Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23rd February 2024.

23rd February, 2024.

Right at the moment … ?

It looks nice out: there’s a certain amount of sunshine, happening.

Which is nice.

Although the BBC’s weather page for the area … ?

Tells me it’s nippy: and that there’s a possibility of rain.

That’s, frankly, going to make shopping, fun!

~≈ß≈~

Talking of news … ?

I notice that wossname, thingummy do-da, yurt yurt!

I’ll put my teeth in!

I notice that regulators have reduced the energy price cap: starting from April.

Hopefully?

That’ll have an effect.

How much of an effect?

I really don’t know.

~≈£≈~

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 three.

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

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

Q1)        23rd February, 1855, saw the death of scientist, Carl Friedrich Gauss.   The crater named after him can be found, where: Mars, Titan or the Moon?

Q2)        The International Organization for Standardization was founded on 23rd February, 1947.    It’s headquartered, where: New York, London, Paris or Geneva?

Q3)        SN1987A was first observed: on 23rd February, 1987.   It’s part of what: the Andromeda galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud or the Small Magellanic Cloud?

Q4)        Matthias Corvinus was born on 23rd February, 1443.   He was king of where: Hungary, Romania or Lithuania?

Q5)        Finally … ?   General Sunthorn Kongsompong start a coup: on 23rd February, 1991.    Where: China, Vietnam, Thailand or Laos?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        22nd February is National Cat Day.   Where: Japan, China or Vietnam?

A1)        Japan.   (Apparently, the date — when written in Japanese — resembles the phrase, “nyan nyan nyan”: Japanese for “meow meow meow”.   This link is both appropriate … and odd … )

Q2)        22nd February is World Thinking Day.   For whom: Girl Guides, actors or Roman Catholics?

A2)        Girl Guides.

Q3)        22nd February is the feast of the Chair of Saint who: Peter, Paul or Mary?

A3)        Saint Peter.

Q4)        Nigel Planer was born on 22nd February, 1953.   Who did he played in The Young Ones?

A4)        Neil the Hippie.   Have a song about hurdy gurdys.

Q5)        Finally … ?   22nd February, 1959, saw the birth of actor, Kyle MacLachlan.   He played which member of the Doors, in the 1991 film, The Doors: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Bobby Krieger or John Densmore?

A5)        Ray Manzarek.

Here’s a thought …

“Try never to be the smartest person in the room.”

Michael Dell, born February 23, 1965.

And songs …

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Oh, and the earworm of the moment … 

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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        I couldn’t tell you one way or the other, Olga§.   But — if my memory’s working correctly — we had to mark Thinking Day when I was a Scout: the day was Baden-Powell’s birthday.

        I’m bet you’re grateful the connection’s up and running, after all that.   It sounds like it was caused by one of those simple jobs … that’s easy to forget about!

        You know, I don’t if I’d have the patience for those courses: I had enough trouble at night-school!   (I’ve a referral due in June/July.   If I have what my doctor thinks I may have, that would explain things.)   At any rate?   The course has the right person, if they want a bilingual app.

†        Hello, Mum!   (It’s Saint Peter, Mum, rather than Saint Paul.   And Val Kilmer played Jim Morrison.)

‡        It sounds like Olga’s problem was relatively simple to solve, Debbi§!

        Yeah … I’m betting ‘An Unearthly Child’ would stick in the mind.   Mind you … wasn’t a lot of American telly in colour, back then?   I remember reading — somewhere! — that 1960s Dr Who didn’t do well in the States: as it was in black-and-white when US TVs were all colour!

        Oh, talking of President Kennedy?   I had this question float across my Quora timeline, Debbi.   You can probably guess who I mentioned in my answer … 

§        I have to admit, I’ve got ‘Rockit’ on repeat, right now.   It’s a good one to type to.