Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th July 2025.

8th July, 2025.

Right … I was going to get up, early, today.

Please notice I say was.

I was due to have the visit from a couple of carpenters: who’d lower my kitchen cupboards.

Except … ?

I gat a call from my landlords, yesterday: to tell me one of them, the one with the various materials in his van, had had an accident.

So my landlords were going to have to re-book the visit.

That’s been done: re-arranged for the 29th of the month.

I’m … having mixed feelings about that.

It’s sad to hear the engineers had an accident.

It’s nice to know it was easily re-scheduled.

But it’s bloody annoying: I took everything out of the cupboards, yesterday … only to have to put it back …

Ho-hum!

~≈🥫≈~

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 five-question set, shall we?

Here it is, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        8th July, 1892, saw the city of Saint John’s devastated by a fire.   The city is the capital of which Canadian Province?

Q2)        Crime boss, Soapy Smith, was shot dead in the town of Skagway: on 8th July, 1898.   Skagway is in which US state?

Q3)        The first test match between South Africa and Australia was played on 8th July, 1933.   The match in question was a game of what: rugby union, cricket or netball?

Q4)        Three children and four adults were injured in a machete attack in Wolverhampton on 8th July.   8th July of which year of the 1990s?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Actor, Jeffrey Tambor, was born on 8th July, 1944.   He plays an unnamed medical examiner in an episode of which series: Kojak, Starsky and Hutch or Hill Street Blues?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The Peel Commission reported on 7th July, 1937.   It recommended the partition of where: Ireland, Mandatory Palestine or India?

A1)        Mandatory Palestine.

Q2)        Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Conservative Party Leader.   On 7th July of which year: 2020, 2021 or 2022?

A2)        2022.

Q3)        Shelley Duvall was born on 7th July, 1949.   She played Wendy Torrence in which 1980 horror film?

A3)        The Shining.

Q4)        7th July, 1981, saw the birth of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.   He played what for India: football, kabaddi or cricket?

A4)        Cricket.

Q5)        Finally … ?   7th July, 1986, saw the birth of Udo Schwarz.   He plays what: Rugby Union, Rugby League or Rugby Sevens?

A5)        Rugby Union.

Here’s a thought …

“I was never happily hedonistic.   There’s no hedonism without a downside.”

Anjelica Huston, born July 8, 1951.

And a song …

The next ten question set is on 15th July: it’s about the Northwest Territories.

Comments 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.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        I hope you got some sleep, Olga: or some rain.   We’re now expecting 23ºC temperatures.   If the rain gets to you, let me know!

        And you’re right: some things really should be remembered … !

‡        I can still remember seeing the reports of 9/11 on the news, Debbi: and thinking to myself “If that’s a bunch of nutters in the Middle East, there’ll be hell to pay.”   Lo and behold … !

        The things that change the world — and that was one of them! — can be truly divisive.   Brexit was another one … 

        OK, so the shop’s five minute’s drive away?   How far is it on foot?   (My nearest shop is five minutes walk away …)