Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-12-2022 — Marlene on the Wall.

27th December, 2022: Marlene on the Wall.

Yes: it’s Tuesday.

A day when I’m expecting my nephew to visit.

So yes, of course: there’s hopefully going to be video.

At any rate … ?

It’s also a bank holiday: a public holiday, if you don’t know the term.

Does that make much of a difference?

Nope.

But, lord … I’d be looking forward to the overtime, if I were working.

~≈Ω≈~

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 three.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        Marlene Dietrich was born on 27th December.   Of which year: 1900, 1901 or 1902?

Q2)        She was born in which country: Germany, Austria-Hungary or Switzerland?

Q3)        She received her only Oscar nomination for which 1930 film: Morocco, Murder! or The Mystery of the Yellow Room?

Q4)        Marlene played a singer called Frenchy: in which 1939 western?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Between 1957 and 1964, she recorded four albums, and performed many one woman shows.   Who was her arranger: Bernie Taupin, Burt Bacharach or Leonard Bernstein?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        26th December is Boxing Day in the UK.   It’s been a UK public holiday since when: 1870, 1871 or 1872?
A1)        1871.

Q2)        26th December is Thanksgiving Day.   Where: the Solomon Isles, Vanuatu or South Africa?
A2)        The Solomon Isles.

Q3)        26th December, 1941, saw the UK’s Prime address a joint session of the US Congress.   Who was that PM: Benjamin Disraeli, Winston Churchill or Neville Chamberlain?
A3)        Winston Churchill.

Q4)        The (then) longest high-speed rail route was opened: on 26th December, 2012.   Where: China, Brazil or India?
A4)        China.

Q5)        Finally … ? Handel’s Agrippina debuted: on 26th December, 1709.   It’s about which emperor’s wife: Claudius’s, Augustus’s or Hirohito’s?
A5)        Claudius’s.

Here’s a thought …

“So I work. And as long as people want me, and I have them eating out of my hands, I shall continue to do so.”
Marlene Dietrich.

And a song or two …





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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!   (Can you tell Ruth Jude needs to bring both sticks?   The 64gb and 256gb one.)

†        I’m saying nothing about Smurfs, Olga!   😆   But the hat looks vaguely like what they used to call a Phrygian hat: although I’ve only ever seen pictures of those.   I’d imagine the basic shape has been floating around for a while.

        Which is the other thing … I’m wondering if the word caganer has anything to do with the French word, caca.    The latter’s supposer be the source of the phrase, cack handed.   It’s amazing what you learn if you’re left handed.   And Wikipedia can be very revealing!

‡        I think he has, Debbi.   I did a bit of reading up on the film for my review: and, apparently, Craig hired a dialect coach for the movie.   And I think he’s using his lower registers, as well: it sounds like his voice is a semitone lower than usual.