Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd August, 2021.

2nd August, 2021.

Yes: it’s Monday!

Which means I can happily hop, skip and jump … all over my front room.

Yeah, I’m going for irony, there!

At any rate?

I’ve a phone meeting, today: with my Shaw Trust Health and Work case worker.

We’ll have to see how that goes.

~≈Ü≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor*, Mum‡ and Debbi^ and putting in their answers: with all three scoring five out of five.

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

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

Q1)        2nd August, 216BC, saw a Roman army defeated by a Carthaginian army.   A Carthaginian army led by whom: Hannibal, Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great?

Q2)        2nd August is the feast day of Basil the Blessed.   He’s a Saint to whom: the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church or the Coptic Church?

Q3)        2nd August is Our Lady of the Angels Day.   In other words?   It’s the Feast day of the patron saint of where: Belize, Costa Rica or Mexico?

Q4)        Which country was re-admitted to the Commonwealth, on 2nd August, 1989: South Africa, Pakistan or Zimbabwe?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Clay Street Hill Railroad began operations: on 2nd August, 1873.   It was the first cable car line, to go into operation in which US city: Los Angeles, San Francisco or New Orleans?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        August is which month of the year: the seventh, eighth or ninth?

A1)        The eighth.

Q2)        August is that month of the year in the modern calendar.   That calendar is what: Julian, Syrian or Gregorian?

A2)        Gregorian.

Q3)        How many days are there, in August?

A3)        Thirty-one.

Q4)        The month is named after which Roman Emperor: Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar or Tiberius Caesar?

A4)        Augustus Caesar.   (I believe July is named after Julius Caesar: but don’t quote me.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   If you were born in August, you would have been born under one of two star signs. Name either one of the two.

A5)        Leo or Virgo.

As the man would’ve been 100, today?   Here’s a thought … 

“I wasn’t good-looking, as you can plainly see, but at least I was neat and not noticeably shy.”

Alan Whicker, 2nd August 1921 – 12th July 2013.

A song …

And a video^ … 

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

Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        Cheers, Trevor, think I’ve got that corrected.   I thought the Telegraph went more for Aromatherapy … ?

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Easy … !?!‽   Easy, Debbi!?   Right … !   As soon as I get the chance, I’m going a twenty question set about lobsters!

        On a less silly note, Debbi?   I watched Léon, last night: that is STILL one hell of a film!

^        If I’ve understood things correctly?   That clip’s from the Whicker’s World episode where he interviews Papa Doc, himself: François Duvalier was possibly the nastiest dictator the Caribbean saw …