Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-4-2022: The City of Angels

4th April, 2022.

It’s Monday: and frankly?

The start of a busy week.

I’ve an Zoom job interview, today, a couple of in person interviews Thursday and Friday, Nephew sitting on Wednesday … of, and a couple of phone calls.

The cheapest way of doing that?

Is by mobile.   Given the signal situation?

I’m going to have to go out of that.

Wouldn’t you know it?   It’s raining.

Yum.

~≈☎️≈~

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)        Los Angeles was incorporated on 4th April.   4th April of which year of the 1850s?

Q2)        LA’s in which US state?

Q3)        What came first: LA … or the state it’s in?

Q4)        The city famously suffers from smog.   The word, smog is a contraction of the words smoke and what: fog, bog or hog?

Q5)        Los Angeles is in the LA what: bowl, saucer or basin?

Q6)        LA’s film industry is world famous.   It’s located where: Bel Air, Encino or Hollywood?

Q7)        The LA Dodgers are one of the town’s best known sports teams.   What do they play: American Football, Baseball or Basketball?

Q8)        The LA Rams, by contrast, play what: American Football, Baseball or Basketball?

Q9)        The University of California has a branch in LA.   Called what: UCB, UCLA or UCSB?

Q10)        Finally … ?   LAX is Los Angeles’ what: airport, main train terminal or harbour?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        3rd April saw Josef Stalin was named as General Secretary of the Communist Party of where: the United States, the Soviet Union or the People’s Republic of China?

A1)        The Soviet Union.

Q2)        In which year: 1921, 1922 or 1923?

A2)        1922.

Q3)        As General Secretary, Stalin was the country’s what: leader, Chief Justice or press officer?

A3)        Leader.

Q4)        Stalin had also beed the editor of the Communist Party’s newspaper.   What was it called: Isvestia (Известия), Trud (Труд) or Pravda (Правда)?

A4)        Pravda.

Q5)        Finally … ?   He was replaced, after his death, by the First Secretary of the Communist Party.     Who was that Secretary: Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev or Yuri Andropov?

A5)        Nikita Khrushchev.

Here’s a quote … 

“The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.”

The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan.

And some music …

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.

*        I’d go with that, Olga: I think most political systems have some good ideas in them.   It’s only when people get involve that it starts getting iffy … !

        What was it Marx is supposed to have said?   ‘From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs?’   He may well have had a point, though: money talks …

        Yes: privateer hackers do sound a little worrying, doesn’t they?   I remember seeing Mother Courage and Her Children many years ago.   In the first act, during wartime, the eldest son steals a cow from the enemy, and is hailed as a hero.   In peace time, during the second act, he steals another cow … and gets executed.   Brecht had his eyes on the ball^.

        Actually, mentioning Brecht gives me an excuse to play this.   I don’t think the English version don’t have the same ‘R’ sounds!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Oh, I am, Debbi.   So have a lot of merchandise sellers!

        Now you mention it … ?   I don’t think Mr Putin’s got a sense of irony … !   Although, according to some reports?   He’s got serious thyroid problems.

^        I think I’ve mentioned the performance, before, Olga: Judy Dench played Mother Courage, and Zoe Wanamaker played the daughter.   I’ve distinct memories of Wanamaker on the roof of the family’s cart, banging on a drum to call for help.