Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-6-2023 — The Month of June.

1st June, 2023: The Month of June.

Yes: it’s official gone quiet.

But … ?

I woke up to birdsong, this morning.

OK, granted … it’s been overwhelmed by the commuter traffic heading for work … ?

But it was nice to hear!

~≈Ç≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring ten out of ten.


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 June is the first day of June.   How many days are there in June: twenty-nine, thirty or thirty-one?

Q2)        June is which month of the year: the sixth, seventh or eighth?

Q3)        June is in the summer, in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere.   It’s what, in the south: Autumn, Winter or Spring?

Q4)        June was named after which Roman goddess: Juno, Venus or Necessitas?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Dot Cotton — also known as Dot Branning — was a long running character in EastEnders.   Who played Dot?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Clint Eastwood was born on 31st May.   31st May of which year: 1929, 1930 or 1931?

A1)        1930.

Q2)        He appeared in the Dollars Trilogy of films. Name one of those films.

A2)        A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, or The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.   (They, famously, get called spaghetti westerns: even though most of the filming took place in Spain.)

Q3)        Clint’s character in the films is known as the ‘man with no …’ what?

A3)        The Man with No Name.

Q4)        Who directed Clint in those three films?

A4)        Sergio Leone.

Q5)        Clint rose to prominence in which TV series: Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Deadwood or Wagon Train?

A5)        Rawhide.   (Step forward, Jake and Elwood)

Q6)        Which 1971 film was the first one directed by Clint: The Omega Man, Play Misty for Me or Shaft?

A6)        Play Misty for Me.

Q7)        1978 saw Clint appear in a film called Every Which Way but Loose: along side a character called Clyde.   Clyde — played by Manis — was a what: chimp, gorilla or orang-utan?

A7)        An orang-utan.

Q8)        Clint played first played Harry Callahan in which 1971 film?

A8)        Dirty Harry.

Q9)        He played Walt Kowalski in a 2008 film named after a car.   Which film?

A9)        Gran Torino.

Q10)        Finally … ?   Clint directed, produced and scored a 2008 film that starred Angelina Jolie.   Which 2008 film with Angelina Jolie?

A10)        Changeling.

Here’s a thought … 

“It is the month of June,

The month of leaves and roses,

When pleasant sights salute the eyes

And pleasant scents the noses.”

From The Month of June, by Nathaniel Parker Willis.

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 sounds very similar, Olga: although I’m assuming the pay is determined differently?   Is that right … ?

        I half understand poker: but could never follow how the betting rounds were supposed to play out.   Oh … I do know poker was used in the Daniel Craig version of Casino Royale.   But not in the novel: it’s baccarat in the novel.   Which sounds even more complicated!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I’m glad I could help, somewhere, Debbi!   And I’ll have to put the Dollar films onto my list!   Once I’ve finished The Mandalorian!