Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13-12-2020: First Sight

13th December, 2020.

Yes: it’s official.

I need a haircut!

Between one thing and another?   I’ve not actually had one for a couple of months.

Granted, my mother — and Old Peculiar regulars Debbi and Trevor — will tell you I’ve had my hair long, before now.

But, once you get used to it being shorter?

You do start to get twitchy if it’s beyond a certain length!

~≈Ê≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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



The day also saw Trevorª 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)        Abel Tasman was the first European to sight New Zealand.   On 13th December of which year of the 1640s?

Q2)        Tasman spotted what we now call New Zealand’s what: North Island or South Island?

Q3)        Tasman named New Zealand, Staten Landt: in honour of his country’s Parliament.   That country was what we now call what: Belgium, Luxembourg or the Netherlands?

Q4)        Which M are New Zealand’s native peoples?

Q5)        Finally … ?   What’s New Zealand’s capital city?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        12th December, 1915, saw the birth of Frank Sinatra.   He was known as Ol’ what Eyes?

A1)        Ol’ Blue Eyes.

Q2)        His debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra was released in which year of the 1940s?

A2)        1946.

Q3)        Sinatra played Frankie Machine in The Man with the Golden what?

A3)        The Man With the Golden Arm. (It’s supposed to be his best film.)

Q4)        Allegedly?   Sinatra was supposed to be involved with which mob: the Yakuza, the Mafia or the Vory v zakone?

A4)        The Mafia.   (The Yakuza are the Japanese mob: organised on similar lines to the US Mafia.   The Vory v zakone, the Thieves in Law, are Russian gangsters: at least, the very senior ones.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   His first number 1 record, You’ll Never Know, was recorded for Columbia Records. It reached number 1 in which year of the 1940s?

A5)        1943.   The Wikipedia entry about Frank’s discography listed it as reaching number Number one on the hot 100 in 1943: which has the answer I based this question on.   As everyone’s raised issues, here, I’m going to try and raise them on the main article’s talk pages.

Here’s a thought … 

“New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.”

Peter Jackson.

And a song …

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        She’s never of Poirot, Olgaº¹!?   Or Miss Marple?   You’ve got your work cut out for you!   I think it’s time to dig up The Unicorn and The Wasp!   Which might interest her, if she’s seen Rogue One: Felicity Jones is in both.

As for Frank?   Interesting’s the word!   Rumour has it the Johnny Fontane character, in The Godfather?   Is based on Ol’ Blue Eyes.   Quite how true that is, I don’t know.

But the gig you caught?   Must have been something!

†        Hello, Mum¹!

‡        Fast ones, Debbi¹?   Moi?!   Perish the thought!   The phrase I’ve heard Mum use is ‘Pulling a flanker.’   Ahem!   (Oh, that photo I’ve shown Olga, that’s a little further down?   Have you any idea if that IS Vito Genovese?   The guy was … worryingly scary!)

^       Morning, Edith¹!   How IS the day?

ª        Yeah, I thought that might happen, Trevor¹: it’s something I’ll have to try and re-do … once Google let’s me embed video back into a post!   (That usually gets around the copyright restrictions.)

º        Actually, Olga?   There’s a famous photo of Frank with about a bunch of mobsters.   If I’ve got it right, the chap I’ve outlined is Vito Genovese.   If I’ve got it right, he literally was the Godfather!

¹        I know it’s a bit late … but I’m going to try and chase You’ll Never Know, up: at least leave a message on the relevant Talk pages.