Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5-1-2025 — Waiting for Godot.

5th January, 2025: Waiting for Godot.

Yep: when I woke up this morning, it was raining.

It’s now, thankfully, stopped.

Which is possibly a good thing.

As there’s less of a chance of black ice, due to rain, and light, overnight, snow.

Either way … ?

I’m planning to go for a stroll, later.

Being careful would be an idea …

~≈❄️≈~

Did I mention I had — had — Meatloaf’s Bat out of Hell LP on in the background?

In the wake of the man’s death, “Heaven can Wait” still carries one hell of an emotional charge!

So much of a charge, I had to switch it off.

It’s genuinely upsetting … 

~≈♫≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.

The day also saw Olga§ leaving us a message.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        Waiting for Godot premiered on 5th January.   Of which year of the 1950s?

Q2)        In which city: Paris, London or Berlin?

Q3)        In which language: French, English or German?

Q4)        The play was written by whom: David Mamet, Samuel Beckett or Arthur Miller?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Does Godot appear in Waiting for Godot: yes, or no?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        4th January is Independence Day in what was called Burma.   What’s the country now called: Taiwan, Myanmar or Japan?

A1)        Myanmar.

Q2)        The holiday mark’s the country’s independence from where: the UK, France or Spain?

A2)        The UK.

Q3)        What’s the country’s official language?

A3)        Burmese: although the country’s constitution refers to it as the ‘Myanmar language’.

Q4)        What’s the country’s largest city by population: Yangon, Mandalay or Naypyidaw?

A4)        Yangon: formerly known as Rangoon.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The country’s currency is the Kyat.   The kyat is made up of how many pays: eighty, one hundred, or two hundred and forty?

A5)        One hundred.

Here’s a thought …

“But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not.”

Vladimir, Act II, Waiting for Godot.

And a Sesame Street sketch inspired by the play …

The next ten question set is on the 8th of January.


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’m glad you enjoyed it, Debbi.   I don’t know where you can stream it in the US, but the series one Blu-ray’s on Amazon.

        Sellers was a huge fan of Guinness’s, I know that: it’s why he signed up for The Ladykillers.   He got the idea of playing multiple roles in a film — Dr Strangelove is the best known one — from Guinness’s performance in Kind Hearts and Coronets: Guinness plays most of the murdered D’Ascoyne family.   (Guinness as Fagin — in the 1948 version of Oliver Twist — is supposed to be the definitive version.)

‡        I’ll keep my eyes open for those, Olga: and see you when you’re next in!