Monday 28 June 2021

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28-6-2021: Elon

28th June, 2021.


You know: there’s a few movies I’d like to see, this year.

Assuming the £20 uplift stays in place.

No Time to Die would be one.


Wonder Woman 1984 was another.


Plus, of course, The Batman.


Having been a lifelong fan, though … ?

The one I want to catch is Dune.

Which has been postponed, again!

Argh!



~≈🏜≈~

Did I mention the rat situation … ?

Damon House has rats, it seems: spotted in at least two neighbouring flats, and hear in two more.

Including mine.

Frankly?

I’ve got a rat trap on order: and reported it to Clarion.

Hopefully, they’ll get something done.

~≈🐀≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

The day also saw Trevorª leaving us a message.

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 June saw the birth of Elon Musk.   In which year of the 1970s?

Q2)        He’s a what: millionaire, billionaire or trillionaire?

Q3)        Elon was raised in Pretoria. Pretoria is in which African nation?

Q4)        His SpaceX company make the re-usable Falcon 9 rockets.   The Falcon 9s land on platforms in the Atlantic.   The platforms are named after spaceships in whose novels: Val McDiarmid’s, Iain M. Banks’ or Ian Rankin’s?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Elon’s in charge of his own electric car company.   Which electric car company?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The Yen was adopted as currency on 27th June.   Of which year: 1869, 1870 or 1871?
A1)        1871.

Q2)        As currency of where: Japan, Thailand or Bangladesh?
A2)        Japan.

Q3)        The international — or Latin — symbol for the Yen is based on which Latin letter: X, Y or Z?
A3)        Y: it’s a Y with a couple of lines through it.   Like this: ¥.

Q4)        What’s the smallest Yen banknote: ¥500, ¥1000 or ¥2000?
A4)        ¥1000.

Q5)        Finally … ?   One yen equals one hundred what: sen, den or zen?
A5)        One hundred sen.
Here’s a thought … 
“I’d rather be optimistic and wrong; than pessimistic and right.”
Elon Musk.
Here’s a song by Elon …


Radio 4 will be airing this, later.

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.




*        The new chap’s Sajid Javid, Olga: the Chancellor who resigned because he didn’t like Dominic Cummings?   I’ll take a guess, here: and say you’ll start seeing complaints in about a fortnight.
Oooh, Oh: the washing machine’s got a temperature control!   And a Rinse option.   Oh, and a Steam Hygiene Button.   I don’t know what it does, but it sounds impressive!

†        Hello, Mum!   (It’s actually a sen: Zen is a type of Buddhism … !)

‡        I know that scene, Debbi: it’s from A, B and C, isn’t it?   Unfortunately … 


^        The Laurel and Hardy video, Edith?   Oh, boy, doesn’t it just stick in the head?   I’ve still got it in mine.   “♫Iiiiin thhhha blu ridge mountains ♫”


ª        You know, BBC two used to show the old Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon serials, when I was a kid, Trevor.   I can still remember the rocket ships taking off.   Gosh, they looked advanced.


4 comments:

Olga said...

Q1) 1971

Q2) Billionaire

Q3) South Africa

Q4) Iain M. Banks

Q5) Tesla, Inc.
I'm sure the complaints will come soon. The washing machine sounds impressive. My mother always buys top-loading ones, because there isn't a lot of space for the washing machine, and there are fewer models available, although I've seen some very expensive ones.
Sorry about the rats. I hope you get all get a solution pretty quickly.

Freda said...

1 1971
2 billionaire
3 South Africa
4 Iain M Banks
5 Tesla

Debbi said...

Aw ... such a great scene, too! :)

1. 1971
2. billionaire
3. South Africa
4. Iain M. Banks
5. Tesla

Edith Reuwer said...

1. 1976
2. billionaire
3. South Africa
4. Iain M. Banks'
5. Tesla

That was a good song by Elon Musk. I had never heard it before.