Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4-12-2023 — International Day of Banks

4th December, 2023: International Day of Banks.

Right … it’s officially Monday.

And I’m up, early, again.

Yes: it’s Weight Management Monday!

Yay!

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On other fronts?

Yes: I’ve finally finished my review of “Wild Blue Yonder”.

I hope you enjoy it!

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Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum 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)        4th December is the International Day of Banks.   According to whom: the EU, UN or FIFA?

Q2)        The day is supposed to celebrate what kind of bank: development banks, retail banks or business banks?

Q3)        Banks have access to large amounts of what: food, water or Money?

Q4)        Banks issue payment cards.   Which ‘C’ is a payment card?   (We’re not talking about charge cards.)

Q5)        Banks issue payment cards.   Which ‘D’ is a payment card?

Q6)        There’s an old form of payment that lets you pay money from your bank account.   It’s a ‘cheque’ in British English.   What is it in American English?

Q7)        Telephone banking is done over the phone.   Mobile banking is done through what: a mobile phone, a mobile home or a mobile sculpture?

Q8)        Banks make what: loans, love or loaves?

Q9)        Banks charge which ‘I’?

Q10)        Finally … ?   A bank that manages a country’s finances is what: central bank, world bank or commercial bank?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        According to the United Nations, 3rd December is the International Day of People with what?

A1)        International Day of People with Disabilities.

Q2)        3rd December is Doctor’s Day.   Where: China, Cuba or Ecuador?

A2)        Cuba.   (Apparently, it marks the birth of Cuban doctor, Carlos Juan Finlay, who discovered that Yellow fever was spread by mosquitoes.   He’s got nothing to do with Dr Alan Finlay.)

Q3)        3rd December is the feast day of Saint Birinus: the patron saint of Dorchester on Thames.     Where IS Dorchester on Thames: Oxfordshire, Berkshire or Bedfordshire?

A3)        Oxfordshire.

Q4)        An Intergovernmental Agreement was signed: on 3rd December, 1925.   The Agreement agreed the partition of where: Ireland, Pakistan or the Holy Land?

A4)        Ireland.   (Feral Sharkey’s recent comments about peace in Northern Ireland, and how he hoped people in Gaza, Palestine and Israel would find it, were very powerful.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   Octavia Hill was born on 3rd December, 1838.   She was one of the founders of what: the National Trust, the RSPCA or the Trussell Trust?

A5)        The National Trust.

Here’s a thought …

“By its means the banker creates the means of payment out of nothing, whereas when he receives a bag of money from his customer, one means of payment, a bank credit, is merely substituted for another, an equal amount of cash.”

Ralph G. Hawtrey.

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.

*        Now, there’s an old phrase, Olga!   Whenever I said something was funny, my Aunty Bella always used to ask if I meant “‘funny peculiar’ or ‘funny ha ha’?”

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Glad I could help, Debbi!   (You can stream it to the Apple TV with VLC.)