Saturday, 18 December 2021

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18-12-2021: New Jersey

18th December, 2021.


It has to be said, I had my regular weight loss clinic, yesterday.

Which is — as ever — one hell of a long walk.

I know some of the houses on route are lovely to look at: but ever so, it’s quite a stroll.

Happily?   I’ve lost half a kilo: just over a pound, in other words.

That’s good.

~≈Ç≈~

The other bit of news?

I’m diabetic: I’m sure I’ve mentioned.

And — according to the call from my GP’s practise nurse, yesterday? — my blood sugar level’s gone done: from whatever it was, to seventy.

It’s still not at the fifty-three they feel it needs to be, though: so they’re doubling the amount of Forxiga I’m on.

You have to love a medication that cause gangrene!

~≈Ç≈~

Just as a last point?

I’ve been watching classic Dr Who series, The Evil of the Daleks, over the past couple of Fridays: and caught episode two, last night.


The animation work is amazing.

Compared to their look in The Power of the Daleks?


The detailing is amazing!


~≈Ç≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, 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)        New Jersey ratified the Constitution: on 18th December of which year of the 1780s?

Q2)        Was it the third, fourth or fifth state to do so?

Q3)        New Jersey is on which coast of the USA: the eastern, western or southern?

Q4)        Is New Jersey part of New England?

Q5)        What’s New Jersey’s capital: Trenton, Newark or Jersey City?

Q6)        The New Jersey Devils, and the Metropolitan Riveters, are from New Jersey.   Both play what: American Football, Ice Hockey or baseball?

Q7)        The Jersey Devil is said to haunt southern New Jersey.   It’s said to have been spotted many times.   In which year: 1908, 1909 or 1910?

Q8)        Atlantic City is in New Jersey.   It inspired the US version of which game: Mousetrap, Chess or Monopoly?

Q9)        Charles Addams was from New Jersey.   He created which cartoon family?

Q10)        Finally … the Boss is from New Jersey.   The Boss is better known as which singer songwriter?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The first Saturnalia was held on 17th December, 497 BC.   In which Ancient city: Rome, Byzantium or Damascus?
A1)        Rome.

Q2)        The Festival was held in honour of which god: Jupiter, Saturn or Ceres?
A2)        Saturn.

Q3)        One event in the Saturnalia, was held outside that god’s Temple.   That temple was in part of the city called the what: the Forum, the Campus Martius or the Circus Maximus?
A3)        The Forum.

Q4)        What was that event: a public banquet, a gladiatorial fight or a trial?
A4)        A public banquet: what the Ancient Greeks called a symposium.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Sigillaria was part of the Saturnalia.   It was a day of what: feasting, gift giving or public singing?
A5)        Gift giving.
Here’s a thought … 
“New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state based on land area, but with close to 9.3 million residents, is the 11th-most populous and the most densely populated.”
From the Wikipedia entry on New Jersey.
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.




*        From the little I know, Olga?   There’s workmanship: and a LOT of rendering power.   The Daleks in the Dr Who story I’m watching are wonderfully detailed.
        Yes: it’s a replicant, Olga.   The big clue’s the eyes: all the replicants in the film have glow in the dark eyes.   How Ridley Scott managed that, I don’t know!
        As for the fire … ?   It seems a woman of 27 has been arrested for child neglect … it makes you sick, doesn’t it … ?

        Hello, Mum!

        I might have to check it out, myself, Debbi: we’ll have to see.   (I’ve a pile of wrapping to do!)

3 comments:

Olga said...

Q1) 1787

Q2) The third

Q3) Eastern

Q4) No

Q5) Trenton

Q6) Ice Hockey

Q7) 1909

Q8) Monopoly

Q9) The Addams Family

Q10) Bruce Springsteen
Ridley Scott could manage to do quite wonderful things...
It is sad to think that one needs a qualification to do anything these days (pretty much) but people can have children without having any interest or inclination to look after them. I always remember a woman who came to A&E with actual holes in her arms from injecting cocaine (not a good idea, as it is a fantastic vasoconstrictor), with a five or six-year-old child, and she told us not to put big bandages on her because 'it might upset her child'. Well, I can't imagine he would have been happy seeing her mother's arms full of holes either...
Oh, good news on your weight. Diabetes is tricky to control (I don't need to tell you that), and, of course, it comes with all kinds of complications, as it affects the blood vessels everywhere (especially the small ones), so gangrene is no stranger to the illness itself. It is always weird when a medication can have the same side effects as the illness it is trying to treat, or pretty similar.
Stay safe.
(Oh, tomorrow I'm going to be pretty busy. I expected to be covering a charity event nearby for the radio, but somehow it has somehow turned into having to man the radio stall at the same event from 9 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon (there was not going to be a stall, as the radio boss is already covering another event, but he was asked to do it because with COVID, etc, it seems that there won't be as many stalls as planned), and then I had volunteered already to be at the Telethon they organise every year, at the headquarters here in Barcelona, this time supervising the people answering the phones (I've done the training, online, but not sure I know exactly what to do, although I guess I'll find out), in the last turn of the day, that won't finish until 1 am, so I'm feeling tired in advance already. I hope to catch up with the Teaser, but if I don't, just know I got trapped by all the goings-on tomorrow.

Freda said...

1 1787
2 Third
3 Eastern
4 Yes
5 Trenton
6 Baseball
7 1908
8 Monopoly
9 the Adams Family
10 Bruce Springstein

Debbi said...

Good luck with the wrapping!

We did our cards last Sunday. Woo-hoo! :)

1. 1787
2. third
3. eastern
4. no
5. Trenton
6. Ice Hockey
7. 1909
8. Monopoly
9. The Addams Family
10. Bruce Springsteen

Nice short answers. Thanks! :)