Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-1-2025 — John the Forerunner

7th January, 2025: John the Forerunner.

Right … it’s officially Tuesday … and Radio 4’s Today programme has a piece on, about the way McDonald’s staff are being treated.

It’s an on-going thing for the company: some of its franchise managers make Harvey Weinstein look good!

That’s certainly not making the company look good!

But that’s not really relevant to my day.

It’s a day where I have nothing planned: and I’m feeling vaguely lost.

After all, the past couple of weeks have been busy … !

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At any rate … ?

Yesterday was Monday: a day that saw me at the dentist in the afternoon … and at my weight management meeting in the morning!

Thankfully?

I’m down four hundred grams: just shy of a pound.

That’s pretty good: post Christmas!

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As a final thought … ?

You’re possibly aware I claim an extra benefit: called Personal Independence Payment, or PIP.

I had thought I’d be eligible for a free bus pass as a result.

After a phone call, yesterday … ?

It turns up I’m not.

I don’t have enough points in the relevant section of my claim.

That’s a bit of a git: free bus travel could’ve been helpful.

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Let’s move on.


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

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s [insert number here] questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        According to some churches, 7th January is the Synaxis of Saint John the Forerunner.   He’s also known as John the who: Baptist, Bigamist or Banana?

Q2)        John’s modern followers are the what: Mandaeans, Manichaeans or Manatees?

Q3)        Many faiths consider John to be a what: prophet, emperor or messiah?

Q4)        According to the New Testament, John expected a what: prophet, emperor or messiah?

Q5)        Finally … ?   John was beheaded on the orders of who: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas or Herod Agrippa?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        6th January saw a mob attack the US Capitol Building.   In which year of the 2020s?

A1)        2021.

Q2)        Attack — and Capitol — were in which US city: Los Angeles, New York or Washington DC?

A2)        Washington DC.

Q3)        The attackers were trying prevent whose election as President: Joe Biden’s, Kamala Harris’ or Donald Trump’s?

A3)        Joe Biden’s.

Q4)        The attackers supported the outgoing 45th President of the USA.   Who was that president: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

A4)        Donald Trump.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The attack was investigated by the United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.   The Select Committee’s members were from what: the House of Representatives or the Senate?

A5)        The House of Representatives.   (The House is the lower house of Congress: roughly equivalent to the UK’s House of Commons.)

Here’s a thought …

“Followers of John existed well into the 2nd century AD, and some proclaimed him to be the Messiah awaited by Jews.”

From the Wikipedia entry on John.

And a song …

The next ten question set will be tomorrow: it’s about Elvis Presley.

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!   (Tomorrow’s quiz is about Elvis!)

†        Oh, O’Neill wrote Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Olga?   I only vaguely knew it was a play: but not who wrote it, or what it was about.   But I always felt it was an evocative phrase.

        I knew the name was Irish, though: I believe the ‘O’ is short for ‘of’: and tells us the family is descended from a Neill.   (We have a neighbour called ‘O’Neill’: she’s definitely an Essex girl, though.   And we had an Irish-themed bar called ‘O’Neill’s Bar’, in the High Street.   It was about as Irish as the Turkish restaurant next door.)

‡        Google’s eaten them you mean?   I’m surprised, Debbi, that hasn’t happened for a while!

        Hang on, Debbi, what do you mean, ‘… going nuts’?   I think it went bonkers a while ago.   Just after the Big Bang …