Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-5-2020: And The Winner Is …

16th May, 2020.

Yes, it’s officially Saturday.

And we’re officially allowed to dance naked around our front room, whilst singing happy songs about cheesy biscuits.

If we really want to.

Personally?

I’m looking forward to bedtime.

Having read Fleming’s Live And Let Die?

I’m now onto The Wind’s Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose, an Ursula LeGuin short story compendium.

I’m looking forward to The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: it’s got quite a reputation.

~≈Ç≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Olga†, and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with all three 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) The first Academy Awards ceremony was held: on 16th May of which year?

Q2) It presented awards for 1928 … and which other year?

Q3) The Academy Awards are awarded by the Academy of what?

Q4) The first Best Actor award went to who: Charlie Chaplin, Emil Jennings or Richard Barthelmess?

Q5) Who won the Best Actress award: Janet Gaynor, Louise Dresser or Gloria Swanson?

Q6) The film, Wings, won what: Outstanding Picture or Best Unique and Artistic Picture?

Q7) The film, Sunrise, won what: Outstanding Picture or Best Unique and Artistic Picture?

Q8) Frank Borzage won what: Best Directing (Dramatic Picture) or Best Directing (Comedy Picture)?

Q9) Roy Pomeroy won the Best Engineering Effects Award: for the film, Wings.   That category is now the Best what Effects award?

Q10) Finally … ?   Winners win an Academy Award of Merit.   Also known as whom?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 15th May, 1918, saw the end of a Civil war … where?   Finland, Greece or Holland?

A1) Finland.

Q2) The Third Communist International was dissolved, on 15th May, 1943: by the then leader of the Soviet Union.   Who was that leader: Lenin, Stalin or Khrushchev?

A2) Joseph Stalin.

Q3) Édith Cresson became her country’s first female Prime Minister: on 15th May, 1991.   Which country was that?

A3) France.

Q4) 15th May is the feast day of Saint Isidore the Labourer.   He’s the patron saint of whom: fisherman, farmers or cheese-wrights?

A4) Farmers.

Q5) Finally … ?   The National Woman Suffrage Association was founded on 15th May, 1869.   In which US city?

A5) New York.

Here’s a thought …

“Nothing can take the sting off the world’s economic problems like watching millionaires present each other golden statues.”

Billy Crystal.

And some music …

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

Have a good day.

*        I’d noticed that, Trevor: I’ve done a few sets about US states, and that’s some thing that stands out.   The one that leaps out is New York: the capital’s Albany, the biggest city is New York.   Oh, Happy birthday, before I forget!

†        It’s a complicated subject, Olga, isn’t?   The other N-word only getting used by the African American community?   Puts me in mind of pink triangles.   The Nazis used it to mark gay people in the camps: and gay rights activists co-opted it in the 70s: metaphorically stoking two fingers up at people.   Then there’s Chris Rock’s ‘I Hate n****rs’ sketch!   As for Louisiana?   An old Irish friend told me of an old Irish saying: ‘The Irish never forget, the English never remember!’   I think something similar’s going on in Louisiana.

‡        It’s … what can I tell you, Debbi^?   Words have history, don’t they?   I do know I don’t remember hearing the word ‘negro,’ much, whilst I was growing up: usually the term was West Indian.   And that’s from someone who remembers seeing National Front logos graffitied on walls.   (I know over the past few years, Britain’s had it’s share of far-right groups getting banned: one or two who use the old flash-in-the-pan logo.   Not something I appreciate seeing.)

^        I don’t think the song was on that LP, Debbi!