Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 22-2-2022: Brazil

22nd April, 2022.

It’s Friday, 22nd April: and the day before what’s normally payday.

The day, in other words, when my benefits are due.

Except?   I usually get them a day early: as pay day, this month, is a Saturday.

Basically?   I get the chance to pay my bills.

Yay … he says …

~≈Ê≈~

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.

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. (Today’s video has yesterday’s answers.)

Q1)        Pedro Álvares Cabral landed in Brazil on 22nd April: of which year of the 1500s?

Q2)        The Day is now known in Brazil, as what: Discovery Day, Emancipation Day, or Shrove Tuesday?

Q3)        Brazil’s the largest country, where: North America, South America or Central America?

Q4)        What’s Brazil’s capital city: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro or Brasilia?

Q5)        What’s Brazil’s currency: the Real, the Thaler or the Peso?

Q6)        Brazil is one of the BRICS group of emerging economies.   Name one of the other four.

Q7)        Brazil is one of the world’s largest producers of Maize.   Maize is also know as which ‘C’?

Q8)        In 2020, Brazil was the world’s largest producer of which drinkable bean: cocoa or coffee?

Q9)        Feijoada is a Brazilian what: stew, pasta or casserole?

Q10)        Finally … ?   How many times has Brazil won football’s World Cup: five, ten or twenty times?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Annie — the stage musical — opened on 21st April, 1977.   Where: the West End, Broadway or the Ginza?

A1)        Broadway.

Q2)        The musical’s based on Little Orphan Annie. Little Orphan Annie is a what: poem, comic strip or radio series?

A2)        Comic strip: which, in turn, is based on a poem called Little Orphant Annie.

Q3)        Andrea McArdle, Sarah Jessica Parker and Allison Smith have played Annie on stage.   Who played her in the 1982 film version of the film: Andrea McArdle, Sarah Jessica Parker or Aileen Quinn?

A3)        Aileen Quinn.

Q4)        Reid Shelton, Stratford Johns, and John Schuck played which character: Daddy Warbucks or Rooster?

A4)        Daddy Warbucks.

Q5)        Finally?   The second song in Annie — It’s the Hard Knock Life — was sampled for a 1998 song by who: Sean Combes, Jay-Z or Eminem?

A5)        Jay-Z.

Here’s a thought … 

“In Brazil we have a saying, ‘You’re married, but you’re not dead’.”

Isabel Goulart.

A national anthem …

And possibly the only other song we could have …

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.

*        It was short, Olga: which always helps!

        And yeah: I can imagine most Muslim nations are frantic, around now.   The fast lasts from sunrise to sunset, as I recall.   I had a sneaky Chinese takeaway, the other night: the old Church opposite it is now Brentwood’s only mosque.   The owner was telling me they’ve been getting really busy after dark, the past couple of weeks!

        Which reminds me, I’ll have to see if World Book Night’s still going their giveaways!   It’s been ages since I’ve looked them up!   Wish the Sant £ gang a Happy Sant Jordi’s day for me!   And Wish Little Anna well!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Morrison and co could always knock out a tune, Debbi.   Did you ever hear The Wasp, from LA Woman?   It’s a stinker of a tune!   (Trust me, you haven’t seen the Sidemen in action … !)