Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14th December 2024

14th December, 2024.

That could be interesting … 

The BBC has announced the release of a re-animated version of classic Dr Who story, The Savages.

Or, at least, the blu-ray version is: it’s available to pre-order on Amazon’s UK branch, and due for an actual release on 24th March, 2025.

Frankly?   That’s something to look forward to.

~≈📀≈~

I use Facebook: and have for many years.

It’s changed, over the years.

You used to able to throw a sheep at people: now you can’t.

That’s possibly a very trivial example.

Something that I had noticed, many years ago, was that Mark Zuckerberg — the site’s owner, and founder — had something of an anti-Trump fell.

But this year?

Has donated money to Trump’s inauguration fund.

I realise businesses like Mate, and FB, have to curry a certain amount of political favour.

But that’s not necessarily something I find comforting.

~≈🕸️≈~

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)        The Millau Viaduct was inaugurated: on 14th December, 2004.   It’s where: Southern France, Northern Germany or Eastern Spain?

Q2)        A mass shooting took place at the Sandy Hook Elementary School: on 12th December, 2012.   School, and shooting, were where: Connecticut, Massachusetts or New York State?

Q3)        Alabama joined the USA: on 14th December, 1819.   Alabama’s state flag is a red cross on what colour background?

Q4)        Roald Amundsen’s team became the first people to reach the South Pole.   On 14th December of which year: 1910, 1911 or 1912

Q5)        Finally … ?   14th December, 1955, saw Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain, all joined what: the UN, EU or AU?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Malta became a republic on 13th December.   In which year of the 1970s?

A1)        1974.

Q2)        Was it a member of the Commonwealth at the time it became a republic?

A2)        Yes: it joined in 1964.

Q3)        When did Malta become independent from the UK: 1963, 1964 or 1965?

A3)        1964.

Q4)        1942 saw Malta award what: the Victoria Cross, George Cross, Nobel Peace Prize or the Légion d’honneur?

A4)        The George Cross.   (The Cross is the UK’s highest for gallantry not on the field of battle. It’s one of only three collective awards.   The others were to the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and the National Health Service.   The RUC had an iffy reputation: so I don’t know if their getting a GC sits well with me.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   Angelo Muscat was a Maltese born actor.   He played the Butler in which 60s series?

A5)        The Prisoner.

Here’s a thought …

“I’m really a housewife who is incidentally an actress.”

Lee Remick, December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991.

A song …

And an earworm …

The next large question set is on the 31st of December.


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!

†        Cheers, Olga: I’ve got the question corrected!

        Orange in colas are definitely worth a go: it’s a far better compliment, I think.   Oh, and lime goes well with tonic: even it you’re not having gin with it§.

        Youth Without Youth looks interesting, Olga: but I have to ask … is it as odd as Possession … ?

‡        I take your point, Debbi!   Like I said, socialism be damned!

§        Supposedly, Olga, people in the UK put lime in gin and tonic: up until World War Two.   Apparently, limes were rations, lemons weren’t …