Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-6-2021: The Vote.

7th June, 2021.

I think I need to look at that laptop’s settings, I really do.

Just as an experiment … ?

I managed to record a video on the new laptop.

Which seemed loud: but worked well enough.

Once I got the file to my Mac … ?

We had a file with video … but no actual audio.

Zip.   De nada.   Diddley — excuse the phrase — squat … !

I double checked.   Yes: the original file, on the laptop, played.

On the Mac?   It didn’t.

Or, at least, didn’t with QuickTime and vlc.   But did with iMovie: thankfully.

It seems the .mp4a audio codec won’t play on QuickTime and vlc … until they get updated … 

I’m going to have to have a look at that … 

~≈🧹≈~

Oh, as an extra thought … ?

I’ve had a new set of exercises through.

I’m going to be marching on the spot for a while … 

~≈🏃🏻≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

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) The Great Reform Act received the Royal Assent: on 7th June, 1832. Did it allow women to vote?

Q2) It also abolished the constituency of Higham Ferrers. How many voters did the seat have?

Q3) The act also abolished rotten boroughs. The best known, Old Sarum, is now part of which English town: Salisbury, Sudbury or Sainsbury?

Q4) The Act reduced the number of pocket boroughs. Pocket boroughs were finally abolished in which year: 1867, 1868 or 1869?

Q5) Finally … ? Before the Act went into force, the City of London had how many MPs: two, three or four?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) 6th June saw much of Seattle destroyed in the Great Fire of Seattle. In which year of the 1880s?

A1) 1889.

Q2) The first drive in theatre opened on 6th June, 1933. It was in which US state: New York, New Jersey or New Mexico?

A2) New Jersey.

Q3) Actor Robert Englund was born on 6th June, 1947. Who did he play in the Nightmare on Elm Street movies?

A3) Freddie Krueger.

Q4) The Chicago L began operations. On 6th June of which year: 1892, 1893 or 1894?

A4) 1892.

Q5) Finally … ? 6th June is UN Russian Language Day. Russian is written with a version of which alphabet: Chinese, Latin or Cyrillic?

A5) Cyrillic.

Here’s a thought … 

“You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.”

Abbie Hoffman.

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.

*        Ha!   I’ve not heard back, Trevor!

Moving on … !

I think I might just have to keep an eye open for the DVD versions of Brett’s take on Holmes: saying that … ?   They’re on the AppleTV: at a reasonable price per season.

Oh, and did you ever see an episode of The Young Ones called Bambi … ?   That was the first time Ade Edmonson cropped up on University Challenge.

†        You HAVE got a problem, there, Olga!   I’d hate to be in your shoes, selling the second home on.   And don’t even you the transport issues, either.   Thankfully?   The UK’s never been large enough to need that many plane trips!   Good luck, either way!

‡        Hello, Mum!

^        My pleasure, Debbi!

ª        Wow: I never knew, Edith, cheers for letting me know!   It’s a shame, as well.   Mr Brett was a halfway decent singer, himself: apparently, he’d stuttered as a child, and learning to sing helped him manage it.