Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10th December 2022.

10th December, 2022.

Right … 

I’ve been doing digging.

Some digging.

Or, at least, some messaging.

If you remember yesterday’s Teaser?

I thought I was possibly due an extra £25 Cold Weather Payment.

I’ve checking with a couple of friends about their situations, things sounded iffy.

So?

I messaged my Work Coach, my Job Centre case worker.

Apparently?

I would only get the payment, if I’ve officially been found to have a Limited Capacity for Work.

Something that’s still being appealed.

As a result?   I don’t have a limited capacity for work.

And, therefore, don’t qualify for the extra money.

That?

Is a bit of a bugger.

~≈¥≈~

Did I mention I’ve got piles?

A pile, I should say: of books to be read.

Last night?   I finished Simon Singh’s The Code Book: which was fascinating, I should add.

I finished it … and started on Le Carré’s last Smiley novel, A Legacy of Spies.

It’s looking good, so far: although I’m only one chapter in.

I do know this, though: the font’s a nice size*.

With my eyes?

Readability is everything!

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum†, Olga‡ 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)        10th December is Human Rights Day.   It’s marked on the 10th December, as this saw the adoption of the Universal what of Human Rights?

Q2)        The first female writer to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature, did so on 10th December, 1909.   Who was she: Selma Lagerlöf, Grazia Deledda or Gabriela Mistral?

Q3)        10th December is the feast day of Eulalia of Merida.   She’s the patron saint of whom: runaways, cheese makers or courtesans?

Q4)        George Shaw was born on 10th December, 1751.   He was a what: botanist, chemist or physicist?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Actor, Ray Collins, was born: on 10th December, 1889.   He made his feature film debut in which 1941, Orson Welles, film?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        9th December is Anna’s Day.   Where: Norway, Sweden or Denmark?

A1)        Sweden.   It’s also marked in Finland

Q2)        9th December, 1952, saw the birth of actor, Michael Dorn.   He played Jedediah Turner in which series: CHiPs, Star Trek: The Next Generation or I am Weasel?

A2)        CHiPs.

Q3)        9th December, 1934, saw the birth of Dame Judi Dench.   She played Laura Dalton in which series: A Fine Romance, Love in a Cold Climate or As Time Goes By?

A3)        A Fine Romance.

Q4)        Redd Foxx was born on 9th December, 1922.   He played Fred G. Sanford in which US series: Sanford and Son, All In The Family or Men Behaving Badly?

A4)        Sanford and Son.

Q5)        Finally … ?   9th December, 1906, saw the birth of Admiral Grace Hopper.   She helped designed which computer language: COBOL, C++ or Java?

A5)        COBOL.

Here’s a thought … 

“Oh, audiences!   Yeah, they can do what they want.”

Ken Campbell, 10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008, in an interview for The Guardian.

And a song …

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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        It’s in 13/15.5 Dante MT STD.   So you know.

†        Hello, Mum!   (Michael Dorn play’s Worf, in Star Trek.)

‡        Well … it turns out I don’t qualify for it, Olga.   Which is a bit of a pain, to be frank.   I think I’m going to have to chase that tribunal: to see what I can do.

        Amazing Grace did have a reputation, bless her: you DO know she filed the first bug report?

        Oh, it’s Telethon Time?   Good luck with it.   (It looks like the weather will be warm: it won’t be too cold, if you’re doing an outside broadcast!)

^        I’ll … um … I’ll see what I can do, Debbi!!   He says, hurriedly eyeballing notes … !

        I think COBOL’s still used: by some companies.   There’s possibly problems, though …

        At any rate?   Yes: Worf was a CHiP!   Dorn also voiced Weasel, in I am Weasel.   And, talking of Star Trek?   Radio 4’s JUST played William Shatner’s version of Bohemian Rhapsody.   Dearie Dearie Me!