Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20th July, 2023.

20th July, 2023.

Right … 

It’s Thursday.

Which means … ?

Bar the the usual walk around the block?

It’s going to be a quiet day.

However?

It’s pay day, tomorrow.

Which means I can do stuff.

~≈®≈~

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)        Which province joined Canada: on 20th July, 1871?

Q2)        The first women in a European country to receive the vote, did so on 20th July, 1906.   Which European country: Sweden, Finland or Denmark?

Q3)        20th July is International Chess Day.   One type of variant chess games are called what: fairy chess, fay chess or fantasy chess?

Q4)        According to the Roman Catholic Church, 20th July is the Feast day of Elijah.   According to the Old Testament, he’s a what: Saint, Prophet or Judge?

Q5)        Finally … ?   20th July is Lempira Day.   Where: Colombia, Brazil or Honduras?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        19th July is Martyrs Day.   Where: Myanmar, Thailand or Cambodia?

A1)        Myanmar.

Q2)        Line 1 of the Metro opened: on 19th July, 1900.   Line 1 of which city’s Metro?

A2)        Paris’s.

Q3)        Navigation Technology Satellite 2 transmitted its first signal on 19th July, 1977.   It was part of the Global Positioning what?

A3)        Global Positioning System, or GPS.

Q4)        Boxer, Vitali Klitschko, was born on 19th July, 1971.   He’s the current mayor of where: Kyiv, Kharkiv or Odesa?

A4)        Kyiv.

Q5)        Finally … ?   19th July, 1976, saw the birth of actor, Benedict Cumberbatch.   In 2011, he played the Monster, and Baron Frankenstein, in a version of Frankenstein.   Where: the Old Vic, the Royal National Theatre, or the Dominion.

A5)        The Royal National Theatre.

Here’s a thought … 

“I don’t think goodness is something that you learn.   If you’re left adrift in the world to learn goodness from it, you would be in trouble.”

Cormac McCarthy, July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023.

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.

*        You know, I wouldn’t’ve minded seeing it, myself, Olga.   Cumberbatch has a very good reputation, as does Miller.   Did you know they’ve both played contemporary versions of Sherlock Holmes?   Apparently, in Lee’s version, Watson’s a woman, played by Lucy Liu: and hired to try and keep him off the cocaine.   (Oh, and Miller once dated Angelina Jolie: who he met on the set of Hackers.)

        Oh, very true, Olga!   And that’s a very good way of putting it, too!   There’s also that old saying about confession being good for the soul springs to mind, too.   Saying it was a problem for me, helped calm things down!   (It’s possibly why 12 step groups work: they encourage you to talk.)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Aren’t they just, Debbi?   And they’ve unveiled the 14th Doctor’s screwdriver, as well.   It’s got knurling.   Oh, and there’s a package on route … !