Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 22-10-2024 — Crisis

22nd October, 2024: Crisis.

Right then … 

It’s officially Tuesday: not Wednesday, as I said in the introduction!

One of these days, I’ll get the hang of the calendar, I really will.

At any rate … ?

I found out I lost weight, yesterday: so I’m pleased.

 ~≈⚖️≈~

Oh … 

John Cooper Clarke — the poet — has just been on the Today programme.

Apparently, and in a first of its kind move, he’s playing arena gigs: to celebrate World Poetry Day.

I think that means we can have a poem!

 ~≈🕴️≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† 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)        22nd October saw the US President announce a naval quarantine.   In which year of the 1960s?

Q2)        Which US President ordered the Quarantine: John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon or Dwight D. Eisenhower?

Q3)        The quarantine was ordered as nuclear missiles had been placed on a Caribbean island.   By which country: the USSR, the People’s Republic of China or Iran?

Q4)        The quarantine ended, on which date in October: 27th October, 28th October or 29th October?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The quarantine was a quarantine … of where: Cuba, Jamaica or Antigua … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Portland Cement was patented on 21st October.   Of which year of the 1820s?

A1)        1824.

Q2)        The cement is usually made from what: limestone or dolomite?

A2)        Limestone.

Q3)        It’s named after stone from the Isle of Portland.   Where is the Isle of Portland: Dorset, Sussex, Surrey or Somerset?

A3)        Dorset.

Q4)        Concrete can include Portland cement, sand, gravel and which liquid … ?

A4)        Good old fashioned water.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Portland cement was invented by Joseph Aspdin. Joseph Aspdin was a what: brick layer, hod carrier, glazier or pipe fitter?

A5)        Brick layer.

Here’s a thought …

“The confrontation is widely considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into full-scale nuclear war.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the Crisis.

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!

†        I think it was the delivery guys, Olga: the contents of the packages were correct, from what I could see.   They were just delivered to the wrong door.   Yesterday’s deliveries, by contrast … ?   Were spot on.   Wouldn’t you know it?

        Cheers, Olga: hopefully, I’ll be able to sustain that: it would be nice to get to 101 kilos!

‡        ‘Up-coming’, Debbi, or ‘brick layer’?  My Oxford spelling diction tells me ‘brick layer’, and ‘up coming’ can be divided.   Although I’m not sure if we can hyphenate either.

        I keep thinking of Portland, Oregon: I’ve a friend from there … 

§        “Foundations” is a superb song: about possibly one of the unhealthiest relationships going.   Saying that … ?   When I worked in pubs, I’d see arguments like it, every Friday night!