Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-10-2024 — Cotton Eyed Joe

7th October, 2024: World Cotton Day.

Right, then: it’s Monday, again.

And, as ever?

I’m up early, so I can get to my weight management group.

Hopefully … ?

I’ll have carried on last week’s trend: and ?lost some weight!

Here’s hoping!

~≈🏋️≈~

Let’s move on.


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)        7th October is World Cotton Day.   According to who: the United Nations, the European Union or Amtrak?

Q2)        Cotton is a staple what: fiber, tuber or starch?

Q3)        Cotton grows on a what: shrub, tree or fern?

Q4)        The cotton, itself, is a protective case that grows around cotton what: seeds, leaves or branches?

Q5)        That case is a what: ball, boll or bull?

Q6)        The cotton gin separates cotton from its whats: seeds, leaves or twigs?

Q7)        The name, ‘cotton’ is said to come from which ancient language: Greek, Arabic or Latin?

Q8)        Cotton makes which ‘F’?



Q9)        Cotton Mather was a preacher from where: Massachusetts, Texas or California?

Q10)        Finally … ?   Nitrocellulose is also known as what cotton: gun cotton, cane cotton or candy cotton?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        6th October is the feast day of Saint Faith.   She’s the patron saint of who: prisoners, pie-makers or priests?

A1)        Prisoners.

Q2)        6th October is the 280th day of 2024.   Is 280 a prime number?

A2)        No. (You can find a list, here)

Q3)        Germantown was founded on 6th October, 1683.   It’s now a suburb of which US city: Omaha, Philadelphia or Quincy?

A3)        Philadelphia.

Q4)        The Space Shuttle Discovery launched on a mission: on 6th October, 1990.   The probe it launched was due to study where: the sun, the moon or Earth?

A4)        The sun.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Dimidium was discovered on 6th October, 1995.   It’s a what: asteroid, extra-solar planet or moon of Jupiter?

A5)        An extra-solar planet.

Here’s a thought …

“The greatest diversity of wild cotton species is found in Mexico, followed by Australia and Africa.”

From the Wikipedia entry on cotton.

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!

†        Hmmm … at least a couple of the commenters mentioned ADHD, Olga: I don’t know if that’s significant, though.

        I think the fact Michael Palin was the first of the team to do serious TV might have helped …

‡        I get the impression, Debbi, that most ‘Germantowns’ in the US were founded by Germans: or am I wrong … ?   I know the Pennsylvania Dutch are all German descendants, as well … 

        I don’t know about Orwellian, Debbi.   But the 1940s era of the show put me in mind of the 1970s-era  Met police.   They had a reputation for being remarkably easy to bribe¶ …

¶        Remind me to mention kickbacks and bungs, Debbi!