Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23rd November, 2021

23rd November, 2021.

Yes: I’m had a phone call, yesterday.

From my case worker on the Restart s scheme.

Who seems like a pleasant woman.

She managed to confirm the basic details for me: it’s a monthly face-to-face meeting, with a follow up phone call, a fortnight later, and these initial meetings would be in Brentwood.

However?   And much to my annoyance?

She told me that the office would be moving to Basildon in March, 2022.

It’s something I’ve reported to my Job Centre case worker: who’s asked me to confirm it.

I hope she Can do something about it.

Because this scheme is starting to should like the Work Programme I was on, many years ago.

Messy.

~≈⌘≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

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

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

Q1)        23rd November, 1963, saw the broadcast of TV show, Doctor Who.   That first episode was called An Unearthly what?

Q2)        23rd November, 1984, saw hundreds trapped in a fire.   In which London Underground station: Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus or Bond Street?

Q3)        23rd November is the main feast day of Alexander Nevsky.   He’s a saint in which Orthodox Church: Russia’s, Ukraine’s or Estonia’s?

Q4)        23rd November is Saint George’s Day, where: Georgia, England or Slovenia?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Edwin Hubble’s discovery that an apparent nebula wasn’t a nebula was published in the New York Times: on 23rd November, 1924.   The apparent nebula was actually what: the Andromeda Galaxy, the Draconids meteor shower or Barnard’s Star?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        22nd November saw the birth of animator/director, Terry Gilliam.   In which year of the 1940s?

A1)        1940.

Q2)        He was born in the USA, became a British subject in 1968, and renounced his US citizenship in which year: 2005, 2006 or 2007?

A2)        2006.

Q3)        He rose to fame as an animator: for which British comedy troupe?   (I want the name of the troupe: not the show.)

A3)        Monty Python, or just the Pythons: as distinct from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the show the Monty Python team made.

Q4)        He co-directed a 1975 film with Terry Jones.   Which film was it: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Jabberwocky or Brazil?

A4)        Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Q5)        Finally … ?   His most recent film is The Man Who Killed whom?

A5)        The Man Who Killed Quixote.

Here’s a thought … 

“I went to Starbucks and there was, like, no-one, no-one asked me for my autograph, no-one did anything, so I was like ‘woah, this is really cool, this is really strange’.”

Miley Cyrus, November 23, 1992.

And a song …

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.

*        Yeah, you’re right, Olga, it’s troupe: dratted homophones!   What with Asheville and Nashville, I think I need new spectacles!

        Hang on, the chap survived the Civil War!   I’m impressed: he must have a few stories to tell.

        Now … talking of hideous wooly hats?   How are you with Cthulhu hats … ?

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        It was a bit much, wasn’t it, Edith?   Oh, I’ve found this lot on YouTube: I thought that were very Merseybeat.   It’s the dance moves when they’re singing!   Oh, thanks for the comment on the review: it’s VERY appreciated!

^        Very true, Debbi, very true.   And yeah: Gilliam’s always been a bit of an Anglophile.   This piece might just interest you.