Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8-9-2021: Peter Sellers.

8th September, 2021.

Yes: it’s officially going to be another nice day.

Yes: there’s going to be sunshine, with a hint of cloud, and a distinct hint of hot.

It could get sweaty.

~≈Ç≈~

You’re possibly aware of a couple of things.

Or maybe not.

At ANY rate … ?

I caught a TV show: the first episode of Lovecraft Country.

I’ll have my video and written review up, tonight.

Talking of reviews?

I can’t help but notice that — according to the BBC article — Dune seems to have proved popular with critics.

Hopefully?

That could mean it’ll do well.

~≈Ç≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Trevor†, Mum‡ and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with everyone 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)        8th September saw the birth of actor, comedian and singer, Peter Sellers.   In which year of the 1920s?

Q2)        During the Second World War, Sellers was a member of which of the UK’s Armed Forces: the Army, the RAF or the Royal Navy?

Q3)        Famously, Sellers was a regular cast member in The Goon Show: which debuted in 1951.   Who was the The Goon Show’s creator and main writer?

Q4)        Sellers played which insect-like character in The Goon Show: Blowfly, Bumblebee or Bluebottle?

Q5)        1955 saw him playing Harry Robinson in The Ladykillers.   Who played Professor Marcus: Ian Richardson, Alec Guinness or Jack Hawkins?

Q6)        Sellers plays Fred Kite in a Boulting Brothers film.   Which Boulting Brothers film: Heavens Above, I’m Alright, Jack or Brighton Rock?

Q7)        He also played Grand Duchess Gloriana 12th in The Mouse that … what?

Q8)        1962 saw Sellers playing Clare Quilty in 1962’s Lolita.   Who directed Lolita?

Q9)        The Pink Panther movies saw Peter Sellers playing his signature character: Inspector Jacques … whom?

Q10)        Finally … ?   Sellers never won an Oscar.   But received a Best Actor nomination for which 1979 film: Alien, Being There or Caligula?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        7th September, 2021, is Rosh Hashanah.   In other words, the Jewish what: New Year, Shabbat or Day of Atonement?

A1)        New Year.   (If I’ve understood it correctly, the days starts on the evening of the 6th September to nightfall on the 8th: in the Jewish Calendar, days usually start at sunset.   This tells us it’s the seventh.   But different congregations mark the holiday over different amounts of days.)

Q2)        The festival is the first of the traditional High Holy Days.   These days are specified in which Book of the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers or Deuteronomy?

A2)        Leviticus: specifically Leviticus 23:23–32 that.

Q3)        What is usually blown on Rosh Hashanah: a ram’s horn, a goat’s leg or a horse’s leg bone?

A3)        A ram’s horn: it’s called a shofar.

Q4)        The term, Rosh Hashanah translates as head of the what: day, month or year?

A4)        Year.

Q5)        Finally … ?   One traditional piece of food at Rosh Hashanah, is a honey covered what: apple, pear or peach?

A5)        A honey covered apple.   Keftedes de prasa are also eaten.   Leek fritters.   That sounds odd to me: but a lot healthier than a deep fried battered Mars bar …

Here’s a thought … 

“There is no me. I do not exist … There used to be a me, but I had it surgically removed.”

Peter Sellers.

And a promotional film about Balham: gateway to the south …

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

The quizmaster’s decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        I always wonder how Spanish, Spanish omelettes are, Olga … !   Apparently, the recipe I linked to, there, is a genuine Catalan recipe.   It’s possibly about as Catalan as me and Trevor!

        Hang on, the Virgin Mary is a patron of Barcelona?   As well as everywhere else … ?   She get’s around.

†        Have fun with that, Trevor: and give Penny my regards!   (JUST watching a tour of the Tech Tips studio.   They’ve got a petabyte of storage in that server room.   A whole bloody petabyte!   I know they’re studio, but 1000 terabytes is pushing it, surely?)

‡        Hello, Mum!

^        Yeah: it probably does, Debbi.   As I recall, early 80s horror films were a bit grand guignol.   Sort of Robert Holmes with add gore.   (Remind me to mention Society, at some point.)