Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser 17-11-2021: Suez!

17th November, 2021.

It’s a Wednesday.

You’d noticed, hadn’t you … ?

At any rate, it’s a Wednesday where I’m not scheduled for a meeting, a pest controller, or some sort of medical appointment.

That’s possibly a result.

~≈¥≈~

Oh … 

Bless her, my mother managed to find an old Mac mouse and keyboard sitting around.

And I’ve just found the power cable/brick for Bruce: my 2007 era Mac mini.

All I need now … ?

Is a VGA monitor: given that, I can access some of the older games that macOS no longer supports.

~≈¥≈~

The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser

Oh, but isn’t it nice to have some classic TV on … ?

It is, isn’t it … ?   I have to admit, classic Dr Who fan that I am, I’ve a vintage Patrick Troughton era story on, in the background.

The War Games, if you must known, in all its monochrome glory.

Somehow, it seems worth the time.

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But that’s not why I’m writing.

Really … !

I’m actually posting this week’s Brentwood Gazette Teaser: covered by the usual Creative Commons License*, and about what some fans refer to as real football …

Q1) 13th November saw Great Britain win the World Cup, at Rugby.      At which Rugby code … ?

Q2) More to the point, in which year of the 1950s was this … ?

Q3) Who did we beat … ?

Q4) What was the score: 16-10, 16-11 or 16-12 … ?

Q5) In the particular Rugby code we’re talking about, how many members does each team have: 11, 13 or 15 … ?

Q6) How many players per team are there, in the other Rugby code: 11,13 or 15 … ?

Q7) When is the next Rugby World Cup: at least, of the code played, back in 1954 … ?

Q8) Name any of the teams that are playing in the competition.

Q9) Which nation won the 2008 World Cup, the most recent to be contested … ?

Q10) Finally … Rugby was supposedly invented when a schoolboy ran with the ball in his hands.   What was that schoolboys name … ?

And here’s last week’s questions and answers …

Questions.

Q1) 6th November saw Allied forces take control of the Suez area.   In which year … ?

Q2) More to the point: in which North African country … ?

Q3) The Crisis started after that north African country’s President nationalized the Suez … what … ?

Q4) What was that president’s name?

Q5) More to the point, the nationalization was after Britain and the US refused to fund which famous Dam … ?

Q6) Name either of the European countries involved.

Q7) Which Middle Eastern country joined them … ?

Q8) The actual anniversary marks the date one part of the Allied forces captured which port: Port Tawfiq, Port Said or Port-au-Prince?

Q9) When we speak of Suez, we also talk about the connection between the Mediterranean and which other sea … ?

Q10) Finally … which Prime Minister’s career was ended by the Suez Crisis?

Answers.

A1) 1956.

A2) Egypt.

A3) The Suez Canal.

A4) Gamal Abdel Nasser.

A5) The Aswan Dam.

A6) France or the UK.

A7) Israel.

A8) Port Said.

A9) The Red Sea.

A10) Anthony Eden.

Enjoy those.

I’ll catch you later … !

*        Regulars will know already, but for newcomers … all it means is that you’re free to copy, use, alter and build on each of my quizzes: including the Teasers, Gazette Teasers and the Friday Question Sets.   All I ask in return is that you give me an original authors credit on your event’s flyers or posters, or on the night: and, if you republish them, give me an original authors credit AND republish under the same license.   A link back to the site would be appreciated.

The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 6-11-2013: SUEZ!

Oh, now that’s sad … 

Seems a four year old girl in Leicestershire was killed, after being attacked by the family’s pet dog.

Sad … ?   No, I’m thinking that it’s tragic, as all these things always are.

I’m ALSO expecting there’s going be an almighty fuss: both pro-and-anti dog.

All I can wonder is simple, really … ?   However devastating this is for the parents, I have to ask if they were keeping a seriously close eye on both dog or child.   Although I’m as aware as anyone — having occasionally looked after my three-year-old nephew — that it only takes a few minutes for a child to get into mischief: would only take Jude a few minutes, as a nasty thought, to get into trouble with an otherwise friendly dog.

Hmmm … 

Fingers crossed, there, I think.

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Moving on … ?   Moving on, it’s a Wednesday: which means, obviously, that it’s time for the Gazette’s  weekly Teaser set.

