Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12-7-2022 — Tod Browning

12th July, 2022.

Right … 

It’s a Tuesday: one I’m looking forward to.

Yes: the washing machine repairman is due back, this morning.

Complete with the relevant part.

Hopefully … ?

That’ll be the end of it!

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Oh … handy!

I put in — many months ago — for a Hardship grant from Brentwood Council.

As help to pay my council tax.

I finally got it: the revised bill — telling me I had nothing further to pay — came in yesterday.

I am thankful.

It means that — for the rest of the tax year — I effectively have £28 extra.

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I’m a long term Mac user.

One who’s always recommended the platform: especially as Time Machine, the on-board backup utility, as so easy to set up and use.

And one who’s mildly frustrated that — for a while? — the app was far more heavily automated.

In Big Sur, you couldn’t delete backs-up from the Action drop-down: that was handy, if the drive you use, was filling up.

Thankfully?

It seems to have been reintroduced in Monterey: only moved to the Action drop-down of the drive you’re using for the back ups.

That was handy, last night.

As my back up drive suddenly announced it was full!

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Let’s move on, shall we?

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

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.

Q1)        Director and actor, Tod Browning, was born on 12th July.   12th July of which years of the 1880s?

Q2)        Browning directed the 1927 silent film, London after Midnight.   It starred whom: Lon Chaney, Sr, Lon Chaney, Jr, or Fay Wray?

Q3)        Browning made London after Midnight, along side many other films with that star.   But with which studio: Warner Brothers, Universal or MGM?

Q4)        Browning directed what’s considered to be the first talking horror film: released in 1931.   What English language film was it: Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde, Dracula or Frankenstein?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Schlitzie, Daisy and Violent Hilton, and Wallace Ford, all appeared in which Tod Browning film: The Thirteenth Film, Iron Man or Freaks?

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The Hollywood Bowl opened on 11th July, 1922.   In which US city: New York, Chicago or Los Angeles?

A1)        Los Angeles.

Q2)        The USS Nevada was launched: on 11th July, 1914.   What was it: a battleship, aircraft carrier or corvette?

A2)        A battleship.

Q3)        Alexander Hamilton was shot in a duel, on 11th July, 1804: by Aaron Burr.   Hamilton held which US government post, at the time of his death: Vice President, Secretary of the Treasury, or Secretary of State?

A3)        Secretary of the Treasury.

Q4)        Which London railway station opened: on 11th July, 1848: Waterloo, Liverpool Street or Fenchurch Street?

A4)        Waterloo.

Q5)        Finally?   The first game of the 1972 World Chess Championship was played: on 11th July, 1972.   The defending champion was Boris Spassky.   Who was the challenger: Samuel Gold, Bobby Fischer or Esther Epstein?

A5)        Bobby Fischer.

Here’s a quote … 

“As a child, Browning was fascinated by circus and carnival life. At the age of 16, and before finishing high school, he ran away from his well-to-do family to join a traveling circus.”

From the Wikipedia entry on Browning.

And a documentary …

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.

*        Jordi!!!!   I knew I got his name wrong, Olga!   Either way … ?   We had 30° heat, as well: and wildfires.   And to think, we used to get snow!

        I’ve not read Never Let Me Go: but have read The Remains of the Day.   That is one HELL of a read! Oh, and I’m in the dying chapters of The Shadows of the Wind!   Which is another great read: I didn’t see the news about Julian and Penelope coming!

        Right now?   I’ve the  blind shut, but the windows open: that helps.   Especially as my flat’s south facing.

        Rebeca and Anna have a very good teacher!   (From what Mum tells me?   Jude’s doing rather well in Maths — takes after his mother — and English.   And is thinking of taking Spanish, when he goes to a new school in September.)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I might just have to check that out, Debbiª.   I do know she did well in Game of Thrones.   Given how she played Olenna, I would’ve LOVED to have seen her as Granny Weatherwax.

^        So long as you’ve got a bottle of water or two, Trevor … … !

ª        Just as a thought, Debbi?   I caught the first episode of Foundation, last night.   They’ve made a few changes, and it’s a little slow.   But it was an interesting watch.   I think the AppleTV+ version owe as much to Clarke and Banks, as it does to Asimov.   It’s big space opera, with a big space elevator.   (There’s an actor in it called Alfred Enoch.   He’s William Russell’s youngest: you know, Ian, from Dr Who?   Yeah, that William Russell!   The man’s a bit of a goer!)