Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10-10-2024 — World Day Against the Death Penalty

10th October, 2024: World Day Against the Death Penalty.

It’s official: I still have the lurgy.

And feel I have a frog in my throat.

No, scrub that: I’ve got a hole bloody pond full!

Ouch!

~≈🐸≈~

Something I know has been mentioned on Radio 4’s Today programme … ?

Is that, last night, BBC Four aired the 1984 made for TV film, Threads.

Something I reviewed, last year.

And still feel is possibly the most powerful, bleak, and terrifying, film I’ve ever seen.

I’m still going to suggest you watch it: it’s on iPlayer, and the blu-ray is on the UK, US and Spanish branches of Amazon.

It’s worth watching … but won’t be for everyone.

~≈☢️≈~

Let’s move on.


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)        10th October is the World Day Against the Death Penalty.   Judicial death penalties are known as capital … what?

Q2)        The death penalty is also known as the death what: sentence, decree or judgement?

Q3)        In 20th Century Britain, executions were usually carried out by what: hanging, lethal injection or the electric chair?

Q4)        The last woman hanged in the UK was Ruth Ellis.   She was hanged in which year of the 1950s?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The UK finally abolished the death penalty, when: 1996, 1998 or 2000?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        9th October, 1604, saw the spotting of the most recent recorded what in the Milky Way: black hole, super nova or pulsar?

A1)        Super nova.

Q2)        Who was it named after: Kepler, Copernicus or Herschel?

A2)        Johannes Kepler.

Q3)        The Milky Way is a what: galaxy, gas cloud or nebula?

A3)        A galaxy.

Q4)        The object was spotted in the constellation, Ophiuchus.   Ophiuchus is traditionally represented as a man holding a what: snake, sword or badger?

A4)        Snake.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The object is studied by whom: chemists, biologists or astronomers?

A5)        Astronomers.

Here’s a thought …

“The day was first organised by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty in 2003.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the Day.

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.

*        I know what you mean about books and movies, Olga.   I think there’s a reason they call them ‘To Be Read piles’!

        And I’m just phoning 111, as we speak: I don’t think I’m supposed to have the jab, if I have the disease!   (They’re referring me to my GP!)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Oh, BBC 4 re-aired Threads, last night, Debbi: that is still a powerful thing!