Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13th April, 2025.

13th April, 2025.

It’s officially official: and … ?

A morning after I’ve had a bad night’s sleep!

Quite why I was up and down, repeatedly heading for the loo, all night?

I really couldn’t say … !

But … ?

I only feel slightly tired.

Heigh … ho!

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At any rate … ?

I managed to catch “The Robot Revolution”, yesterday.

The opening episode of Doctor Who is very watchable: and Varada Sethu plays a very assertive new companion, in the shape of Belinda Chandra.

Something I reiterated in my written and video reviews.

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There’s a prisoner called Hashem Abedi: currently in a segregated wing in HMP Frankland.

Who … ?

Is being investigated after assaulting two prison officers with home made weapons … and hot oil.

How on Earth did he get hold of that … ?

From what little I know, the only way he’d get access to hot cooking oil would be if he was allowed to work in the kitchen by the prison officers.

How he was allowed to work in the kitchen, after carrying out a similar attack at HMP Belmarsh … ?

I don’t know.

But someone’s made a mess of something … 

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Let’s move on.


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

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

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

Q1)        13th April is the feast of Saint Margaret of Castello.   She’s a patron saint of whom: the blind, the lame or the wicked?

Q2)        The UK’s Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 passed on 13th April, 1829.   It allowed Roman Catholics in the UK, the right to sit, where: the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace or Roman Catholic Churches?

Q3)        The Soviet Union, and Imperial Japan, signed a neutrality pact on 13th April.   Of which year of the 1940s?

Q4)        Lou Bega was born on 13th April, 1975.   In which European country?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Peter Davison was born on 13th April, 1951.   He played Tristan Farnon in which series?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        12th April, 1900, saw President William McKinley sign the Foraker act.   The act gave limited self rule to where: there US Virgin Isles, American Samoa or Puerto Rico?

A1)        Puerto Rico.

Q2)        12th April is the International Day of Human Space Flight: which marks humanity’s first space flight.   That flight was made by which cosmonaut?

A2)        Yuri Gagarin.

Q3)        12th April, 1947, saw the birth of talk-show host, David Letterman.   His production company is called Worldwide … what: Web, Pants or Chat?

A3)        Pants!

Q4)        Tom Clancy was also born on 12th April, 1947.   His first novel, The Hunt for Red October, was published in which year of the 1980s?

A4)        1984.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Emperor En’yū was born on 12th April, AD958.   He was the 64th Emperor of where: China, Japan or Byzantium?

A5)        Japan.

Here’s a thought …

“I just do not buy the connection between screen violence and violence in society.   I think it’s a feeble excuse for the failings of society.”

Peter Davison, born 13th April, 1951.

Ana 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.

*        I hadn’t thought of that, Olga!   I might just have to rework Law 31!   And Law 7.   And Law 87, now I think of it … 

        OK: we’ll see you on Monday.   I hope the donkey has never heard of Lulu the Elephant!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Don’t we just, Debbi?   Don’t we just … … ?