Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 26-10-2021: Alfred

26th October, 2021.

Right … 

Regular readers will realise I’m a bit of a Mac fan: and the I’m sitting in front of one as I write.

I’m one who’s very aware the most recent version of the Mac’s operating system, macOS Monterey, got released, yesterday.

I think I’m going to wait a few days, before installing it.

Partly?   Because there’s a few things I want to catch up with, first: including a dentist visit, today, and another episode of Lovecraft County, tonight.

But partly?

Because I’ve got to clear some room on my hard drive.

The installer’s a bit big*.

~≈🧀≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga†, Edith‡, Mum^ and Debbiª putting in their answers: with everyone scoring ten out of ten.

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

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

Q1)        King Alfred died on 26th October, 899AD.   He was king of whom: the Anglo-Saxons, Danes or Mercians?

Q2)        He was part of the House of what: Essex, Wessex or Sussex?

Q3)        According to one old legend, Alfred’s supposed have burnt a peasant woman’s what: washing, cakes or house?

Q4)        Alfred is known to have supported children being educated in which language: English or Latin?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Ever since the 16th Century, Alfred’s been known as Alfred the what: Great, Good or Gorgeous?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Pablo Picasso was born on 25th October: of which year of the 1880s?

A1)        1881.

Q2)        He was born in which Spanish city: Barcelona, Málaga or Madrid?

A2)        Málaga.

Q3)        He spent many years in which country: Portugal, Germany or France?

A3)        France.

Q4)        1901 to 1904, was what’s called Picasso’s what period: Blue Period, Purple Period or Lime Period?

A4)        His Blue Period.

Q5)        Pablo painted lots of harlequins in his Rose Period.   A harlequin is a type of what: clown, hunter or farmer?

A5)        Clown.   (Apparently?   The Italians used to call this type of character, the zanni)

Q6)        His Les Demoiselles d’Avignon was painted in 1907.   It’s currently in the Museum of Modern Art.   In which US city: New York, Chicago or San Francisco?

A6)        New York.

Q7)        Picasso and Georges Braque were the founders of which school of painting: Cubism, Impressionism or Art Nouveau?

A7)        Cubism.

Q8)        During the 1920s, André Breton, said Picasso was “one of ours.”   In other words, that Picasso was a what: Cubist, Post Impressionist or Surrealist?

A8)        A Surrealist.

Q9)        Picasso’s The Dream and Lie of Franco was intended to be sold as postcards: to raise funds for the Republicans.   During what: the Spanish Civil War, the Chinese Civil War or the Chaco War?

A9)        The Spanish Civil War.

Q10)        Finally … ?   Picasso’s best known painting marked the bombing of Guernica.   By whom: the Germans and Italians, the English and Americans or the Spanish Fascists?

A10)        The Germans and Italians.

Here’s a thought … 

“Doom very evenly!   Do not doom one doom to the rich; another to the poor!   Nor doom one doom to your friend; another to your foe!”

King Alfredº.

And a documentary …

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.

*        Apple are slowly introducing what’s called Apple Silicon processors to their computers, their own  processing chips: and moving away from Intel ones.   This has an effect on software: much like it did when Apple shifted from PPC processors, to Intel ones.   Basically?   Current versions of the operating systems include code for the new M series chips, and for the remaining Intel ones.   The two sets of code means the Monterey — and Big Sur — installers are a lot bigger than they could be.   (Catalina, as I recall was some eight gigabytes.)

†        It’s sad for them, I know that, Olga.   I’d actually like to hear news from the trial, once it starts: I’d like to know what happens.   That’s not the important bit: the important bit is that it brings some closure to the families.   It’s going to be a while, given the law doesn’t move fast!

        I get the impression a real handgun’s about the weight of a largish laptop, but in a smaller physical package: so fairly substantial.   A fake one would have to weigh a lot, and recoil, to let an actor give the same impression.   And, yes: Baldwin must be devastated!   It’s possibly not going to reassure him to know that the Assistant Director who handed him the gun was fired from a previous film, over gun safety concerns.

        At times like that?   The fact the original lightsabres were made out of old fashioned camera flashes possibly isn’t reassuring!

‡        I don’t either, Edith.   But I’m getting the impression replacing guns on set is going to be hard to do: even under the circumstances!

^        Hello Mum!

ª        Yeah … it’s getting around about, Debbi!   I’m going to try and see it, when possible: then do a review.   It sounds like it’s going to be impressive.

º        Alfred has since been outdone by Private Frazer …