Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21st August 2025.

21st August 2025.

Right … I’m expecting a phone call, today: from the local mental health unit.

It’s a triage session: one I hope will lead to a diagnosis — or not — of ADHD.

I’m … 

Well, I’m several things.

But, right now?

I feel nervous about it.

~≈😬≈~

That has reminded me, though: that there’s a couple of other calls to make.

One … ?

To book up my next set of quarterly diabetic blood tests.

The other?

To order more test strips and lancets, stuff the goes with the blood sugar monitor I have.

I don’t know about anyone else … but I seem to get through those, quickly!

~≈🧪≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† 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 [insert number here] question set, shall we?

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

Q1)        21st August is Youth Day.   Where: Malaysia, Morocco or Nigeria?

Q2)        Vincenzo Perugina stole a famous painting on 21st August, 1911.   Which painting: Munch’s The Scream, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Picasso’s Guernica?

Q3)        21st August saw NASA lose contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.   21st August of which year: 1993, 1995 or 1997?

Q4)        Peter Buxton was born on 21st August, 1978.   He plays what: Rugby League, Rugby Union or Beach Rugby?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Kelis was born on 21st August, 1979.   What was the name of her debut album: Kaleidoscope, Wanderland or Tasty?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        20th August is the feast day of Oswine of Deira.   His major shrine is where: Sunderland, Tynemouth or Wallsend?

A1)        Tynemouth.

Q2)        20th August is also Saint Stephen’s Day.   Where: Austria, Hungary or Romania?

A2)        Hungary.

Q3)        20th August is the feast day of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.   He co-founded what: the Knights Hospitaller, the Knights Templar or the Knights of the Round Table?

A3)        The Knights Templar.

Q4)        William Booth died on 20th August, 1912.   He and his wife, Catherine, founded what: the Church of the Tin Vagabond, the Salvation Army or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?

A4)        The Salvation Army.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Roman Catholic feast day of Samuel is on 20th August.   The First Book of Samuel is in what: the Old Testament or the New Testament?

A5)        The Old Testament.

Here’s a personal observation …

“I don’t consider myself to be a quote-unquote ‘good girl’.   I’m not prim and proper and polite.”

Alicia Witt, born August 21, 1975.

And a song about confectionary …

The next ten question set is on 25th August: it’s about Nottinghamshire.

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!

†        They should be able to help, Olga: assuming libraries have an online news service.   Essex Libraries don’t, by the look of things.   That’s a shame, that could’ve been useful!   (It’s got a set of fraud prevention leaflets from the Met: that’s useful.)

‡        Or our feet, Debbi!   If there’s any bookshops near you … ?