Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30-4-2024 — International Potato Day

30th May, 2024: International Potato Day.

It’s Thursday.

You’d noticed, hadn’t you?

And, frankly?

I’ve just looked out of my window: and found it’s not raining … 

Yet!

Let’s hope it stays that way: I’d hate to get drenched, heading for the shops!

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† 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)        30th May is the International Day of the Potato.   According to who: the United Nations, European Union or the Communist Party of North America?

Q2)        The potato’s technical name is the Solanum what: tuberosum, tubular or tubercular?

Q3)        The potato is a what: tuber, flower or leaf?

Q4)        According to Wikipedia?   Early potatoes was cultivated where: Loch Ness, Lake Titicaca or the Mediterranean?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Tattie scones are traditionally made and eaten, where: England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        29th May is the International Day of UN … what: organisations, peacekeepers or scientists?

A1)        Peacekeepers.

Q2)        29th May is the feast day of Saint Bona of Pisa. She’s a patron saint of whom: snooker players, flight attendants or shepherds?

A2)        Flight attendants.

Q3)        Tan Zhongyi was born on 29th May, 1991. She’s a champion what: backgammon player, chess player or Go player?

A3)        Chess player.

Q4)        Riley Keough was born: on 29th May, 1989. She played Anne, in which 2012 film: Magic Mike, Yellow or Kiss of the Damned?

A4)        Kiss of the Damned.

Q5)        Finally … ? Rhode Island joined the USA on 29th May. Of which year of the 1790s?

A5)        1790.

Here’s a thought …

“Fear is a strange soil. Mainly it grows obedience like corn, which grows in rows and makes weeding easy. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”

From Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett.

And an song …

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!

†        It certainly is, Olga.   Did I mention Bobby spent about five minutes, licking my ear?   Then my other ear?   And then washed my hair?   That was a strange experience!

‡        Wales … or possibly Inverlair Lodge!

        At any rate, Dr Who is s crowded market, Debbi.   Unless you fancy covering the movies, at some point?   (There’s 2k and 4k versions on blu-ray, Debbi: the 2k versions on blu-ray in the US, but not, seemingly, the 4k version.).   But The Prisoner?   There could be room!

        Oh … go any of your cats lick your ears?   Bobby’s odd!