Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27th December 2025.

27th December, 2025.

Post Christmas, I have left-over decorations.

Courtesy of my cousin’s daughter and wife: their shop has quite a range.

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The bauble I’m holding can be customised, so you know.

But, when I first got it?

Got me thinking not of Star Trek, but of drogna.

If you know what drogna are … ?

You’re older than you look.

~≈⬟≈~

One last Christmassy point?

I got Amazon gift cards: as I suspect so many of us do.

And … ?

Bought stuff on Amazon: managing to hit a discount option in the process.

This will sound counterintuitive … but it was something I didn’t want.

As I couldn’t work out if there were any hidden charges, either at the point of sale, or later.

So I contacted Amazon’s customer service people.

Who told me that, no: there would be no, extra, hidden charges.

I wasn’t reassured.

So, yesterday morning?

I sent the inevitable email to Jeff Bezos.

And got a far more reassuring reply: confirming what the customer service people had told me.

No: there’s were to be not extra charges.

Thank heavens for that.

~≈🏬≈~

Let’s move on.


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

The day also saw Olga‡ leaving us a message.

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

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

Q1)        27th December is the Third Day Of Christmas.   According to the old song, my true love sent me three … what?

Q2)        27th December is the feast day of Saint John the Apostle.   To many Orthodox Christians, he’s known as Saint John the what: Theologian, Theodolite or Theophonist?

Q3)        Gaston Glock died on 27th December, 2023.   The company he founded made what: car tyres, guns or cutlery?

Q4)        John Whitworth was born on 27th December, 1921.   As a singer, he was a what : bass, baritone, tenor or countertenor?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Methuen Treaty was signed on 27th December, 1703.   Between England and whom: Spain, France or Portugal?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Charles Babbage was born on the 26th December.   Of which year of the 1790s?

A1)        1791.

Q2)        He invented the Difference Engine.   His Difference Engine was a mechanical what: calculator, loom or seed drill?

A2)        Calculator.

Q3)        Babbage also invented an early mechanical computer.   One known as the what: Analytical engine, Reverberating engine or Fractional engine?

A3)        The Analytical engine.

Q4)        Babbage studied at both Trinity College, and at Peterhead.   Both colleges are at which University: Oxford or Cambridge?

A4)        Cambridge.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Babbage worked with Ada Lovelace: the woman described as the first computer programmer.   Lovelace was the daughter of whom: Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley or Dr John Polidori?

A5)        George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron: commonly known as Lord Byron.

Here’s a thought …

“You have to work hard to be a success and there is no way around it.”

Chyna, December 27, 1969 – April 17, 2016.

And an album …

There’s a twelve question set is on 31st December, 2025: it’s the review of 2025.

The next ten question set is on 1st January, 2026: it’s about The Archers.

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!

†        My word, Olga, but Rapael’s got a voice … !

‡        Likewise, Debbi, likewise!   (Is there any word of when The War Between the Land and the Sea drops in the US?)