Here’s this week’s, covered by the usual Creative Commons License* …

Q1) 6th November saw Allied forces take control of the Suez area.   In which year … ?

Q2) More to the point: in which North African country … ?

Q3) The Crisis started after that north African country’s President nationalized the Suez … what … ?

Q4) What was that president’s name?

Q5) More to the point, the nationalization was after Britain and the US refused to fund which famous Dam … ?

Q6) Name either of the European countries involved.

Q7) Which Middle Eastern country joined them … ?

Q8) The actual anniversary marks the date one part of the Allied forces captured which port: Port Tawfiq, Port Said or Port-au-Prince?

Q9) When we speak of Suez, we also talk about the connection between the Mediterranean and which other sea … ?

Q10) Finally … which Prime Minister’s career was ended by the Suez Crisis?

Here’s last week’s questions and answers …

Questions.

Q1) The ‘Day of The Dead,’ is the Halloween celebration: in which central American country?

Q2) According to the saying, what is “…nine parts of the law’?

Q3) Which district of London did Jack the Ripper terrorise?

Q4) In which area of the US is Steven King resident; New England, the Deep South, or the Mid-west?

Q5) Which former president is said to haunt the White House?

Q6) Mary Shelley was on holiday, when she wrote her most famous gruesome story:   In which European country?

Q7) What was it called?

Q8) Which band had a hit with ‘Grimly Fiendish’?

Q9) Loup Garou is an old French term for what: vampires, werewolves or ghosts?

Q10) In ‘The Munsters’: who was the hideously deformed member of the family … ?

Answers.

A1) Mexico.

A2) Possession.

A3) Whitechapel.

A4) New England.

A5) Abraham Lincoln.

A6) Switzerland.

A7) ‘Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus.’   (Accept just Frankenstein.)

A8) The Damned.

A9) Werewolves.

A10) Cousin Marilyn.

Enjoy those: I’ll catch you later … 

*        Regulars will know already, but for newcomers … all it means is that you’re free to copy, use, alter and build on each of my quizzes: including the Teasers, Gazette Teasers and the Friday Question Sets.   All I ask in return is that you give me an original authors credit on your event’s flyers or posters, or on the night: and, if you republish them, give me an original authors credit AND republish under the same license.   A link back to the site would be appreciated.

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18th November, 2021

18th November, 2021.

I’ve got To admit: I’ve been following Star Trek — in it’s various forms — for some years.

Recently?   That’s included Star Trek Discovery and Star Trek Picard.

Today?   Was due to see the US release of Star Trek Discovery’s fourth season.

Internationally: both inside and outside the US?   It was due to be released, tomorrow.

Except that release has been cancelled: as Netflix, the international distributer, has lost the rights to the series.

The series will be aired internationally, next year.

Personally … ?

I’m not happy: as, from what I can tell, many others.

Can I make a suggestion?

What I think’s going to happen is the Paramount+ are going to lose money.

Why?

Because a lot of annoyed fans will download TorBrowser, so they can visit torrent tracking sites like Pirate Bay, LimeTorrent or KAT*.

Then install torrent clients, to download any torrent files they’ve got from the sites.

Including the first episode of Discovery, which is on Pirate Bay as we speak.

Not that I’m encouraging it.

But I can understandably perfectly why annoyed fans would go for that.

In allowing this … ?

Paramount and CBS will loss cash.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th November, 2021

7th November, 2021.

Yes, it’s officially official: I’m baby sitting tonight.

Well … I say babysitting: I’m looking after my ten-year-nephew, Jude, tonight.

Granted, it means my review of the next episode of Dr Who will be delayed.

But hopefully?

Hopefully, Pizza will be involved.

~≈fl≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15-5-2024 — Viva Las Vegas

15th May, 2024: Viva Las Vegas.

Right … it’s now Wednesday … 

And frankly, I’ve caught up with my sleep!

Which is definitively nice.

I’ll see if I can get more sleep … after my nephew goes home.

He’s due to spend the evening, today.

~≈¥≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-4-2017

Right … 

I’m going to apologise for getting this up, late.

But, would you believe it?

My main hard drive’s been playing up, over the past couple of days.

My morning’s started, not with a gentle, civilised, post: ruminating on the state of whatever happened to grab my attention, possibly THAT United Airlines.

