Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18th November 2024

18th October, 2024.

Right … I’m having a bad morning!

I’ve set up an new, larger external drive, transferred everything over … 

And, of course, my iTunes library is now a mess!

It’s a lot harder to organise than my Photos, and iMovie, libraries!

Arrrggghhh!

I hate messy iTunes libraries!

It doesn’t help that I forgot this happens … … specifically when you change external drives*¶!

~≈🎵≈~

Let’s move on.


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 questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        The USA took possession of Alaska: on 18th October, 1867.   After buying it from where: Russia, China or Japan?

Q2)        Protests started in Santiago: on 18th October, 2019.   Santiago is the capital of which South American country … ?

Q3)        Lotte Lenya was born on 18th October, 1898.   She played Rosa Klebb in which James Bond movie: From Russia with Love, Dr No or Goldfinger?

Q4)        The funeral of Carlo Gambino was held on 18th October, 1976.   He was one head of the Mafia groups in New York, known as the Five … whats?

Q5)        Finally … ?   18th October is the Day of Restoration of the Independence … of where: Armenia, Azerbaijan or Georgia?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        17th October is the UN sponsored International Day for the Eradication of what?

A1)        International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Q2)        Cambodia became independent from France on 9th November: after a handover agreement on 17th October.   In which year of the 1950s?

A2)        1953.

Q3)        17th October, 1948, saw the birth of Margot Kidder.   She played Kathy Lutz: in which 1979 horror film: Alien, The Amityville Horror or Phantasm?

A3)        The Amityville Horror. (Margot is stil the defininative Louis Lane.)

Q4)        Arthur Miller was born on 17th October, 1915.   The character of Willy Loman appeared in which of Miller’s plays: A View from the Bridge, The Crucible or Death of a Salesman?

A4)        Death of a Salesman.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Rita Hayworth was born on 17th October, 1918.   A poster of her features in which Stephen King derived film: Carrie, Christine or The Shawshank Redemption?

A5)        The Shawshank Redemption.

Here’s a thought …

“It’s like a train pulls up to your door, and either you get on it or you let it go by. And I just always got on the train.”

Pam Dawber, born October 18, 1951.

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.

*        When I got the new Mac mini set up, last year, setting up the library for iTunes — or the Music.app, as it now is — was easy.   I just had to point it at the relevant part of the old drive.   However — as I know from setting up the old iMac, and transporting things from my old MacPro — changing from one drive to another changes things!   Or makes a mess of it: you tell me!

†        That’s, what, about ten pounds, Olga: is that right?   That sounds FAR more reasonable than the UK’s passport prices!

‡        Hello, Mum!

§        Moderation’s always good, Debbi.   (Says the man who had a kebab, last night.   I have an excuse: Maria and Connie — at the local chip shop — are very welcoming!)

¶        I’ve managed to find Hazel O’Connor’s “D-Days”.   Her performance of it, on Top of the Pops … ?   Was bonkers!