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Monday 12 February 2024

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th February 2024.

12th February. 2024.


It’s officially Monday.

The day I can officially use the word ‘official’, a lot!

At least, in videos!

Paul?

Stop burbling, you’ll start annoying people!

At any rate … it’s Monday.

Which, of course, means I’ll be heading for my weekly weight management class.

Hopefully, I’ll have lost some weight!

~≈Â≈~

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 pulsating questions, shall we?

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


Q1)        12th February is the UN sponsored International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to what?

Q2)        Vasco da Gama set off on his second voyage on 12th February, 1502.   To where: India, China or Brazil?

Q3)        Parliament declared who had abdicated on 12th February, 1689: James 1st, James 2nd or Charles 1st?

Q4)        The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded on 12th February, 1909.   It’s a well know civil rights group, where: the UK, USA or UAE?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, had a meeting on 12th February, 2016.   It was the first such meeting since when: 1053, 1054 or 1055?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 


Q1)        11th February 2024 is the date of Super Bowl LVIII.   The ‘LVIII’ represents which number: 57, 58 or 59?
A1)        58.

Q2)        The Super Bowl is the championship game in which US sport: Baseball, American Football or Basketball?
A2)        American Football.

Q3)        Super Bowl LVIII is — technically — the last game of which season: 2022’s, 2023’s or 2024’s?
A3)        2023’s.

Q4)        The game itself is being played in a stadium in which US state: Nevada, California or Arizona?
A4)        Nevada.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Amongst other channels, the game will be broadcast on Univision: and streamed on Vix.   In which European language: French, Spanish or German?
A5)        Spanish.

Here’s a thought …
“What has happened is a hostile takeover of the Israeli government by dangerous elements. And it's just the beginning.”
Ehud Barak, 12 February 1942.
And a song from Steve Hackett …


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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.




*        I don’t think ‘mouse’ is an acronym, Olga: at least, not according to the Wikipedia entry!   But … ?   It does say the plural is either ‘mice’ or ‘mouses’!   Apparently, though, the cursor a mouse controls was originally called the CAT: although I can’t see if that’s an acronym.
        Twenty cents?   For an orange that retails for ten time as much?   I figure someone’s making money: and it doesn’t sound like the farmer!   There’s a cynical quote, somewhere!

        Hello, Mum!

        I do know that — according to the relevant Wikipedia entry — that the US introduced a ban on cherry bombs, Debbi: in 1966.   I don’t know if Moon’s habit of using them to blow up hotel toilets was a factor!   (In one interview … ?   Townshend said “A lot of times when Keith was blowing up toilets, I was standing behind him with the matches.”   I don’t think Led Zeppelin could compete …)

3 comments:

  1. Q1) Terrorism

    Q2) India

    Q3) James 2nd

    Q4) USA

    Q5) 1054
    I read this in several places, but I guess it is not the real reason its creator gave it the name, so then it does not apply to the plural question.
    MOUSE stands for Manually Operated User Selection Equipment or Mechanically operated user single engine and is a device which is attached to a computer system. It works as a pointer device for scrolling, dragging, dropping, selection and many more purposes.
    Yes, definitely somebody is making money and it isn't the farmes, while the customers are the ones paying well above the odds and the money doesn't reach the ones who do the work.

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  2. 1 Terrorism
    2 India
    3 James 2nd
    4 USA
    5 1055

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  3. Can't imagine they would. That band was wild. :)

    1. Terrorism
    2. India
    3. James 2nd
    4. USA
    5. 1054

    I didn't know the NAACP was headquartered in Baltimore.

    That's inleresting.

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