Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 17th July, 2021.

17th July, 2021.

It’s got to be said: I’ve not been watching much TV, recently.

Or films.

Keeping up with a course, job hunting, making Teaser videos, ripping a pile of blu-rays.

It all takes away from watching the proverbial goggle-box.

As a replacement?   I’ve been reading a good book at bedtime.

After all, a couple of chapters can be read in less time than an TV show.

Well … apart from The Mandalorian: the show makes for riveting, and short, drama.

At any rate … ?

I’ve been getting a whole series of early nights … and reading a book at bedtime.

I’ve just finished Asimov’s Foundation: which I’ve thorough enjoyed.

And started Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia.

I finished chapter one, where Orwell tells us about joining the International Bridge, in Barcelona.

The man was a genius.

I found one line that appealed to me: and know for a fact others will also find one.

‘It was not exactly a uniform.   Perhaps a “multiform” would be the proper name for it.   Everyone’s clothes followed the same general plan, but they were never quite the same in any two cases.’

Homage to Catalonia, Chapter One.

‘All Spaniards, we discovered, knew two English expressions.   One was “O.K., baby,” the other was a word used by the Barcelona whores in their dealings with English sailors, and I am afraid the compositors would not print it.’

Homage to Catalonia, Chapter Four.

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Let’s move on, shall we?

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

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        17th July is Constitution Day.   Where: North Korea or South Korea?

Q2)        Handel’s Water Music debuted on 17th July, 1717.   Before which king: George 1st, George 5th or Angmar 2nd?

Q3)        Left wing rebels captured the capital of Nicaragua: on 17th July, 1979.   What’s that capital’s name?

Q4)        17th July is the feast day of Saint Jadwiga of where: Poland, Estonia or Lithuania?

Q5)        Finally … ?   17th July, 1954, saw the birth of German politician, Angela Merkel.   2021 sees her stand down as Chancellor of where?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The USA’s first nuclear bomb test was part of the Manhattan Project, and took place on 16th July of which year of the 1940s?

A1)        1945.

Q2)        The test was code named what: Trinity, Tribeca or Trinidad?

A2)        Trinity.

Q3)        That code name was coined by which Manhattan Project scientist: Enrico Fermi, John von Neumann or J. Robert Oppenheimer?

A3)        J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Q4)        The device that was tested was nicknamed what: the device, gadget or widget?

A4)        The gadget.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The test bomb’s radioactive core was made from what: plutonium, uranium or thorium?

A5)        Plutonium.

Here’s a thought … 

“But let there be no misunderstanding: Tolerance does not mean ‘anything goes’.   There must be zero tolerance towards all those who show no respect for the inalienable rights of the individual and who violate human rights.”

Angela Merkel, 17th July, 1954.

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.

*        Cheers, Trevor: I’ll keep that in mind.   Now the only issue is having a date to hang a set on.   (US states have a date to hand a set on: usually, the day they joined the Union, or the day they ratified the constitution.   English counties and Canadian provinces/territories don’t seem to have that.   Or, at least, seem to have that listed on Wikipedia.)

†        I’ve got vague memories of it, Debbi: and of how different the two seasons were.   I think they had different producers.   And, as far as I know?   All of the sets and designs were originally designed for season two of UFO: which never got made.   (As I recall?   At one point in the opening episode of UFO, the main character describes the invading aliens as “Hereditarily sterile.”   You have to wonder …!)

‡        He had quite a range, didn’t he, Edith?   All the way from Love of My Life, to Under Pressure, to One Vision!