Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18-9-2023 — Old Faithful.

18th September, 2023: Old Faithful.

Arrrgh!

I’m actually up, late!

I’m usually up early on a Monday: to Get to my weight management programme on time!

But … ?

Forgot to set my alarm, last night!

Arrrgh is possibly putting it mildly!

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with Mum scoring five out of five, and Debbi on four.


Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        Old Faithful was named: on 18th September of which year of the 1870s?

Q2)        Old Faithful’s a what: geyser, mud pot or fumarole?

Q3)        Old Faithful spurts what: hot water, hot mud or lava?

Q4)        Old Faithful is in which US national park: Mesa Verde, Redwood or Yellowstone?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Old Faithful, and the park it’s in, are in which US state: West Virginia, Wisconsin or Wyoming?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        17th September is World Patient Safety Day.   It’s organised and marked by who: the World Health Organisation, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or the World Bank?

A1)        The World Health Organisation, or WHO.   (Appropriately enough, the first episode of M*A*S*H was screened on the 17th September.)

Q2)        The first version of the Linux Kernel was released on 17th September, 1991.   The software powers the operating system on what: Apple iPads, Android phones or Windows PCs?

A2)        Android phones.

Q3)        Fourpeaked Mountain erupted on 17th September, 2006.   The mountain is where: Alaska, Alabama or Arkansas?

A3)        Alaska.

Q4)        The Enterprise, the first of NASA’s Space shuttles was shown to the public on 17th September.   17th September of which year of the 1970s?

A4)        1976.

Q5)        Finally … ? Charles the Simple was born on 17th September, 879AD. AD879.   Charles was the King of West Francia.   West Francia is now part of which west European country: France, Germany or Italy?

A5)        France.

Here’s a thought … 

“It is a highly predictable geothermal feature and has erupted every 44 minutes to two hours since 2000.”

From the Wikipedia entry on Old Faithful.

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.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        Nothing ages like comedy, Debbi.   Unless it’s science fiction‡.   Or technology!

‡        I just finished writing a quiz about The Tenth Planet, Debbi.   There’s a name that needs reviewing!