Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13-4-2022: Jefferson.

13th April, 2022.

It’s official: both the Prime Minister — Boris Johnson — and the Chancellor of the Exchequer — Rishi Sunak — have been fined: for attending parties during the COVID 19 lockdown.

They’ve paid the fines, and apologised to anyone who’ll believe them: but rejected calls for their resignations.

Somehow?   I’m not surprised.

Personally?   You and me breaking the rules — and paying a fine — is one thing.

But for people holding the highest offices in the country* … ?

I don’t know if they should.

But don’t think their apologies are good enough.

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Did I mention my nephew, Jude, was here, yesterday?

My nephew, Jude, was here, yesterday.

And you can find out what he looks like in his most recent videos … 

That’s him on the left, at the start of the first video …

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Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in her answers: with both scoring five out of five.

The day also saw Trevor^ leaving us a message. 
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        13th April saw the birth of Thomas Jefferson.   In which year of the 1740s?

Q2)        He was which President of the USA: the second, third or fourth?

Q3)        He served as US vice president under whom: George Washington, John Adams or James Madison?

Q4)        Jefferson was the main author of what: the Constitution, Declaration of Independence or the Articles of Confederation?

Q5)        Finally?   Jefferson is one of four presidents who’s on Mount Rushmore.   Name one of the other three.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        12th April saw the first official launch of a Space Shuttle.   12th April of which years of the 1980s?

A1)        1981.

Q2)        12th April, 1983, saw Harold Washington elected as the first African American mayor of where: New York, Los Angeles or Chicago?

A2)        Chicago.

Q3)        12th April, 2009, saw Zimbabwe suspend its currency.   What was its currency: the Zimbabwean Dollar, Pound, Shilling or Rupee?

A3)        The Zimbabwean Dollar.

Q4)        12th April, 1939, saw the birth of Sir Alan Ayckbourn.   His first play, The Square Cat, premiered in a theatre in which town: Scarborough, Scunthorpe or Seaford?

A4)        Scarborough.

Q5)        Finally … ?   12th April, 1971, saw the birth of actress, Shannon Doherty.   In which series did she play Brenda Walsh: Charmed, Beverly Hills, 90210 or Little House on the Prairie?

A5)        Beverly Hills, 90210.

Here’s a thought …

“Delay is preferable to error.”

Thomas Jefferson.

And a video about wine …

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.

*        Boris Johnson is someone who keeps complaining he’s badly paid.   From where I’m sitting, both he and the Chancellor can afford these fines.   They can afford to break rules.

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        He’s taught over here, Debbi.   But I think for my generation of school kids?   He was a chore: in really old fashioned English we couldn’t understand.   They make more sense when you see them performed: it starts making sense when you see them performed!

        I think Shakespeare’s Early Modern English.   Old English is Anglo-Saxon: Beowulf, that sort of era.   It sort of sounds Swedish … with the odd recognisable word.

^        Reading the plays was a bit of a chore when I was at school, Trevor: they only started making sense when we watched the film versions.   Or the stage versions.

        Saying that?   There were never any productions on, when I was at school.   I did see the Roman Polanski version of the Scottish Play, many years later: Keith Chegwin’s in it.

        (An old drama teacher got in touch with me, once: asking if I knew of any plays on in the area.   I told him The Rocky Horror Show was on at the Queens in Hornchurch.   He took a bunch of second and third year students to it.   Parents weren’t impressed … )