Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-6-2021: Sussex Day.

16th June, 2021.

Yes!

I’m now officially boiling washing some t-shirts!

Even as we speak, I’ve got the oven on, with the Official Big Pot happily working away.

Boiling t-shirts that got half done, yesterday: when my washing outright died on me.

Thankfully?

I’m getting some help to pay for an engineer: he’s coming on Friday.

Hopefully?

It’s going to be something cheap … 

~≈🧺≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

The day also saw Trevor leaving us — and Edith — a message.



Let’s see how they, and you, does with today’s questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        16th June is Sussex Day.   Sussex is in the southern part of which of the UK’s countries: Scotland, England, Northern Ireland or Wales?

Q2)        Sussex Day is on the feast day of the county’s patron saint.   That saint is Saint Richard of where: Brighton, Chicester or Downton?

Q3)        Modern Sussex is divided into two counties.   Name one of them.

Q4)        The flag of Sussex — as well as the two coats of arms — have birds on them.   What birds: martlets, sparrows or choughs?

Q5)        Finally?   Egremont Russet, Knobbed Russet and the Crawley Reinette are from Sussex.   They’re all what: apples, oranges or pears?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Bilbao was founded: on 15th June, 1300.   It’s in which Spanish community: the Basque Country, Asturias or Navarre?

A1)        The Basque Country.

Q2)        There’s two official languages spoken in Bilbao.   Spanish is one.   What’s the other: Basque, Catalan or Valencian?

A2)        Basque.

Q3)        Athletic Bilbao play what: football, American Football or Australian rules Football?

A3)        Football.

Q4)        Bilbao is twinned with the city of Qingdao.   Qingdao is in which Asian nation … ?

A4)        China.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum that specialises in what: Contemporary art, Medieval Art or Renaissance art?

A5)        Contemporary art.

Here’s a thought … 

“We wunt be druv.”

Unofficial motto of Sussex.

And, even if it’s not Christmas? A carol …

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        Actually, the meeting went well, Olga: although my case worker looks a lot younger than she sounds!   And there were a LOT of spit screens around: the big plastic screens?   The up side is that we were aloud to take our masks off.

I managed to do two extra things, yesterday.   Get to the surgery to get them to chase up the eye test: if it’s like last time, it’ll be at one of the town’s other GP surgery’s, as that’s the only one with rooms to rent.   

Oh … and I got in touch with a washing machine engineer …

Oh, I’ve left you a reply about the job!   (A friend has asked me why someone would pay that much for a laptop.   I’ve had to tell him about some of Dell’s Alienware range.   There’s literally cheaper Macs!)

†        Hello, Mum!   (Hopefully, the engineer will be cheap!)

‡        He managed to phone me, last night, Edith.   Hopefully, the story will go into print — or online — today.

Oh, as far as I can tell, Edith, yes, You’ll Never Walk Alone is from Carousel: but the best known version — here in the UK — is by Gerry and the Pacemakers.   Hopefully, Trevor will be able to confirm that for us.   (Oh, there’s a version in The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy.)

I think I’m with you, on Spanish Train: it is up-beat, at the end, isn’t … ?   Remind me to play you Don’t Play the Ferryman, and Patricia the Stripper.   It’s the the only song by Chris de Burgh to get banned in Ireland!