Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th May 2022

24th May, 2022.

Well, finally … !

I have one less thing to worry about.

Do you remember me saying I was one of the people in line for a £150 rebate: one given to those in homes in Council Tax bands A to D.

I was told it could get to me by September at the latest.

It actually turned up, yesterday.

That’s handy.

It means I can pay off a large chunk of Council Tax: and get near to paying it off.

And use some to either shop … or top up my electricity.

Either way … ?

It’s one less thing to worry about.

~≈Ê≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum†  and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring ten out of ten, and Mum on nine.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        In a non-leap year, 24th May is the 144th day of the year.   144 is also known as which ‘G’: a Gross, a Gibbon or a Grande?

Q2)        Which New York bridge opened on 24th May, 1883: the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge or Riker’s Island Bridge?

Q3)        Luis Buñuel film, Belle de Jour was released on 24th May.   Of which year of the 1960s?

Q4)        Queen Victoria was born on 24th May, 1819.   She was named Empress of India, when: 1876, 1877 or 1878?

Q5)        Finally … ?   24th May, 1949, saw the birth of actor, Jim Broadbent.   He played Terry Perkins in which 2018 heist film?

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        South Carolina ratified the US Constitution.   On 23rd May of which year: 1786, 1788 or 1790?

A1)        1788.

Q2)        It was which state to do so: the eighth, ninth or tenth?

A2)        The eighth.

Q3)        It’s on the east coast of the US.   In other words, it’s on the shores of what ocean: the Atlantic, Pacific or Arctic?

A3)        The Atlantic.

Q4)        It’s bordered by North Carolina, and which other state: Georgia, Washington or Hawaii?

A4)        Georgia.   Admittedly, they’re separated by the Savannah River.

Q5)        South Carolina fought for which side in the Civil War: Confederate or Union?

A5)        Confederate.   (If I’ve got it right?   The first shots were fired in South Carolina.)

Q6)        The state’s largest city shares its name with dance.   Which dance: the Charleston, Tango or Newcastle upon Tyne?

A6)        The Charleston.

Q7)        What’s South Carolina’s capital: Columbia, Greenville or Sumter?

A7)        Columbia.

Q8)        Chicken bog is made in parts of South Carolina.   It’s made with chicken, and what: rice, potatoes or pasta?

A8)        Rice.   The chicken gets ‘bogged down’ in the rice.   There’s also a Loris Bog-off.   Which sounds like a really cheap elf.

Q9)        Fictional politician, Frank Underwood, was from South Carolina.   He was played by Kevin Spacey.   In which US series: House, House of Cards or Star Trek?

A9)        House of Cards.

Q10)        Finally?   South Carolina has three state dances.   The Richardson Waltz, the square dance, and what else: the Shag, Tango or Polka?

A10)        The Shag.

Here’s a thought … 

“I always think you should be totally frivolous as much as you can, and then take the work seriously when it has to be taken seriously.”

Jim Broadbent, born 24 May 1949.

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.

*        Cheers, Olga: it went well, I think.   The actual machine is a fascinating bit of kit to watch, when it’s being moved.   It’s like an upside down wedding cake on rails.

        Yeah, I recognised the name: I’m just trying to remember if it was the same Philip in El Ministerio.   It was, the Ministry’s version of the King won the original Armada^.   (I’m saying nothing about the French, I could get in trouble!   But according to rumour?   Whenever the Queen has a state dinner with the French, they have it in the part of Buckingham Palace with lots of paintings of the Battle of Trafalgar …)

        Anna’s finally made her mind up?   That’s something!

        Now … why IS everyone fascinated by the word, ‘shag’?

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Ten out of ten, Debbi, well done!   And, yes, shag has other meanings.   It’s a kind of fine cut tobacco!   I don’t think it dances … per se.   Did you know there’s a Naval shag?   The mind boggles.

        At any rate, that’s the one thing I do miss about smoking: the smell of rolling tobacco!   (If you’re ever in London again, there’s a tobacconists in Carnaby Street called Inderwicks that’s been there for centuries: the smell is something else!)

^        If I recall my history, correctly, Olga, England launched a Counter-Armada: a few weeks or months after the original Spanish one.   Which failed as much as the original: I think we can call it a nil-nil draw …