Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-5-2024 — World Bee Day

20th May, 2024: World Bee Day.

It’s officially official!

It’s Monday!

Yay!

Or possibly, ‘Yay’.

My weight management class is today: hopefully, I’ll’ve lost weight.

~≈Ó≈~

I know not everyone has access to the BBC’s iPlayer service: which is a shame.

Over the past weeks?

I’ve caught a series called Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game, a series that offers a potted history of espionage in the 1980s.

It’s very entertaining … and very informative!

~≈Ó≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


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



The day also saw Olga‡ leaving us a message.

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

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

Q1)        20th May is World Bee Day: according to the United Nations.   Which country proposed Bee Day: Slovenia, Slovakia or Bosnia?

Q2)        The day marks the birth of Anton Janša.   Janša was a pioneering what: beekeeper, bird watcher or rose grower?

Q3)        Bees are what: insects, arachnids or crustaceans?

Q4)        Many bees live in which ‘H’?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Honey bees do a what: waggle dance, honey dance or metal dance?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        19th May, 2024, sees many Christians mark what: Easter, Christmas or Pentecost?

A1)        Pentecost.

Q2)        The festival takes place fifty days after what: Easter, Christmas or Pentecost?

A2)        Easter: specifically, Easter Sunday.

Q3)        19th May, 1997, saw the UK’s Health secretary announce that sponsorship of sports events would be banned. Sponsorship by whom: bookies, tobacco companies or breweries?

A3)        Tobacco companies.

Q4)        19th May, 2018, saw Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle. The pair are now the Duke and Duchess of where: Essex, Sussex or Middlesex?

A4)        Sussex.

Q5)        Finally … ? The Dark Day took place on 19th May, 1780. Where: New England, the Pacific North West or New Mexico?

A5)        New England.

Here’s a thought …

“Human beekeeping [ … ] has been practised for millennia, since at least the times of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece.”

From the Wikipedia entry on bees.

A song …

And an earworm§ …


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!

†        Trust me, Debbi: I think Moffat was on form for that episode!

‡        That’s OK, Olga: and perfectly understandable.   (My Aunty Bella was in your shoes: she cared for Grandma for years!)

§        I still say “Vindaloo”, by Fat Les, is the best football song ever written.