Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15-12-2025 — The Bill of Rights.

15th December, 2025: the Bill of Rights.

Right … it’s official: it’s Monday.

And?

I’m up late!

I’m usually up early on a Monday: as that’s the usual day for my weight management meetings.

However, it’s off until January 5th: over the Christmas holiday.

I won’t know how my weight’s going for the festivities … but at least I get to sleep in!

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Ever since a recent update, I’ve been having problems with Safari: my default browser.

Due to the updated version logging me out of everything — and I do mean everything! — after I’ve started my Mac, up.

It’s a frustrating thing to have happen: as it adds about half an hour’s work to my morning.

And seemed to be something that the usual solution — clearing caches, history, cookies, or all three! — seemed not to solve.

I didn’t think of re-trying in Safe Mode: although I doubt that would have worked.

But did think of checking on Apple’s Community Support forums.

With not a lot of luck!

Such a lack or luck that I eventually gave in … and contacted Apple’s web-chat based support system.

It turned out that I needed to untick the ‘Prevent cross-site tracking’ options in Safari>Settings>Privacy.

Cross site tracking, so you know, involves a website leaving what’s called a cookie on your system: so that frequently used information can be reloaded, easily, when you re-visit a website.

It allows third parties to track what you’re doing: which can lead to privacy concerns.

But it also allows you to sign into sites more easily, speed up web-browsing and … well, not have a mess when trying to write a blog post!

What sort of badness could come of this?

I don’t know.

But the problem’s solved for now.

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Let’s move on.


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

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

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

Q1)        In the USA, 15th December is the Bill of Rights Day.   The Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments to the US what: the US Constitution, the Declaration of Independence or the Articles of Confederation?

Q2)        George Washington ordered how many copies of the Bill: thirteen, fourteen or fifteen?

Q3)        Rhode Island was the last state to ratify one of the amendments in the bill: in which year of the 1990s?

Q4)        The amendment in question was the Second Amendment.   That amendment guaranteed what: the right to bear arms, the right to free speech or the right to a impartial jury?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Eighth Amendment forbids what: walking a pet dog, a jury trial for an amount over twenty dollars or cruel and unusual punishment?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        14th December is the day Alabama joined the USA.   In which year: 1817, 1819 or 1821?

A1)        1819.

Q2)        Singer, Beth Orton, was born on 14th December, 1970.   In which country of the UK?

A2)        England.

Q3)        14th December is Forty-seven Ronin Remembrance Day, in the Sengaku-ji Temple.   The Temple is in which Japanese city: Tokyo, Nagasaki or Kobe?

A3)        Tokyo.

Q4)        14th December is the Feast day of Saint Spyridon, the patron saint of Piraeus.   Where is Piraeus: Turkey, Greece or Italy?

A4)        Greece.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The 1918 General Election took place on 14th December, 1918.   It was the UK election that saw whom voting: men, women or 18-year olds?

A5)        Women.   (The election saw Constance Markievicz become the first woman elected to the House of Commons.   She, like every Sinn Féin MP ever since, refused to take her seat.)

Here’s a thought …

“The concepts codified in these amendments are built upon those in earlier documents, especially the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), as well as the Northwest Ordinance (1787), the English Bill of Rights (1689), and Magna Carta (1215).”

From the Wikipedia Entry on the Bill.

And a guide …

The next ten question set is on Wednesday: it’s about Ludwig van Beethoven.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is avoided when writing these questions.

Answers are as accurate as possible: at the time of writing.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        Naaaaah … you’re not a masochist, Debbi.   You’d need a LOT more leather gear!