Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-5-2022 — World Metrology Day

20th May, 2022.

Right … 

It’s a Friday: you’ve worked that out.

And that means that I’ve one of the monthly weight management meetings: in person.

Which is one hell of a long walk.

At any?

I’m thankful for the BBC’s Weather report page.

It tells me the rain should’ve stopped, by then.

Here’s hoping!

~≈🌧≈~

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)        20th May is World Metrology Day: celebrating the science of measurement.   The International System of Units is usually known as what: SI, GI or IT?

Q2)        The System’s basic unit of time is the second.   The symbol for the second is a lower case what: s, z or w?

Q3)        The Metre — represent by the letter m — is the system’s measurement of what?

Q4)        The Kelvin — k — is a measure of temperature.   The lowest temperature in the Kelvin scale is what: -1, 0 or 1?

Q5)        Finally?   The Ampere is the unit for what: electric current, light or mass?

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        The Young Pioneers were founded: on 19th May, 1922.   Where: the USA, UK or USSR?

A1)        The USSR.

Q2)        The group is supposed to be its county’s version of the what: Scouts, YMCA or Freemasons?

A2)        The Scouts.

Q3)        The group’s motto was Всегда готов!.   In other words, Always what?

A3)        Ready, or Prepared: the Wikipedia entry uses both translations, so I’ll accept either.

Q4)        Pioneers wore what colour scarf?

A4)        Red.

Q5)        Finally?        The Pioneers had who on their badges: Mao Zedong, Vladimir Lenin or Fidel Castro?

A5)        Vladimir Lenin.

Here’s a thought …

“The International System of Units … is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement.”
From the Wikipedia entry on measuring …

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.

*        It sounds like Little Anna need to learn how to use a calendar app, Olga^!   And Rebeca needs to make her mind up!   I don’t envy you!

        Oh, I had a word with the pharmacist.   She’s suggested I take the used pens to them for separate disposal: as putting them in the sharps bin will fill the thing up too quickly.   (The sharp’s bin I have isn’t that much larger a margarine tub: and it seems putting the pens in, is optional.   The needles are detachable.)

†        Hello, Mum^!

‡        Doesn’t it just, Debbi^?   There’s shots of him being pushed around by David Tennant, I know that.   There’s also talk of a Christmas special: but you know what fan gossip is like!

^        I like the ruler in today’s photo …