Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-8-2023 — Colorado!

1st August, 2023: Colorado.

Yay!

It’s officially Tuesday!

And, yes: it does mean my nephew is heading over.

Hopefully?

We’ll be able to do something videographic!

~≈🎱≈~

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 Coloradan* questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        Colorado became part of the USA.   On 1st August of which year of the 1870s?

Q2)        Colorado’s capital is Denver.   What — by population — is its largest city?

Q3)        Chardonnay, Riesling and Viognier are grown in Colorado.   They’re what: grapes, potatoes or maize?   (Riesling is pronounced ‘REEZ-ling’, Viognier, ‘Vee-ON-ee-yar’.)

Q4)        The Stanley Hotel is in Colorado.   A fictionalised version of the hotel provides the setting for which Stephen King novel: Carrie, Salem’s Lot or The Shining?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The American Raptors are from Colorado.   They played what: Rugby Union, American Football or soccer?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Aurangzeb was named as Mughal Emperor: on 31st July, 1658.   The empire was in what’s now where: India, South Africa or Western Europe?

A1)        India.

Q2)        Pierre Laval was arrested on 31st July, 1945.   He’d been a Prime Minister of where: Vichy France, Norway or the Independent State of Croatia?

A2)        Vichy France.

Q3)        Operation Banner ended on 31st July, 2007.   It meant the British Army ceased its activities, where: Malta, Northern Ireland or Mars?

A3)        Northern Ireland.

Q4)        31st July, 1886, saw the birth of producer, Fred Quimby.   He famously produced which cartoons: Tom and Jerry, Flip the Frog or Droopy?

A4)        Tom and Jerry.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Primo Levi was born on 31st July, 1919.   He was a what: biologist, chemist or physicist?

A5)        Chemist.

Here’s a motto or two … 

“Nil sine numine”. (Latin)

“Nothing without providence”. (English)

A song …

And the other state song … 

(The latter is appropriate: Colorado’s one of a handful of states to have legalised marijuana.)

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*    Normally, I’d do a ten question set about a US state. But, as I’ve already done five about Colorado … ?   I felt a shorter set was appropriate.

†        All I can do now, then Olga§?   Is hope it doesn’t rain when you’re out walking!   Either way, can you tell Jordi I said “Hello,” please?

        You know, I always think of that quote of Nietzsche’s, when people talk of evil; “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.”   That always seems wise.   And Wikiquote has a very relevant quote Leonardo da Vinci: “He who does not punish evil, commands it to be done.”

‡        Hello, Mum!

¶        Yeah … you’re geekier than you thought, Debbi§!   :D   Oh, have you seen the trailer for “Subspace Rhapsody”?   I’m expecting Graham Chapman to turn up … 

§        Did I mention I’ve got Bowie’s Blackstar LP, on?   It’s one hell of an album: the man was working, right up to his death, two days after it was released!