Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th June, 2020

7th June, 2020.

It’s officially the case … I need a repaired boiler!

Remember, at the start of the year, I had my old boiler replaced with a new one?

Well … it seems that — after a recent brief powercut — the thermostat’s gone.

I can access hot water: just.

But have no heating.

Again.

It would happen now, wouldn’t it … ?

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

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 Royal Assent was granted to the Representation of the People Act 1832: on 7th June, 1832.   Did the Act allow women to vote?

Q2) The Lateran treaty was signed on 7th June, 1929: setting up Vatican City in the process.   It was signed by which county’s Parliament?

Q3) 7th June, 1909, saw the birth of actress, Jessica Tandy.   In which film did she play Daisy Werthan?

Q4) Dean Martin was born on 7th June, 1917.   In which 1981 film did he play Jamie Blake?

Q5) Finally … ?   7th June, 1099, saw the start of the Siege of Jerusalem.   During what: the First, Second or Third, Crusade?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) It’s the sixth day of the sixth month.   Is the number six odd or even?

A1) Even.

Q2) Six is which P: prime, perfect or persistent?

A2) Perfect.   (In other words, its divisors — one, two and three — add up to itself.)

Q3) What’s six … written in binary?

A3) 110₂.

Q4) The platonic object with six faces is a … what?

A4) Cube.

Q5) A polygon with six sides is a … ?

A5) Hexagon.

Q6) There are six strings on a standard guitar.   How many of them — in standard, ‘Spanish’, tuning — are E strings?

A6) Two.   (A bottom E, tuned to 82.41 Hz — it’s the thickest string, and at the top of the fretboard — and a top E, the thinnest, at 329.63 Hz, at the bottom of the fretboard.)

Q7) № 6 is a manga: in other words, a series of comics from which country?

A7) Japan.

Q8) Number 6 — played by Patrick McGoohan — is the main character in which 1960s series?

A8) The Prisoner.

Q9) Number Six — played by Tricia Helfer — is a recurring character in which 21st Century series?

A9) The 2004 reboot of Battlestar Galactica.   (The character was named for McGoohan’s character in The Prisoner)

Q10) Finally … ?   The UK’s Secret Intelligence Service is also known as what?

A10) MI6.

Here’s a thought …

“I’ve got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are ‘hello’, ‘goodbye’, and ‘I’m pregnant’.”

Dean Martin, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995.

And a song …

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

Have a good day.

*        You’d possibly find the YouTube embed code handy, in that case, Olga: assuming your blog supports it?   I think the petitions are like Youtube videos: hitting the share button, helps.   I’ve just shared this one, for example.   It’s a start, if nothing else.

I’ve also been heavily sharing the Penny Dreadful: City of Angels reviews.   Nathan Lane as Detective Michener?   Is an utter revelation!

I’m looking forward to the library re-opening, I know that.   Hopefully, they’ll let us in with some social distancing: Brentwood’s library’s quite large … and has a registry office, so they’d have to let folk in!