Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 17-4-2021: The Number 17.

17th April, 2021.

OK … Lockdown has eased.

And?

I had a haircut on Tuesday.

You can possibly see that: if you’ve been watching the intro videos.

And, frankly?

I think that’s last time I’ll be going there: I’m decidedly unimpressed!

~≈💈≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum†, Debbi‡ and Edith^ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring four 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)        Seventeen is an odd number.   Is it also a prime number?

Q2)        What’s seventeen: in Roman numerals?

Q3)        17 is the ‘least random number,’ according to a study by whom: MIT, Kings College Cambridge, or Johns Hopkins University?

Q4)        There are a maximum of seventeen strokes in a radical.   A radical is a glyph in which language: Chinese, Japanese or Urdu?

Q5)        A haiku is a poem with seventeen syllables.   A poem from where: China, Japan or India?

Q6)        Just Seventeen was a girl’s magazine.   A girls magazine published in which country: the UK, US or UAE?

Q7)        Number Seventeen was a 1932 film directed by whom: Alfred Hitchcock, Andrei Tarkovski or Steven Spielberg?

Q8)        The N17 road goes from Sligo to Galway.   In other words, it’s where: the UK, the Republic of Ireland or France?

Q9)        Seventeen is the atomic number of which chemical element: Fluorine, Chlorine or Bromine?

Q10)        Finally … ?   The17 are a what: choir, painting workshop or motor-racing team?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        16th April, 2001, saw the start of a border conflict between India and where: Bangladesh, Pakistan or China?

A1)        Bangladesh.

Q2)        The Letter from Birmingham Jail was written: on 16th April, 1963.   By whom: Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther or Malcolm X?

A2)        Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.   (“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”)

Q3)        16th April, 1890, saw the birth of cricketer, Fred Root.   He also worked as a cricket referee.   What’s the usual term for a cricket ref: umpire, judge or linesman?.

A3)        Umpire.

Q4)        Actor, Peter Ustinov, was born on 16th April, 1921.   Who did he play in Death on the Nile: Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot or Lord Peter Wimsey?

A4)        Hercule Poirot.

Q5)        Finally … ?   16th April is the Feast day of Saint Drogo.   He’s not the patron of whom: the deaf, blind or mute?

A5)        The blind.   He’s the patron saint of the deaf and mute, though.   (I hope everyone was paying attention: I was asking who he’s not the saint of …)

Here’s a thought … 

“17 (seventeen) is the natural number following 16 and preceding 18.”

From the Wikipedia page about the number 17.

And a song …

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

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Have a good day.

*        Sounds like they’re both coming along, Olga: one way or the other!   Something that springs to mind, though?   And I don’t know how true it is!   But I’d pick up the impression that the older we are, the harder it is to to learn a new skill: whether it’s a language or driving, or what have you!   Could that be an issue for Jordi?   (Would giving him a list of swear words help?   It’s an old cliché in some buddy movies: A won’t learn B’s language … until B starts teaching A swear words.)

Ramon sounds like he’s got plans, and possibly issues: I know Ruth found doing the school placements difficult.   It may be different where you are: but I suspect he may have less issues applying to adult education places … 

The shopping went well enough: I’ve now got more Nectar points.   But I forgot pasta!   I’ll have to get some wholemeal pasta!   Especially given how much home made sauce I’ve got left!

†        Hello, Mum: are we still on for dinner … ?

‡        You know, I’m going to have to have another look at Dorothy, Debbi: the BBC’s Wimsey series was fascinating to watch.   Did Harriet Vane and Wimsey get married in one of the later books?   That’s a twist on the detective and side kick trope.

^        Phew!   I was worried for a bit, there, Edith!   Doorstep delivery, hey?   Don’t get me started about Amazon!   They can be a bit erratic, sometimes!   (Oh, did you ever hear anything by Frankie Goes To Hollywood?   I’ve got Two Tribes on the background: the Frankies were another band with eye popping videos!)