Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-12-2022 — Mum’s Gone Back To Iceland.

1st December, 2022: Mum’s Gone Back to Iceland!

Thursday … !

You have to love a Thursday.

If, of course, you’ve got something to do!

Frankly?

I haven’t: bar some shopping.

Frankly?   With the weather getting colder, stew seems appropriate!

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Oh … 

My nephew was over yesterday: feeling rather sad, as one of his pet rabbits, Donnie, had died.

I think a lot of hugs, and making a video, helped.

Here’s hoping!

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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.

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 December is Sovereignty Day in Iceland.   It meant Iceland became an independent nation ruled by the King of where: Denmark, Norway or Sweden?

Q2)        What’s Iceland’s capital city?

Q3)        Iceland is the only member of NATO with no what: standing army, state broadcaster or national phone company?

Q4)        Iceland’s official language is Icelandic.   Icelandic is descended from what: Old Norse, Ancient Latin or Old High German?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Iceland has a pair of national sagas.   Sagas known as the what: Eddas, Vedas or Kalevalas?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        30th November is the National Day of Benin.   Benin is in which continent: Africa, Europe or Asia?

A1)        Africa.

Q2)        30th November is the feast day of Saint Andrew.   He’s the patron saint of whom: painters, singers or sculptors?

A2)        Singers.

Q3)        Which Caribbean nation became a republic, on 30th November, 2021: Barbados, Cuba or Jamaica?

A3)        Barbados.

Q4)        30th November, 1872, was the date of the first international football match.   It was played between England and whom: Scotland, Ireland or Wales?

A4)        Scotland.   (It was a nil-nil draw.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   The USSR started the Winter War on 30th November, 1939.   By invading which neighbouring country: Poland, Finland or Romania?

A5)        Finland.

Here’s a thought … 

“þetta reddast.”

“It’ll work out.”

Iceland’s unofficial motto.

And a playlist from Iceland’s best known dottir …


Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        OK, we’ll see you if we see you, Olga!   Have a good day!

        JUST as a thought, though, if you DO look in?   Amazon’s got some Scottish saltíres: in case anyone at Sant gets a sore throat!

        Oh, and you remember that many Ukrainians were making petrol bombs, Molotov cocktails, when the Russians invaded?   The name comes from the Winter War: Mr Molotov was the then Russian Foreign Minister.   The Finnish guerrillas want him to have something for Christmas … 

†        Hello, Mum.   How’s Jude … ?

‡        Cheers, Debbi, I’ll pass that on.   He was definitely upset, yesterday.

        Yeah … it was the same time he met Connie Booth, wasn’t it?