Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-6-2022 — Samoa

1st June, 2022.

Right … it’s Wednesday.

Which means it’s the last day of the working week before the long Jubilee weekend.

It also means that I’m off to Chelmsford: for a meeting with my Restart case worker.

Hopefully?

I’ll come away with something.

~≈&≈~

I was in Romford, yesterday: doing a few bits and bobs.

And?   Managed to wonder past the local branch of Waterstones, on the way back home.

I couldn’t help but notice it was selling a revamped version of Dungeons and Dragons: in the wake of the game being featured in Stranger Things.

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I have to say, they’ve matched the new cover the the one I was familiar with, quite well.

I’m willing to bet one thing, though.

That the rules have changed radically*.

~≈🐲≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

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

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

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

Q1)        1st June is Independence Day in Samoa.   Marking its Independence from where: Australia, New Zealand or the USA?

Q2)        It became Independent, when: 1962, 1963 or 1964?

Q3)        Up until 1997, Samoa was called what: Western Samoa, Eastern Samoa, Northern Samoa or American Samoa?

Q4)        Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa is Samoa’s current what: head of state, Prime Minister or Finance Minister?

Q5)        Finally?   Apia is Samoa’s largest city.   What’s Samoa’s capital city?

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament started to keep time: on 31st May, 1859.   It’s now called the Elizabeth Tower.   After who?

A1)        Queen Elizabeth 2nd.

Q2)        31st May, 1930, saw the birth of Clint Eastwood.   He sang I Talk to the Trees in Paint Your Wagon.   Paint Your Wagon was released in which year: 1967, 1969 or 1971?

A2)        1969.

Q3)        Which runner broke the world 100m sprint record on 31st May, 2008: Mo Farah, Usain Bolt or Joyciline Jepkosgei?

A3)        Usain Bolt.   Mo is a long distance runner: Joyciline does marathons.

Q4)        31st May is the feast day of Saint Petronilla.   In some depictions, she’s portrayed holding a what: broom, kettle or potato?

A4)        A broom.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Titanic was launched on 31st May, 1911.   From which port: Liverpool, London, Belfast or Swansea?

A5)        Belfast.

Here’s a motto … 

“Faʻavae i le Atua Sāmoa.”

“Samoa is founded on God.”

And a national anthem …

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.

*        Given that?   I hope they’ve revised the spell casting rules: they badly needed it!   The spell casting rules had their origins in the original D&D rules: which were a supplement to TSR’s Chainmail war-game.

        (If you were a wizard of a certain level, you could only cast so many spells.   Once you cast a spell, you forgot it … and had to relearn it.   Basically, a wizard was a magical musket: who had to reload.)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I’m keeping my fingers crossed on that front, Olga.   Hopefully, I’d only need minor surgery, at most!

        (I have to confess, I had spaghetti, last night: I’m glad I batch cooked some, I’ve five meals worth!)

^        Glad to be of help Debbi!

        Mind you, you say they haven’t changed names … but didn’t Rhode Island start out as ‘State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations’ … ?   And don’t get me started on Yorkshire: it’s now for counties.