But spending an hour — a teeny weenie hour, for heavens sakes! —respiring the thing from my Time Machine back up: after being up half the night, doing an in-depths permissions check!.

I’m getting seriously worried, though: not only am I late, I’m getting the old clicking noise from that main drive.

Not good sign.

~≈Ê≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30th March 2026.

30th March, 2026.

Right, then: I’m official up on a Monday: and up early!

Yep: it’s time for my weight loss management class.

Given my weight had gone up, last week?

I’m hoping it’s gone in the other direction, today … !

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Frequent Apple watcher that I am … ?

I’m very aware that Apple’s now retired the Mac Pro tower: after some twenty years of production.

Personally?

I wouldn’t’ve minded one, myself.

The fact the original versions were expensive, but user upgradeable, made them an appealing purchase.

The market moves, though.

Recent models aren’t quite as upgradeable: and not as powerful as the Mac Studio, with it’s more powerful chips.

It’s a shame to see it go: but it wasn’t going to last … 

~≈🍎≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th March 2025.

24th March, 2025.

Right then … it’s Monday morning.

And, of course, I’m up early.

Mondays are Weight Management day: and I’m hoping I’ve lost some!

~≈⚖️≈~

Just so you know?

Post Nosferatu, I’ve seen another movie!

Hopefully, I’ll have the review up by tomorrow: but … ?

See if you can guess what I watched … !

~≈👽≈~

Hmmm … 

Overnight?

I had a comment on this Teaser post.

One that discussed the idea the US president was a Russian agent: and trying to sell a book about it.

The president’s a lot of things.

Including an idiot.

And possibly an agent for Putin.

But … ?

I felt the commenter was only interested in selling their book: rather than any kind of conversation about the idea.

I pressed ‘Delete’ … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3-11-2024 — Culture Day

3rd November, 2024: Culture Day.

I’m a silly idiot!

I was doing dinner, last night: and filling the sink so I could wash up.

And … ?

And … ?

Really wasn’t paying attention to the sink.

It ended up flooding my kitchen … and knackering my washing machine.

In fact it was the various buzzing sounds from the washing machine, as the thing’s mother board was soaked, that grabbed my attention: and told me that I’d missed something!

I’m now facing an expensive repair: or possibly even a replacement.

OK, at the moment, I can afford it.

But it’s my own damn fault that I’m spending money I didn’t need to spend!

There’s possibly comments* …

~≈🧺≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-1-2021: The Month of January

1st January, 2022.

Right … it’s now officially 2022.

Frankly?

I’m wishing you — and my regular readers — a Happy New Year.

Here’s hoping it’s better than last year.

Or, at least, less diseased.

COVID’s been hanging around for a while.

Oh, one news item that DID stick in my mind?

You possibly will have seen singing the Robert Burns tune, Auld Lang Syne, on New Year’s Eve: and standing in a circle, with arms cross-linked with those of their neighbours.

It turns out the ritual is linked to the Freemasons: it’s an old tradition of theirs.

Something I wasn’t too surprised about.

Burns was a Mason, after all.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30th October 2021

30th October, 2021.

Yes: it’s officially official.

I’ve managed to see the Denis Villeneuve version of Dune: or Dune Pt One, we should say.

Dune Pt 1

I’ll have my video and written review up, tonight.

But … ?

It’s impressive.

~≈🌶≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-7-2017: E. Gary Gygax

Ha!

I have to admit, I like Apple products.

I can’t afford enough of them, frankly, but I like them.

You know there’s a big fuss about the upcoming, and expensive, iMacPro?

Yeah, wouldn’t mind one of them.

My point?

Is that I tend to follow news about the company.

Oh, and presidential Tweets.

According to Donald Trump?

Apple are going to build three big plants in the US.

Which are going to be huge.   Bigly.   What-have-you.

Apple’s response was entirely appropriate, very in character and easily predicted by anyone whose watched the company for more than ten minutes.

They — altogether, now — declined to comment.

What gets me?   Is the look on the face of Apple boss, Time Cook, in that picture.

‘Declined to comment’ is exactly the phrase.

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In other news?

In other news, it seems the Premier League has won a court order: that means it can get Internet Services Providers — the people you buy your internet connection from — to block illegal streams of its matches.

