Nik Nak's Daily Teaser — 23rd December 2023

23rd December, 2023.

Right ... it's Saturday, the day after my iMac was supposed to be repaired.

So ... ?

You're possibly expecting me to tell you I've brought it home, safe, well, and working.

Unfortunately?

You'd be wrong.

They've managed to fix the power supply which was causing the main problem.

But?

Apparently, the screen's having trouble: and they have to get a component.

Understandably?   I'm not pleased.

Especially given the time of year.

It's adding time to the process that I'm definitely unhappy with!

~≈⸸≈~

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)‬        Jazz musician,‭ ‬Chet Baker,‭ ‬was born on‭ ‬23rd December,‭ ‬1929.‭   He played what:‭ ‬the trumpet,‭ ‬saxophone or oboe‭?

Q2‭)         ‬23rd December is marked‭ — ‬in the city of Oaxaca‭ — ‬as the Night of the Radishes.‭   Oaxaca is in which country‭?‬

Q3‭)‬        The Tampere Conference took place:‭ ‬on‭ ‬23rd December,‭ ‬1905.‭ ‬The conference saw the first meeting between Vladimir Lenin.‭   And who:‭ ‬Leon Trotsky,‭ ‬Joseph Stalin or Felix Dzerzhinsky‭?‬

Q4‭)‬        The first demonstration of a transistor took place on‭ ‬23rd December.‭ ‬  Of which year of the‭ ‬1940s‭?‬

Q5‭)‬        Finally‭ ‬… ? 23rd December,‭ ‬1605,‭ ‬saw the birth of the Tianqi Emperor.‭ ‬He belonged to which Chinese dynasty:‭ ‬the Ming,‭ ‬Liang or Qing‭?‬

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1‭)‬        22nd December,‭ ‬1989,‭ ‬saw the Brandenburg Gate re-open:‭ ‬after a thirty year gap.‭   The Gate is where:‭ ‬Berlin,‭ ‬Hamburg or Munich‭?

A1‭)        Berlin‭‬.‭

Q2‭)        22nd December is National Mathematics Day.‭   Where:‭ ‬India,‭ ‬China or The USA‭?‬

A2)        India‭.‭

Q3        22nd December,‭ ‬1970,‭ ‬saw the birth of Senator Ted Cruz.‭   He’s the junior senator of which US State‭?‬

A3‭)‬        Texas‭.‭

Q4‭)‬        Dilip Doshi was born on‭ ‬22nd December,‭ ‬1947.‭ ‬He played cricket for which international team:‭ ‬Bangladesh,‭ ‬India or Ireland‭ … ?‬

A4‭)‬        India‭.‭

Q5‭)‬        Finally‭ ‬… ?   Itō Hirobumi became Japan’s first Prime Minister:‭ ‬on‭ ‬22nd December,‭ ‬1885.‭   He’d also been a what:‭ ‬samurai,‭ ‬shogun or Noh actor‭ … ?‬

A5‭)‬        Samurai‭‬.‭   You can read about the‭ ‬samurai, here‭.‭

Here’s a thought …

“‬In our family,‭ ‬there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.‭”‬

‬From‭ “‬A River Runs Through It‭”‬,‭ ‬by Norman Maclean,‭ ‬December‭ ‬23,‭ ‬1902 ‭– ‬August‭ ‬2,‭ ‬1990.

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.

*        Yeah, it was the Fat One, yesterday, wasn't it, Olga§?   It actually got a mention on the Today programme!   If you win the big prize, mine's a (metaphorical) pint!   (The Today programme said the prize fund was about two and a half billion!   Ye gods!)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I've got the video version bookmarked, Debbi§.   I can watch it later!

§        Ye gods, but formatting things on Blogger is a right royal pain on this laptop!   And don't get me started on inconsistent keyboard shortcuts!