Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th May, 2022.

7th May, 2022.

Right … I have an officially official, stupidly early start, today.

I’m, notionally, looking after my nephew, Jude.

Yes: that means there’s going to be more videos!

Heigh ho!

~≈Á≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

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)        7th May is Radio Day.   Where: Ukraine, Bulgaria or Chile?

Q2)        7th May, 2001, saw the UK’s government press ahead with a cull of cattle, near Exmoor.   In an attempt to stop the spread of which disease: Mad Cow Disease, Foot and Mouth or Rabies?

Q3)        7th May, 721AD, saw the death of Saint John of Beverly.   From 705AD, he was Bishop of where: London, Canterbury or York?

Q4)        7th May, 1916, saw the birth of broadcaster, Huw Wheldon.   He presented an arts programme called Monitor.   For whom: the BBC, ITV or RTÉ?

Q5)        Finally?   7th May, 1986, saw Patrick Morrow finish climbing the last mountain in the Seven Summits, the seven highest mountains on Earth.   Name one of them.   (This one’s going to start an argument!)

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        6th May, 2022, sees the start of this year’s Giro d’Italia.   The Giro is a what: car race, bicycle race or marathon?

A1)        Bicycle race.

Q2)        Edward 7th died on 6th May, 1910.   Who replaced him as King of the UK: George 5th, Edward 8th or George 6th?

A2)        George 5th.

Q3)        Orson Welles was born on 6th May, 1915.   He played Colonel Haki in the 1943 film, Journey into … what: Fear, Vienna or Strength?

A3)        Journey Into Fear.

Q4)        Author, Harry Golden, was born on 6th May, 1902.   He was born in what was then Austria-Hungary.   But is now where: Hungary, Ukraine or Byelorussia?

A4)        Ukraine.

Q5)        Finally … ?   6th May, 1895, saw the birth of Rudolph Valentino.   He played Julio Desnoyers in The Four Horsemen of the what?

A5)        The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Here’s a thought … 

“The truth comes as conqueror only because we have lost the art of receiving it as guest.”

Rabindranath Tagore, 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941.

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.

*        Now that must have been something to see, Olga.   Were any of the pieces improvised for the showing?   I got the impression some musicians would improvised the music for silent movies: although, where I got that impression, I don’t know!

        And I know what you mean about becoming a plumber, as well.   Which reminds me: back when we were kids, an old friend once said he’d like to be an undertaker or a hairdresser: you’d never be out of a job!   It made sense at twelve!

        Yeah, I’m mostly OK, Olga: I think a lot of the check-ups I’m having are a result of the delays caused by COVID.   I’ve a diabetes education session, next week, for example: that was supposed to take place in January.

        A satellite phone would be helpful, yes: I’d need to win the lottery to afford one, though!   (Last time I got offered one?   Was from a fake job offer: that was also offering £2500’s worth of MacBookPro.   That’s what got me suspicious.)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Who, Edward Woodward, Debbi?   I never knew he sang, to be honest.   And Breaker Morant sounds like an interesting movie.   Apparently, the real world incident it’s based on was an early example of ‘I’m only following orders,’ defence.   It’s the Nuremberg Defence, is that right … ?

^        Any relation to Dennis Wheatley, Trevor?   At any rate, about the only decent thing about the BBC’s most recent version of Robin Hood was the Sheriff of Nottingham: Keith Allen was the best thing in it!