Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 17-6-2023 — Igor.

17th June, 2023: Igor.

Yep: it’s officially Saturday.

A day for stuff to be done.

Including?

Finishing my review of the first episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds, series two.

Oh, and worrying.

I was due to have a meeting at the Job centre, on the 29th.

Which has been cancelled: with no replacement meeting, scheduled.

And no message about why it’s been cancelled, nor what — if anything — I’m supposed to be doing.

Worry?

Yes, I think I shall … 

~≈Ω≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† 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)        17th June saw the birth of composer, Igor Stravinsky.   In which year of the 1880s?

Q2)        He was born in which Russian city: Moscow, Saint Petersburg or Kazan?

Q3)        Which of Stravinsky’s early works caused a near riot: The Firebird, Petrushka or The Rite of Spring?

Q4)        Stravinsky’s considered a big figure in what sort of music: modernism, impressionism or neoclassicism?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Toward’s the end of his life, Stravinsky experimented with what’s called Twelve Tone Technique.   The technique is also called twelve tone what: serialism, cacophony or flattened fifths?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        16th June is Youth Day.   Where: South Africa, Gambia or Zimbabwe?

A1)        South Africa.

Q2)        16th June, 1898, saw the birth of Leonard Howell.   He’s a major figure in which new religious movement: Scientology, Jesus Army or Rastafari?

A2)        Rastafari.   He’s known to many as ‘the First Rasta’.

Q3)        16th June is the feast day of Saint Lutgardis.   She’s the patron saint of whom: the blind, deaf or mute?

A3)        The blind.

Q4)        Cardinal Giovanni Ferretti was elected pope: on 16th June, 1846.   Under what name: Pius 9th, Benedict 15th or John Paul 1st?

A4)        Pius 9th.

Q5)        Finally … ?   16th June, 2010, saw Bhutan become the first country to completely ban what: heroin, tobacco or alcohol?

A5)        Tobacco.

Here’s a thought … 

“To them all my answer was and is the same: You ‘respect,’ but I love.”

Igor Stravinsky.

And some music …

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!

†        I hope the day goes well, then, Olga: and you get to meet the author!   Detective novels in Thailand?   That sounds like it’s going to generate a few ideas!

        Housing is always news worthy: whether it’s social housing or owned!

‡        It’s OK, Debbi, it’s not you!   He says!