The kind of stream that — on what’s called a fully loaded Kodi box — lets you watch a football match for free.   Ones that, normally, you have to pay for.

I’m concerned that — if handled incorrectly — this will have a bad effect on the open source software movement.

I also think that it won’t be long before anyone providing ways of illegally streaming paid-for content … will soon find other ways of doing it.

Give it a while …

~≈Œ≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29th October, 2021.

29th October, 2021.

You know, it’s a Friday.

You can tell, can’t you?

Frankly, that means the day is — for me — exercise free, and not involving making videos.

So I’ve plenty of time to watch a film.

Whether I do or I don’t is a whole other thing.

But there’s certainly one I want to see.

~≈Ÿ≈~

Sometimes, coming home with shopping can be interested.

Especially when you can a phone call when you walk through the door with a couple of bags of shopping.

It turns out the manager of the local post office saw my application and wants to interview me on Monday.

At one.

Can someone remind me to put my shirts in the wash … ?

Cheers … !

~≈Ÿ≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29th March 2026.

29th January, 2026.

It’s Sunday.

And I’ve got Radio 4’s Witness History playing very quietly in the background.

All about the first time someone broke the sound barrier.

Which is nice.

Equally as nice?

Was the Sunday Service: which seemed appropriate, as the first woman to be named as Archbishop of Canterbury was installed this week.

What IS a pain, however minor?

Is simply the fact the clocks went forward, overnight.

So, one, Britain’s now on British Summer Time.

Two, I’ve had to put two clocks, the two that don’t change automatically, forward.

And three … ?

I feel as out of sorts as I always do, when the clocks change.

Calling the whole thing a faff, seems mild … 

~≈⏰≈~

Nik Nak’s Friday Question Set — 7-10-2016

RIGHT!

That’s THAT sorted … !

I’m job-hunting at the mo.

Although I start a new job on Monday: in Chelmsford.

Which could have gone hideously wrong: if, as things looked like they were going to do, this morning, and I was not going to get help for the first season ticket to work.

Thankfully?

I’ve not got that sorted out: as the Job Centre’s decided to give me a one off grant.

It’s all good!

~≈Ê≈~

The Daily Teaser …

You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve got admit, I’ve got the BBC’s News channel on in the background.

Where they’ve just mentioned — again — an upcoming wedding that’s had a bit of airtime, recently.

But can I tell you something … ?

Can I … ?

There’s been a joke circulating, already.

Apparently, Prince William is now available on iTunes.

And Kate Middleton is getting married to The Beatles …

On a more serious note, though, while I’m happy for them, I also know that on Tuesday — the day of the announcement — was developing into a bad news day, until that particular bombshell dropped.

Cynical … ?

Certainly.

Oh, well …

Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Before I say something outrageous …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw just @Euthymios73 putting in her answers: and bagging 4 out of 5: but to be fair, she managed to dig up some extra info for question 5.

Lets see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License … and a little something extra …

Q1) 20th November, 284 AD, saw who named as Roman Emperor?


Q2) 20th November, 1975, saw the death of General Francisco Franco of Spain: who was his designated successor as ruler of Spain … ?

Q3) 20th November, 1984, saw the founding of which not-for-profit scientific institute?

Q4) 20th November, 1966, saw the official opening of which musical … ?

Q5) And finally … 20th November, 1998, saw the launch of the first module of what … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 19th November, 1095, saw Pope Urban 2nd call the Council of Clermont: was this discussing … ?


A1) The First Crusade.

Q2) 19th November, 1977, saw Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat make a historic visit to which Middle Eastern country … ?

A2) Israel.

Q3) 19th November, 1977, saw the birth of the world’s first what to survive infancy … ?

A3) Septuplets.

Q4) 19th November, 1805, saw the birth of engineer, Ferdinand de Lesseps: name either of the canals he was involved with building …

A4) The (successful) Suez Canal and (unsuccessfully) on the Panama Canal.

Q5) And finally … 19th November, 1938, saw the birth of CNN’s owner, Ted Turner: who was his third and most recent wife … ?

A5) Jane Fonda.

Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later … !

The Daily Teaser …

Oy …

You wouldn’t think a weekend off would be so tiring, would you …

After all, I did manage to catch a film, last night: Dirty Harry, so you know, I’ll probably try and post about it, later.

