Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-10-2020: The Khmer Republic

9th October, 2020.

Right … 

I’m feeling vaguely used: as I’m being visited, today, by the ONS.

They’re doing yet another Covid-related swab and blood test.

Which means another £25 Amazon voucher as a thank you.

Christmas is coming: and that’ll be handy.

~≈🤪≈~

At any rate … ?

I don’t know if I mentioned it: but a man was arrested on my street, on Sunday night: after trying to kick down the main door of Tomlinson House, a door or two up the road.

Up until then?

We’d been having issues.

Mostly noise issues.

Frankly?

I’m starting to wonder if the arrested partly was the one causing most of the issues.

It’s been nice and quiet, ever since … 

~≈🤪≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Trevor†, Mum‡, Edith^ and Debbiª‚ putting in their answers: with Olga, Trevor and Debbi scoring five out of five, Edith on three, and Mum on two.

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 Khmer Republic was founded on 9th October: of which year?

Q2) In what had then been — and is now — which Asian nation?

Q3) It was led by Sisowath Sirik Matak: and by which general?

Q4) The two had come to power in March.   In a what: invasion, coup or election?

 Q5) The Republic fell in 1975: after a civil war.   A civil war that enabled which group to take power?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 8th October saw the birth of author, Frank Herbert.   In which year?

A1) 1920.

Q2) His first novel, The Dragon in the Sea, was published in 1956.   It followed a group of characters on a what: spaceship, nuclear submarine or airplane?

A2) Nuclear submarine.

Q3) 1966 saw Herbert release the book originally called Greenslaves.   It’s usually published under which title?

A3) The Green Brain.

Q4) Herbert co-wrote three out of the four Pandora Sequence: with whom?

A4) Bill Ransom.

Q5) Finally?   Herbert’s best known work was published in 1965: and sees a new film version released in October, 2021.   What is that book?

A5) Dune.

Here’s a thought …

“The Khmer Republic was the pro–United States military-led republican government of Cambodia that was formally declared on 9 October …”

From the Wikipedia entry on the Republic.

And the national anthem …

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

Have a good day.

*        I’d imagine they might haver their own software, Olga: or, at least, their own website: some will have their own video conferencing apps built in.   The good ones should be easy to use, but we can never tell!

That’s something I’ve noticed, over the years: we like live stuff!   I know a few quizzes masters have managed to do well with live streamed gigs, but I’ve never worked it out, for myself!

†        I seem to recall, Trevor, that Frank Herbert picked up a few ideas from the Oregon Dunes area of Florence.   It’s possibly not the Empty Quarter, but it’s where Dune started … 

‡        Hello, Mum!   Have we mentioned joining Twitter, yet?

^        Oh, I thought I should point you at this playlist, Edith: just in case!

ª        Now that’s a shame, I thought it would be right up Rick’s street, Debbi!   At ANY rate … ?   Did I mention I’m reading Gibson’s Distrust That Particular Flavor?   It’s fascinating stuff.

“The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.”

William Gibson.