Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23rd March, 2021.

23rd March, 2021.

Right … I think I’m in something of a rush, today.

It’s payday: so I have bills to pay and shopping to do.

But also have the monthly visit from the ONS covid 19 testers turning up at one.

I’d better be quick … !

~≈🏃🏻≈~

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 four and Mum 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)        In a speech on 23rd March, 1775, Patrick Henry gave a famous speech.   One where he said: “Give me Liberty or give me …” what?

Q2)        David Frost recorded the first of twelve interviews: on 23rd March, 1977.   With whom: Gerald Ford, John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon?

Q3)        23rd March, 1430, saw the birth of Margaret of Anjou.   As wife of Henry 6th, was was a member of what: the House of York, or the House of Lancaster?

Q4)        Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, was re-named on 23rd March, 2019.   What’s it now called: Emir City, Nur-Sultan or Sana’a?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Footballer and Cricketer, Arthur Grimsdell, was born on 23 March, 1894.   He played football for Tottenham.   He played cricket for which county side: Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire or Norfolk?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        22nd March saw the birth of actor, William Shatner: in which year of the 1930s?

A1)        1931.

Q2)        In which country … ?

A2)        Canada.   (In Montreal, in point of fact.)

Q3)        He played Captain James T. Kirk, in Star Trek.   What did the T stand for … ?

A3)        Tiberius.   (According to one episode, Where No Man Has Gone Before, Kirk’s name is James R. Kirk.   No one knows what the R stood for.)

Q4)        In the 1980s, he payed the title character in T. J. Hooker.   T. J. Hooker was a what: police officer, chef or private eye?

A4)        Police officer.   (Shatner appeared with James Darren — as Officer Corrigan — in T. J. Hooker.     Darren later appeared as holographic singer, Vic Fontaine, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   1989 saw him win three Golden Raspberry Awards.   For which Star Trek film: Star Trek IV, Star Trek V or Star Trek VI?

A5)        Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

Here’s a thought … 

“We run, not only because we think it is doing us good, but because it helps us to do other things better.”

Sir Roger Bannister, 23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018.

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.

*        I think I’ve mentioned before know, Olga, but I knew one of the writers of Star Trekkin’.   Grahame played at one of the local pubs when I worked there.   What made his day?   Was finding out Nichelle Nichols used ‘her’ verse as her answer phone message.   I can’t think who he got that from!

Actually, it’s possibly a good thing you went to IT with the mail issue.   Frankly?   More organisations are getting hit by virus and ransomware, these days!   If I recall, the big WannaCry attack, a few years ago, was supposed to have got started, after someone opened a dodgy email!

You mentioning the medical and IT staff find it difficult to communicate?   That’s sounds familiar.   I’ve been re-reading Killing for Company, the book about Des Nilsen’s killings.    The author made the very good point that mental health workers and lawyers have problems talking to each other in court: as a word a psychiatrist says, isn’t necessarily used in the same way by the prosecuting or defence barristers.

†         It’s amazing where he crops up, Trevor!   Apparently, he was Christopher Plummer’s understudy, many years ago!

‡        Hello, Mum!

^        That it is, Edith!   It can be dangerous, too, though.   My family all try to keep an eye on Jude, when he’s online on his Playstation: there’s some nasty people out there!

ª        Oh, yes: I remember it well, Debbi!   Whoooooosh … !   Oh, by the way, I found this piece with Geoff McGiven, the original Ford Prefect.