At any rate, before I go on, I also thought I should show you this link to this weekend’s episode of Click: or part of it, at least, very little thing about PC security.

Let’s move on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets …

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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju putting in their answer: with both scoring 5 out of 5, it also saw Trevor quoting L. Sprague DeCamp, and Kaiju telling us exactly what he thought of saxophone inventor, Adolphe Sax.

But I’m digressing, aren’t I? Lets see how they — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 7th November, 680AD, saw the start of the Sixth Ecumenical Council: but in which city … ?


Q2) How is that city now known?

Q3) 7th November, 1665, saw the first publication of which London-based journal … ?

Q4) 7th November, 1908, saw the reported deaths of which two figures … ?

Q5) And finally … 7th November, 2007, saw reports of what, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 6th November, 1861, saw who elected as the President of the Confederate States of America … ?


A1) Jefferson Davies.

Q2) 6th November, 1935, saw Parker Brothers acquire the patents for The Landlords Game from Elizabeth Magee: The Landlords Game was a forerunner to which other Parker Brothers game … ?

A2) Monopoly.

Q3) 6th November, 1944, saw the Hanford Atomic Facility produce the world’s first what?

A3) Plutonium.

Q4) 6th November, 1814, saw the birth of which Belgian inventor … ?

A4) Adolphe Sax.

Q5) And finally … 6th November, 1956, saw French and British troops seize control of what … ?

A5) The Suez Canal.

Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll leave you to enjoy some music …

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd November 2024.

2nd November, 2024.

Right, then: it’s officially Saturday.

And it’s one that’s going to be quiet: bar making a few videos.

Which — hopefully — will be in 4k.

That’s amazing to me: that an older model Mac mini can make videos in that kind of resolution.

Especially when the first Mini I got couldn’t handle the flame animations in Keynote!

Technology … !

~≈🖥️≈~

The Daily Teaser …

You’ve know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve got half an eye on the Liberal Democrat press conference that Nick Clegg’s doing, in Scotland, at the moment.

Looks like he’s got a few sound system problems … Oh, hang on …

It’s just cleared up …

The Power of Blogging, eh … ?

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, let’s …

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor and FSG Drone — Andy himself — both getting 7 out of 7, and putting in some fantastic quotes. But in a reverse of the day before, yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor bagging the First-In-Clap.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …

Q1) 26th April, 1937, saw the German Luftwaffe attack which town, during the Spanish Civil War?

Q2) More to the point, which famous Spanish artist commemorated that attack with a famous painting: one that’s now held in the Spanish city of Madrid?

Q3) 26th April, 1986, saw what was the world’s worst nuclear accident: the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station is in what’s now which European country … ?

Q4) 26th April, 1478, saw the start of the Pazzi conspiracy, a coup attempt against Lorenzo de’ Medici: in which of Thomas Harris’ Hannibal series of novels does a fictional member of the Pazzi family appear … ?

Q5) And finally … 26th April, 1940, saw the birth of which Italian composer and producer … … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 25th April, 1859, saw Anglo-French engineers break ground in what was to become what canal?

A1) The Suez Canal.

Q2) 67 years earlier, 25th April 1792, saw French highwayman, Nicolas J. Pelletier become the first person to be executed … by what?

A2) The Guillotine. (Cue the gag’s: “Don’t lose your head”. “My head’s all OVER the place”. Ya-da, ya-da, YA-DA!!)

Q3) While we’re being French: 25th April, 1792, also saw Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle compose the French national anthem: what’s the name of the French national anthem?

A3) La Marseillaise.

Q4) 25th April, 1915, saw the start of which WW1 Campaign?

A4) The Gallipoli campaign. (Which, frankly, was Sir Winston’s worst hour … )

Q5) A sad note, here: 25th April, 2007, saw the first State Funeral of a Russian leader to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church. Who’s funeral was it?

A5) Former President, Boris Yeltsin.

Q6) 25th April, 1939, saw DC Comics publish Detective Comics #27: which character did this introduce?

A6) Batman.

Q7) And finally … 25th April, 1953, saw James D Watson and Francis Crick announce — in a magazine article for Nature — that they had discovered … what?

A7) Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. Or DNA, if you want to go for the easy answer …

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll catch you later.