebrated by observant Jews.   What’s the Hebrew term for the festival?

Q2) The Festival is associated with which book of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus or Leviticus?

Q3) The Passover festival was to mark the Deaths of the First Born: during the Jewish enslavement, where?

Q4) The slave masters were to be punished for enslaving the Jews: by having an angel take the lives of the what: women, men or first born?

Q5) Traditionally?   Jews were supposed to sacrifice a what, at Passover?

Q6) Again, traditionally?   Jews were supposed visit what: the Temple at Jerusalem, Mount Moriah or the source of the Nile?

Q7) On the First night of Passover, observant Jews have to eat a Passover meal called a what?

Q8) That meal includes a type of unleavened flatbread called what?

Q9) It also — traditionally — includes four cups of what: wine, water or beer?

Q10) Finally … ?   Children at the Passover meal have to ask four … what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 7th April saw the birth of sitarist, Ravi Shankar.   In which year?

A1) 1920.

Q2) He was born to a Bengali Brahmin family.   Brahmins are a caste in which religion?

A2) Hinduism.

Q3) What country was Shankar born in?

A3) India: then ruled by the British empire.

Q4) Famously, Shankar played the Sitar.   What’s the minimum number of strings a sitar will have: eighteen, nineteen or twenty?

A4) Eighteen.

Q5) Whilst young, Shankar learnt to play a form of improvised Indian music: known as which ‘R’?

A5) A Raga.

Q6) Which of the Beatles learnt the sitar from Shankar?

A6) George Harrison.

Q7) That musician was the first to record a sitar solo in a Beatles song.   Which Beatles song?

A7) Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).

Q8) In his early career, Shankar record music for the Apu Trilogy: a series of Indian … what?

A8) Films.

Q9) Shankar received his country’s highest honour, the Bharat Ratna: in which year of the 1990s?

A9) 1999.

Q10) Finally … ?   Ravi Shankar was usually know as which P?

A10) Pandit.

Here’s a thought …

“Passover has a message for the conscience and the heart of all mankind. For what does it commemorate? It commemorates the deliverance of a people from degrading slavery, from most foul and cruel tyranny.”

Morris Joseph.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        Oh, Debbi: I’m going to try and watch the last episode of Star Trek Picard, tonight or tomorrow: I’ll try and flag up the review for you.  Payton List, Narissa?   Is diabolical looking!

†       My apologies, there, Trevor.   I’ll be frank, I’ve never noticed you with a stick, I’m usually looking up at your face!   (Depression’s nasty: I’m on Prozac for it!)