Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28-12-2020: Denzel

28th December, 2020.

Yep: it’s now, official, Bank Holiday Monday: the public we get, when Boxing Day’s on a Saturday or Sunday.

I’m expecting it to be quiet: as, after all, buses are running on a Sunday service, trains aren’t running … 

And an Amazon delivery I’m expecting will turn up on Thursday, rather than Wednesday.

Which means one things, as the order includes a set of long tongs.

It means I’ll be boil washing my undies on Friday!

~≈⇧≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

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

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

Q1)        28th December, 1954, saw the birth of actor, Denzel Washington.   He won his first Oscar in 1990: for which film?

Q2)        In which film did he play activist, Malcolm X?

Q3)        Denzel plays Eli in The Book of Eli.   The book in question was a copy of what?

Q4)        Denzel played Dr Philip Chandler: in which TV series?

Q5)        Finally … ?   He’s one of three producers of the still unreleased, 2020, film, Ma Rainey’s what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Ned Maddrell died on 27th December, 1974.   He was the last native speaker of which British language?

A1)        Manx.

Q2)        That language was spoken on which of the British Isles: the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight or Guernsey?

A2)        The Isle of Man.

Q3)        The language, itself, is a member of which language family: Germanic, Gaelic or Romance?

A3)        Gaelic.

Q4)        The language is described as Goidelic.   In other words, it’s related to what: Irish or Cornish?

A4)        Irish.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Moghrey mie is a phrase in Ned’s language.   What does it mean: good morning, good evening or goodnight?

A5)        Good morning.

Here’s a thought … 

“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.”

Denzel Washington.

And an appropriate song: given Denzel played Malcolm X …

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!   (Oh, Debbi said Happy Birthday, Jude: can you pass that on, please?)

†        Ah!   We may have an issue, there, Trevor: the review says it’s like a humidor, rather than being a humidor!   And, technically, cheese is aged and stored in caves!   At any rate, remind me to modify that question, it’s in my database!   

Don’t mention eating rabbits to my nephew!   He’s fond of Donnie and Mikey!

‡       OH MY LORD, there’s a Yoda Caganer, Olga!   This is where we’re going to regret Brexit!!!!!!

Phew!

At any rate, yes, your right: keeping languages alive is a good thing.   The number of languages native to the British Islesº always makes for a good quiz question, too.

^        Cheers, Debbi, we’ll pass that on!

ª        Oh, blimey, I never knew Lisa Marie did a version: I recognised the ‘Kick ’em when they’re up,’ chorus line!   I don’t know if her singing sounds like her father’s: but you can see the family resemblance.

(It seems her son, Benjamin, committed suicide, this years: that’s sad!)

º        The list includes English, Lowland Scots, Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Manx, the three different versions of Norman French used on the Channel Islands, Cornish, and British Sign Language.   There’s a case for Angloromany, as well.   I may have missed one …