Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10th April, 2025.

10th April, 2025.

Yes: it’s officially Thursday … !

And?

I don’t have to go to a meeting: nor am I expecting a visitor.

That’s possibly a good thing.

What may or may not be helpful?

Is the fact my Job Centre case worker feels I should do a course: one aimed at people in their fifties.

That may or may not have an effect, may or may not be affordable, may or may not be in the area.

But … ?

I think it’s busy for both me, and my case worker …

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You’re possibly aware I’ve caught a few movies, recently.

And, as a result?

I’ve come to the conclusion that — in the case of movies who’ve had multiple versions* — studios should sell those multiple versions.

I bought versions of Blade Runner, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with that in mind: they had the original cuts, along side the director’s cut.

Those latter cuts are usually the director’s preferred version, I should add.

At any rate … ?

The elephant in the room … ?

Is Star Wars.

Bar the fan-made, un-official, remakes of the original cuts?

There’s only special edition versions of the original trilogy available.

However?

One interesting bit of news I noticed?

Was this piece from the Guardian: a piece that tells us the original cut is to be aired by the BFI, the British Film Institute, in the summer.

Hopefully, that will generate a demand for the original cuts.

It would be nice if those were on sale.

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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 ten out of ten and Mum on eight.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s five question set, shall we?

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

Q1)        Neville O’Riley Livingston was born on 10 April, 1947.   He was better known as which member of the Wailers: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh or Bunny Wailer?

Q2)        10th April, 2019, saw scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first photos of what: a super nova, a black hole or a nebula?

Q3)        Writer, Sue Townsend, died on 10th April, 2014.   She created which schoolboy: Molesworth, Harry Potter or Adrian Mole?

Q4)        Paul McCartney announced he’d be leaving his first band: on 10th April, 1970.   What was that band?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The ‘Big Book’ was published on 10th April, 1939. What’s it’s proper title: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Alcoholics Anonymous or The Wizard of Oz?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Paul Robeson was born on 9th April.   Of which year of the 1890s?

A1)        1898.

Q2)        In which US state: New York, New Jersey or North Carolina?

A2)        New Jersey.

Q3)        As a singer, he was what: a bass, bass-baritone or baritone?

A3)        Bass-baritone.

Q4)        1915 saw him attending which US college: Rutgers University, Ramapo College or Princeton University?

A4)        Rutgers University.

Q5)        He played which US sport, professionally: American Football, Baseball or Ice Hockey?

A5)        American Football.

Q6)        In 1920, he started at Columbia University.   He studied what: law, sports science or music?

A6)        Law.

Q7)        In his early days, Paul was involved with the Harlem … what?

A7)        Renaissance.

Q8)        1928 saw him appear in a version of Showboat.   Where: New York, London, Paris or Munich?

A8)        London.

Q9)        Famously, he supported the International Brigades.   The brigades were fighting in what: the Spanish Civil War, the Chinese Civil War or Black September?

A9)        The Spanish Civil War.  (I can’t help but wonder if he and George Orwell, met out there.   I doubt it: but a body can dream.)

Q10)        Finally … ?   Robeson published his book, Here I Stand in which year: 1954, 1956 or 1958?

A10)        1958.

Here’s a thought …

“Because this book has become the basic text of our Society, and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong sentiment against any radical changes being made in it.”

From the Big Book, first published on 10th April, 1939.

And a song …

The next ten question set will be on 23rd April: it has a World Book Night theme.

To avoid answers being copied, they will be published tomorrow morning.



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 have to admit, Olga, I don’t know much about the Harlem Renaissance: I’ll have to look it up, at some point.   I think it was a near contemporary to what’s called the Black Wall Street, which ended so tragically.

        The funding’s been cancelled … ?   Now THAT is a shame: anything that promotes books and reading is one hell of a good thing!

‡        Morning, Irene: how is the day … ?

§        Stacks is the word, Debbi … !    At ANY rate … ?   Discworld.com do a Librarian t-shirt, along-side a few other things.   I don’t know if they ship to the US, though.