Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28th July, 2021.

28th July, 2021.

Yes: I’ve had stuff delivered from Amazon.

Small, cheap stuff, it has to be said.

Or stuff that can be easily resold at my local CeX: a copy of Class springs to mind, there.

One of those things?

Is possibly the best single purchase I’ve made on Amazon.

Yes: I’ve bought a backscratcher.

JUST to get to those awkward crevices!

~≈fi≈~

One earlier purchase?

Was Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia: which I’m almost at the end of.

It’s … quite a read: telling us exactly how harsh a civil — indeed any — war can be.

And something I can’t help but quote: and recommend.

“In case I have not said this somewhere earlier in the book: beware of my partisanship, my mistakes of fact, and of the distortion inevitably caused by my having seen only one corner of events.   And beware of the same things when you read any other book on this period of the Spanish war.”

Chapter 12, Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell.

~≈fi≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Mum†, Debbi‡ and Nina^, putting in their answers: with Trevor and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum and Nina 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)        The Sutton Hoo Helmet was found: on 28th July, 1939.   It was a what period helmet: Anglo-Saxon, Viking or Celtic?

Q2)        At the very start of World War 1, 28th July, 1914 saw Austria-Hungary declared war on where: Croatia, Serbia or Estonia?

Q3)        Peru declared its independence: on 28th July, 1821.   It’s independence from where: Spain, Portugal or France?

Q4)        Vinnie Ream became the first — and youngest — female artist commissioned by carve a statue for the US government: on 28th July, 1866.   Who was the statue of: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or Thomas Jefferson?

Q5)        Finally … ?   28th July, 1915, saw the birth of accordionist, Frankie Yankovic. Is he related to Weird Al Yankovic?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        27th July is National Sleepyhead Day. Where: Finland, Sweden, Norway or Denmark

A1)        Finland.   (Traditionally … ?   The Finnish city of Naantali throws a celebrity into the harbour.)

Q2)        Ice dancer, Christopher Dean, was born on 27th July, 1958. He won gold at the 1984 Winter Olympics: with whom?

A2)        Jayne Torville.

Q3)        The first recognised case of which disease occurred on 27th July, 1976: Legionnaires’ disease, HIV/AIDS or Numb-tongue?

A3)        Legionnaires’ disease.

Q4)        27th July is the Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War. It’s a public holiday, where: Vietnam, Cambodia or North Korea?

A4)        North Korea.

Q5)        Finally … ? The 1996 Olympic Games were bombed: on 27th July, 1996. Bombing and Games were in which US city?

A5)        Atlanta, Georgia.

Here’s a thought …

“What I do is me: for that I came.”

Gerard Manley Hopkins, 28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889.

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.

*        Dune, Trevor: the Frank Herbert novel … ?   It’s quite a read … 

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I don’t know that I have, Debbi!   Stuff’s just happened, you know?