Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19th March 2025

19th March, 2025.

Yay!

Wednesdays!

Whoopie!

Ahem!

Yes: it’s Wednesday.

And, frankly, I’m up early.

Yes: I’m off to the hygienist, again!

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It’s also try to say that my nephew, Jude, was over last night.

Yes: there’s another video made.

One that was something of a learning experience for us.

We now know exactly how long it takes to edit and upload  roughly thirty-seven minutes of 4k video to YouTube.

Quite a while!

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga†, Irene‡ and Debbi§ putting in their answers: with Olga, Irene 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)        Nicholas Hawkes was sentenced and gaoled on 19th March, 2024.   He’s generally seen as Britain’s first convicted what: cyber-stalker, cyber-flasher or cyber-scammer?

Q2)        The Algerian War of Independence ended on 19th March.   Of which year of the 1960s?

Q3)        Hitler issued a decree on 19th March, 1945: ordering that German infrastructure be destroyed.   It’s known as what: the Nero Decree, Augustine Decree or Vespasian Decree?

Q4)        The Swiss Government brokered a buy-out of Credit Suisse by UBS.   Credit Suisse and UBS are both Swiss whats: banks, chocolate companies or garden gnome makers?

Q5)        Finally … ?   In Western churches, 19th March is the earliest date Maundy Thursday can fall.   What’s the earliest date Good Friday can fall?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        18th March, 1970, saw the birth of Dana Elaine Owens.   She’s better known as whom: Missy Eliot, Queen Latifah or Beyoncé?

A1)        Queen Latifah.

Q2)        18th March, 1979, saw three killed in an explosion in Golborne.   In Golborne’s what: Pizza Hut, colliery or power station?

A2)        Colliery.

Q3)        William Henry Fry’s Leonora was first performed on 18th March, 1848.   It’s the first known what, composed by an American: light opera, grand opera or Punch and Judy show?

A3)        Grand opera.

Q4)        Phoebe was discovered on 18th March, 1899.   Phoebe is a moon of which planet?

A4)        Saturn.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The SS Torrey Canyon ran aground on 18th March, 1967.   What was its cargo: oil, sugar or wheat?

A5)        Oil.

Here’s a thought …

“You can’t undo the past but you can certainly not repeat it.”

Bruce Willis, born 19 March 1955.

And a song …

The next ten question set is on the 3rd April: it’s about 2001: A Space Odyssey.


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 was grand opera, Mum: not just ‘opera’.)

†        I’ll keep my fingers crossed they reuse that nest, Olga.   If you’re really lucky, the chick might use it, in a few years!

        What species did you say they were?   Eastern Tumblers?

‡        Morning, Irene: how IS the day?

§        Yep: it’s definitely not good, Debbi.   I think the phrase has its roots in an old ad for Burton beer, although Wikipedia tells us that’s disputed: they say it has its origins in RAF slang.   I always think it's on a par with “I bet he drinks Carling Black Label.”