Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th March, 2021.

12th March, 2021.

I know, I know … !

We have birdsong!

It’s got to be said, that’s still a lovely thing to hear.

One of these days?

I’ll have to ask my landlords if I can put a bird box up.

I used to live in what was Brentwood’s maternity hospital: now a set of council run bedsits near Shenfield Common.

And there was a gap in the roof, above my main window, that birds would nest in.

I’m blowed if I could tell you what kind of birds: beyond saying ‘small ones!’

But I miss the singing, in the mornings.

~≈Á≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Mum†, Olga‡, Debbi^ and Edithª‚ putting in their answers: with Trevor, Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, Mum on three and Edith 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)        Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, 12th March, 2020, saw the US Government suspend travel.   From where: Europe, Africa or South America?

Q2)        Liza Minelli was born on 12th March, 1946.   Judy Garland was her mother.   Who was Liza’s father?

Q3)        Singer, David Daniels, was born on 12th March, 1966.   Is he a baritone, tenor or countertenor?

Q4)        Sir Terry Pratchett died: on 12th March, 2015.   What was the name of his first Discworld novel: The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic or Equal Rites?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Jack Kerouac was born: on 12th March, 1922.   In a town in which US state?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        11th March saw the birth of former Prime Minister, Harold Wilson.   In which year?

A1)        1916.

Q2)        In which year of the 1960s, did he first become Prime Minister?

A2)        1964.

Q3)        From 1970 to 1974, Harold was leader of which O?

A3)        The Opposition.

Q4)        He became Prime Minister for the second time, in 1974.   What was his official London residence, as Prime Minister?

A4)        10, Downing Street.   (Various PMs since then, have lived in the flat above Number 11: the Official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   As Prime Minister, Harold Wilson would have chaired what: the Board of Trade, the Cabinet or the United Grand Lodge of England?

A5)        The Cabinet.

Here’s a thought …

“I had tremendously interesting childhood years - except they had little to do with being a child.”

Liza Minelli, born 12th March, 1946.

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.

*        You know, I’m convinced they did something similar with The Omen, Trevor: I believe they were going to call the Gregory Peck character, Jeremy Thorn.   Then changed it to Robert in the wake of the Jeremy Thorpe scandal … 

†        Hello, Mum!   I think I’ve a copy of Made In Dagenham, somewhere, Mum … 

‡        That it is, Olga, that it is.   There’s now a fuss about a case of indecent exposure involving the officer.   And, apparently, the suspect was hospitalised … after injuring his head in custody.   (He was in his cell, on his own, at the time.   Apparently.)

^        Glad to help, Debbi.   You get mugs and conics, as well.   And don’t ask about the head on beer.   As I recall, the various regulations allowed for a larger head in the north of England, then you get in the south.

I know President Biden’s looking a a large aid package, Debbi.   Would he be doing something about Obamacare?   From the little I understood, that’s the newest the US got to an NHS … 

ª        That’s ok, Edith: transferring VHS to a modern video format is tricky.   It would’ve cost the uploader a lot, doing that.   And I never knew the Beach Boys did a version of Crocodile Rock!   They look like they were having fun!   They did a good job at Live Aid: they were the best act of the US end!   (Madonna wasn’t bad, either.)