Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16th January, 2023.

16th January, 2023.

Argh!

It has to be said, I’m running a little late, today.

I’ve got HandBrake running in the background: doing some hefty transcoding.

That … ?

Has slowed down uploading today’s Teaser video.

Which has held everything else, up.

Frankly?

I’m thankful today’s going to be quiet.

It’s not as if I’ve anything planned for the day … !

~≈𝄞≈~

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.

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

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

Q1)        16th January, 1786, saw the US State of Virginia pass the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.   The statute was drafted by which future US President: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson or James Madison?

Q2)        Which Space Shuttle took off for its last mission, on 16th January, 2003: the Enterprise, Challenger or Columbia?

Q3)        16th January, 1409, saw the birth of René Anjou.   He was also René 1st of where: Naples, Rome or Venice?

Q4)        Eric Liddell was born on 16th January, 1902.   The story of his 1924 Olympic race win was told in which 1981 film?

Q5)        Finally … ?   16th January is the feast day of Saint Titian of Oderzo.   Where is Oderzo: Austria, Italy or San Marino?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        15th January is the feast day of Saint Paul of Thebes.   He’s traditionally associated with which bird: a dove, a crow or a raven?

A1)        A raven.

Q2)        15th January, 1953, saw a purge of senior officials begin.   Where: East Germany, Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia?

A2)        East Germany.

Q3)        American Football’s first Super Bowl was play on 15th January, 1967: between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs.   It was played in which US city?

A3) Los Angeles.

Q4)        15th January, 1997, saw Princess Diana call for an international ban on what: landmines, hand grenades or lazy dogs?

A4)        Land mines.   (According to the Wikipedia entry, a lazy dog is a bomb with no explosive charge: the kinetic energy it builds up, as it’s dropped from a plane, is what kills the people it hits.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life imprisonment: on 15th January, 1976.   For trying to assassinate who: President Gerald Ford, President Jimmy Carter or President Ronald Reagan?

A5)        President Gerald Ford.

Here’s a thought … 

“If America is the culmination of Western white civilisation, as everyone from the Left to the Right declares, then there must be something terribly wrong with Western white civilisation.”

Susan Sontag, January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004.

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.

*        That sounds like fun, Olga: and a little like Sleep No More and You Me Bum Bum Train^!   I have to admit to being curious about You Me Bum Bum Train!   That is one strange title.   At any rate, they’re calling them interactive theatre: and they sound like fun!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Oh, lord, Thunderbirds!   I remember Thunderbirds, Debbi: ITV had it on permanent repeat when I was growing up.   It was made by APF Films, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson: and distributed by ITC, the company behind The Prisoner.   The pair — Gerry in particular — had a spectacular output.   Including Captain Scarlet, which Rick might also like.   Oh, they did UFO and Space 1999, as well.   Their stuff had amazing theme tunes!   (Gerry produced Dick Spanner, as well: you’re going to LOVE Dick Spanner!)

^        I thought it was You Me Bum Bum Time, at first, Olga: but no, it’s definitely Train!