Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9-7-2022 — Hadrian’s Rule

9th July, 2022.

Yes: it’s Saturday.

A day of dancing, jollity, and generalised stuff.

Personally?

I’m planning on going shopping: I like bread.

Oh, and cornflakes.

And possibly … ?

I might just have to see about a new dustpan and brush: miner seem to …

No … wait … I’ve found it.

NOW all I need to worry about is a new backpack!

Mine’s getting a bit ratty!

~≈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 three.

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)        9th July, 118, saw Hadrian enter Rome as Emperor.   He’d been named as Emperor in which year: AD116, AD117 or AD118?

Q2)        Who had he replaced as Emperor: Nerva, Trajan or Antoninus Pius?

Q3)        He was part of which Imperial dynasty: the Flavian, Nerva-Antonine or Severan?

Q4)        Hadrian’s Wall was in northern England: marking the northern border of Roman Britain.   Roman Britain is sometimes called what: Britannia, Germania or Cisalpine Gaul?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Edward Gibbon names Hadrian in his list of Five Good Emperors.   Name onw of the other four.

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        8th July, 1497, saw an expedition led by Vasco da Gama set off on the first voyage from Europe. To where: Africa, India or China?

A1)        India.

Q2)        The voyage left from which country: Spain, Portugal or Italy?

A2)        Portugal.

Q3)        The voyage went from which city: Barcelona, Lisbon, or Ravenna?

A3)        Lison.

Q4)        The main ship of the fleet was the São what: Miguel, Rafael or Gabriel?

A4)        Gabriel.

Q5)        Finally … ?        The voyage ended when it arrived in Calicut.   Calicut is also know as Kozhikode.   And as the city of what: herbs, spices or woods?

A5)        Spices.

Here’s some poetry: just don’t ask me to translate it!

“Animula vagula blandula

Hospes comesque corporis

Quae nunc abibis in loca

Pallidula, rigida, nudula,

Nec, ut soles, dabis iocos...”

From Animula vagula blandula, by Hadrian.

And an episode of Timewatch …

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.   Although, at my next meeting?   It’s a different case worker!   That’s three in six weeks!

        You know: I keep meaning to watch Bacon’s The Woodsman: but always feel ambiguous, given what the character is.   (Mos Def — Yaslin Bey as he now is — is supposed to be rather good in it, as the local police officer.)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Oh, you’re right, there, Debbi!   (Oh, did I mention I watching Star Trek Picard?   Annie Wersching as the Borg Queen is quite something: she’s playing her as Star Trek’s equivalent of Hannibal Lecter.)

^        Oh, you’re joking, Trevor!   He’d be a bigger disaster than Boris!