Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-12-2025 — Slavery

2nd December, 2025: Slavery.

Right … my computer’s on-board speaking clock has just told me it’s 8·15.

Which mean’s it’s been some forty-five minutes since I got a call on my landline: from +491-7597572769

From what a Google search tells me, it’s a number in Germany.

With a caller — at the other end — claiming to be from BT, and who wanted to help block problems … by altering the settings on my mobile phone … 

It was a scam: after all, how many times do BT phone you … especially at that time of the morning … ?

What made this different?

Was that the scammer had an East European accent: rather than the more usual Indian accents I’ve heard from other scammers.

Hey … ho … !

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In other news … ?

I’ve finally finished my review of this year’s version of Frankenstein.

Whether the review’s fair is a whole other matter!

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with 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)        2nd December is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.   According to whom: the UN General Assembly, the Court of Justice of the European Union or the Pan African University?

Q2)        According to the relevant Wikipedia page, ‘slavery’ is the ‘ownership of a person as …’ which ‘P’

Q3)        Slaves could be considered as which ‘C’: chattels, chatterers or Tchaikovskys?

Q4)        ‘Servus’ was a common word for a slave.   Where: the British Empire, the Roman Empire or Imperial China?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Slavery was abolished in Britain, by the Slave Trade Act of which year: 1805, 1807 or 1809?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        1st December is the feast day of Saint Edmund Campion.   He was a member of which religious order: the Jesuits, the Franciscans or the Benedictines?

A1)        The Jesuits.

Q2)        It’s also the feast day of Saint Grwst.   According to his Wikipedia entry, he’s known as Grwst the what: Confessor, Confusing or Constabulary?

A2)        Grwst the Confessor.

Q3)        1st December is Sovereignty Day.   Where: Greenland, Iceland or Denmark?

A3)        Iceland.

Q4)        1st December is Rosa Parks Day in Ohio.   And where else: Oregon, Massachusetts or Florida?

A4)        Oregon.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Cape Colony abolished slavery on 1st December, 1834.   The colony is now better known as which African nation?

A5)        South Africa.

Here’s a thought …

“Slavery in Britain existed even before the Roman period from AD 43 to AD 410, and the practice endured in various forms in Britain until the 18th century.”

From the Wikipedia entry on Slavery in Britain.

And a playlist …

The next ten question set is on Friday: it’s about The Great Smog!

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

The author avoids AI, 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!   (The correct answer was Iceland, Mum, rather than Denmark.)

†        That it is, Debbi!   (I’ve finally got the review, finished.   Phew!)