Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th March 2026.

7th March, 2026.

Right … I hope that video shows up!

The introductory one, that is: I had to upload yesterday’s to Youtube, and embed it in to the post.

Quite why, when Blogger’s been happy to embed into the post, I don’t know.

At any rate … ?

After yesterday’s problems with Final Cut Pro — my music libraries weren’t showing up in the app — I and the agent managed to work out that it was due to lag: as I have my music on an external hard drive.

Lag.

Lag … !

Considering it wasn’t much of an issue under Sequoia, I’m vaguely annoyed!

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One thing I was fond of, growing up?

Was a role playing game called Tunnels and Trolls.

Indeed, I think I still have my copy of the fifth edition: complete with the Liz Danforth artwork.

So … ?

I was interested to hear that Rebellion — the people behind 2000AD, amongst other things — are to produce a new version: via crowdfunding site, Kickstarter.

I don’t know if I’ve got the hang of Kickstarter, or sites like it: there seems a hell of a wait before a project comes to pass.

But … ?

I was interested to hear about it.

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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 three.

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

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

Q1)        NATO’s thirty-second member joined on 7th March, 2024.   Which European country was it?

Q2)        Rik Mayall was born on 7th March, 1958.   Which character did he play, in The Young Ones?

Q3)        Bryan Cranston was born two years earlier: on 7th March, 1956.   He played Walter White in which series: Mad Men, Breaking Bad or Tales of the Walking Dead?

Q4)        An IRA active service unit were shot to death on 7th March, 1988.   By members of what: the FBI, SAS or UVF?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The UK, and Iran, broke off diplomatic relations: on 7th March, 1989.   Over which novel: The Snapper, The Colour of Magic or The Satanic Verses?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Augustus Caesar was named as Pontifex Maximus on 6th March.   Of which year: 12BC, 14BC or 16BC?

A1)        12BC.

Q2)        More to the point, the Pontifex Maximus was the Roman Empire’s what: High Priest, Chief Magistrate or Emperor?

A2)        High Priest.

Q3)        Irving ‘Scooter’ Libby was convicted of, amongst other things, two counts of perjury: on 6th March, 2007.   He’d been Chief of Staff for which US Vice-president: George H. W. Bush, Dick Cheney or Kamala Harris?

A3)        Dick Cheney.

Q4)        The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized on 6th March, 1987: when the ferry was coming into port at Zeebrugge.   Zeebrugge is in which European country?

A4)        Belgium.   (The BBC piece that inspired this question can be found, here)

Q5)        Finally … ?   The first sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the UK, did so on 6th March, 1957.   Which African nation was it?

A5)        Ghana.

Here’s a thought …

“I say you’re only as good as the people you work for.”

Viv Richards, born 7 March 1952.

And a song …

The next ten-question set is on 25th March: it’s about Greece.

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!   (It was 12BC, Mum, and Ghana: the Gold Coast is only part of modern Ghana.)

†        Funny old thing, Debbi: the peer Rice-Davies was talking about was the 3rd Viscount Astor, the son of Nancy Astor: Nancy was the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons.

        Did I mention Peter Capaldi’s a Cure fan?   Or has covered a Cure tune … ?