Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th June, 2022

7th June, 2022.

Right … for once, it’s sunny enough to go out … without getting wet!

We have a sunny day, out: which means I can get a few bits and bobs, without getting damp.

Which is definitely nice.

Especially?   As the next couple of days are going to be busy!

Hygeniest, physios and phoning my GP: after recent ultrasounds and x-rays.

The hygienist and physic won’t be too bad.   But test results?

Well … they’re always nerve wracking, aren’t they?

~≈Ç≈~

I have to admit, I’m watching — but not reviewing — the first series of The Book of Boba Fett: and caught an episode, last night.

The Return of The Mandalorian.

It’s a good, watchable, episode.

But, given it focuses on the main character of The Mandalorian?   It should have been in that series: not The Book of Boba Fett!

The only bit of the episode that needed to be in the Temuera Morrison led show, was the last five minutes!

~≈Ç≈~

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)        The Pope recognised the Duchy of Croatia on 7th June, 879AD.   The bulk of the duchy is now part of where: Serbia, Croatia or Hungary?

Q2)        Karl Urban was born on 7th June, 1972.   Who did he play in the Lord of the Rings movies: Aragorn, Frodo, Gandalf or Éomer?

Q3)        7th June is the feast day of Saint Gottschalk.   He’s the patron saint of whom: translators, teachers or civil servants?

Q4)        Temperance campaigner, Carrie Nation, began vandalising bars on 7th June: of either 1899 or 1900.   She regularly used a what, to do so: a hatchet, cannon or grenade?

Q5)        Finally … ?   7th June, 1942, saw the Japanese navy beaten by the US navy.   In the Battle of which ‘M’?

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        6th June, 2002, saw a near-Earth asteroid explode over which sea: the Mediterranean Sea, the Ionian Sea or Sea of Azov?

A1)        The Mediterranean Sea.

Q2)        Diego Velázquez was baptised on 6th June.   Of which year: 1599, 1601 or 1603?

A2)        1599.

Q3)        6th June, 1889, saw a fire destroy which US city: Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle?

A3)        Seattle.

Q4)        6th June is the feast day of Saint Marcellin Champagnat.   He’s a patron saint of whom: teachers, firefighters or cheesewrights?

A4)        Teachers.

Q5)        The largest seaborne invasion in history started on 6th June, 1944.   Known as Operation Neptune, it was an Allied invasion of where: Brittany, Normandy or Hauts-de-France?

A5)        Normandy. The operation is better known as Operation Overlord, and D-Day.

Here’s a thought … 

“I don’t drink, my body’s a drunk.”

Dean Martin, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995.

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.

*        Well …. It looks like he’s won, Olga‡.   Which, hopefully, means he’ll be out at a General Election!

        I’ve got Star Trek Discovery and The Book of Boba Fett on the go, at the moment, Olga: we’ll have to see!   And I’ve finally managed to track down season four of El Ministerio del Tiempo: I am going to HAVE to make time for it!

†        That it is, Debbi.   The BIG question, though?   Does Max the Cat stutter?   (Max H himself, has a cameo in Pixels: I don’t think they got the stutter right.)

‡        That’s a thought, Olga?   Did I ever mention the Max Headroom Incident?   Debbi probably already knows about it.   Someone managed to hijack a US TV station, with a weird Max Headroom style broadcast.   During an episode of Dr Who, would you believe?   No-one’s been caught for it.