Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th January 2023.

24th January, 2023.

It’s official: I paid my bills, yesterday.

I’d got paid, after all!

Seeing how much money my gas and electricity meters have used was a bit of a shock.

At any rate?

I got paid … and got some shopping.

Frankly?   I forgot salt, tin foil … and cornflakes!

There’s always something!

~≈Ω≈~

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)        24th January is Uttar Pradesh Day.   Uttar Pradesh is a state in which republic: India, the USA or Brazil?

Q2)        Mark E. Smith died on 24th January, 2018.   He was lead singer of which British band: the Fall, the Cure or Captain Fantastic’s Automatic Jug Band?

Q3)        Ade Edmondson was born on 24th January, 1957.   He played Vyvyan in which series: Filthy, Rich and Catflap, Bottom or The Young Ones?

Q4)        24th January, 1935, saw the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company start selling canned what: beer, wine or scotch?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi was found in a Guam jungle: on 24th January, 1972.   He was part of which country’s Army: the USA’s, Japan’s or Vietnam’s?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The Battle of Rorke’s Drift ended on 23rd January.   Of which which year of the 1870s?

A1)        The 1879.

Q2)        The Battle was in what’s now which country: South Africa, Zimbabwe or Egypt?

A2)        South Africa.

Q3)        It was part of a war between the UK, and which African people: the Tutsi, Mandinka or Zulu?

A3)        The Zulus.

Q4)        Members of the British army won how many Victoria Crosses as a result of the Battle: eleven, twelve or thirteen?

A4)        Eleven.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Battle was turned into a 1964 film: with Michael Caine.   Which 1964 film: The Yellow Rolls Royce, Zorba the Greek or Zulu?

A5)        Zulu.

Here’s a thought … 

“There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour — people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them — but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.”

Ade Edmondson, born 24 January 1957.

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.

*        Argh!   I need new glasses, Olga!   You DID say Peterlee!   I think I need to have a word with SpecSavers.   (It could’ve served as a way of telling me to do a set on the Massacre: except I already did on, back in 2019!)

        It sound like your father got very lucky, there: at least, in getting referred to that hospital: I can only hope they were able to do something!

        I’m keeping my fingers crossed on the energy companies front.   But?   At least two phone companies are doing cheap social tariffs.   Why energy companies can’t, I don’t know!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        It’s Casablanca all over again, Debbi!   “Who’s the boy on piano?”

        On a happier note?   I’m going to start reading Star Beast, at some point: it’s the comic strip the up coming 60th Anniversary special is based on.   It looks the spaceship in it is based on the original.   Or, at least, ‘inspired by’ it!   (I’m assuming the designers have tried to make it look as similar as possible … without violating Dave Gibbons’ copyright.)