Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21st May, 2022

21st May, 2022.

It’s officially Saturday.

You know that: you’ve looked at your calendar!

For me … ?

It’s going to be a quiet day: there’s going to be a certain amount of thumb twiddling going on!

Thumb twiddling … and probably laundry.

Hey ho!

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I do know that’s going to involve money.

Or, at least, the few pounds I’ve managed to put onto my electricity meter.

Listening to Radio 4’s Today programme got vaguely relevant, there: telling us there were calls for an emergency budget.

Something Tory MPs voted against, a couple of days ago.

The programme’s also told us that Chancellor Rishi Sunak and his wife have been included in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List.

I don’t know.

But, to me?

The man who could have helped some of the poorest in the country is one of the richest people in the UK?

The man who could have helped some of the poorest in the country by doing something comparatively simple?

The man who could have done much for the poorest in the UK is — from where I’m sitting — worthless.

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Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both 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)        FIFA was founded on 21st May, 1904.   What sport does it organise: Rugby Union, Football or snooker?

Q2)        Arthur Carr was born on 21st May, 1893.   He played cricket for which county side: Essex, Kent or Nottinghamshire?

Q3)        21st May is the feast day of Saint Franz Jägerstätter.   He’s the patron saint of whom: paramedics, conscientious objectors or military chaplains?

Q4)        Philip 2nd of Spain was born on 21st May, 1527.   He was known Philip the what: Patient, Proud or Prudent?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Elizabeth Fry was born on 21st May, 1780.   She was commemorated on a £5 note, as she did a lot of work on: poor laws, prison reform or the Potato famine?

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

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?

A1)        SI.

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?

A2)        s.   (The uppercase S is a symbol for Sulphur)

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

A3)        Length.

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

A4)        0: also called absolute zero.

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

A5)        Electric current.

Here’s a thought …

“Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.”

Elizabeth Fry, 21 May 1780 – 12 October 1845.

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.

*        Yeah: I knew that’s they’re used, Olga.   But I can only remember hearing about the in the wake of AIDS hitting the news.   I’d imaging they’d’ve been used in hospital settings, before then.   And I seem to recall them getting mentioned whenever people talk about what gets called supervised injection sites.   You know the safe spaces heroin uses can use to inject?   They have to have them.

        Good luck on the pupil front: whatever you end up doing!

†        Yep, it’s got through OK, Debbi.   You HAVE got everything backed up to Time Machine, yes?   JUST as a thought … !   (This is how to transfer to a new Mac: JUST in case it’s needed!   This is how you restore from back up!   If push comes to shove, you’ll qualify for a business discount!!!!!!!!!!)