Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th December, 2021.

8th December, 2021.

Yes: it’s officially official: I had a hygienist appointment planned for today.

Which has been cancelled.

And re-arranged for January.

Quite what happened, there, I don’t know.

At any rate … ?

I’ve got a phone interview, this afternoon.

No dentist trip … ?   Takes a little bit of pressure off.

~≈Ç≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring ten out of ten, and Mum on 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)        Margaret Hughes — or Anne Marshall — was the first woman to publicly appear in one of Shakespeare’s plays: on 8th December, 1660.   As which character: Juliet, Ophelia or Desdemona?

Q2)        The first successful launch, orbit and recovery of a private spacecraft — by a private company — took place on 8th December, 2010.   Which company: Virgin Galactic, SpaceX or Microsoft?

Q3)        The Galileo spacecraft flew past Earth for the first time: on 8th December, 1990.   It did it again, on 8th December, 1992. The probe was actually heading where: Mars, Jupiter or Saturn?

Q4)        Kim Basinger was born on 8th December, 1953.   She was one of the singers on the Was (Not Was) song, Shake Your Head. Who was the other?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Doors frontman, Jim Morrison, was born on 8th December, 1943. Who played Morrison in the 1991 film, The Doors?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Delaware was admitted to the Union.   On 7th December of which year: 1786, 1787 or 1788?

A1)        1787.

Q2)        It joined by ratifying what: the Constitution, the Bill of Rights or the Second Amendment?

A2)        The Constitution.

Q3)        Before becoming a state, Delaware had been known as Delaware Colony, New Netherland, and New … where: Norway, Sweden or Denmark?

A3)        New Sweden.

Q4)        What’s the state’s capital: Broadstairs, Chatham or Dover?

A4)        Dover.

Q5)        Delaware has the lowest number of counties in the USA.   How many are there: two, three or four?

A5)        Three: New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County.

Q6)        Delaware is twinned with Miyagi Prefecture.   Where is Miyagi Prefecture: China, Thailand or Japan?

A6)        Japan.

Q7)        The 46th President of the USA was a Senator for Delaware.   Who IS the 46th President?

A7)        President Joe Biden.

Q8)        WGMD, WJWL and WMHS are based in Delaware.   What are they: TV stations, radio stations or websites?

A8)        Radio stations.

Q9)        Chemist, Wallace Carothers, worked for DuPont: at their Delaware base.   He’s credited writing what, whilst there: teflon, nylon or Cortisone?

A9)        Nylon.

Q10)        Finally … ?   True or False: Delaware is named after the Delaware River.   True or false?

A10)        It’s  true.

Here’s a thought … 

“I think, in these days, especially in the States, you have to be a politician or an assassin or something, to really be a superstar.”

Jim Morrison, December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971.

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.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        Yeah: I knew there was a connection to Baron De la Warr, Olga.   But sometimes, it’s handy to have a hair splitter of a question!   Bexhill in Sussex, you mean?   I don’t know much about the place.   Except that Spike Milligan was stationed there, briefly, during the war.   Oh, the the Pavilion’s now a modern art museum … 

        Nice to know you should be able to get a place, regardless of the email situation.   I suspect there’s a reason it’s down: AWS, the Amazon cloud service, is down.   So if Sants’ email domain is on there … 

‡        Hello, DEBBI!   :D   ’Fraud not, Debbi: it’s actually named after a river … which was named after a baron.   Just not this one^ … 

^        Actually?   Baron Harkonnen’s been calmed down quite a bit: the film version’s not presented as the rampant paedophile he is in the novel.