Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th June 2026

15th June, 2026.

Right … it’s Monday … 

So, inevitably?

That means I’m back at my weight management meeting, today.

I’ll probably get some exercise, as well.

After all, I’ve gained weight over the past few weeks: and need to counter that.

That said?

I don’t know if picking up medication, and buying sausages in Sainbury’s, counts as exercise.

Ho … … hum … !

~≈£≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with everyone 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)        Democratic elections took place on 15th June, 1977.   Where: Portugal, Spain or France?

Q2)        They were held after who’s death: António Salazar’s, Francisco Franco’s or Napoleon Bonaparte’s?

Q3)        Edward of Woodstock was born on 15th June, 1330.   He was also known as what: the Black Prince, the Black Adder or the Black Vegetable?

Q4)        Operation Aerial started on 15th June, 1940.   Operation Aerial was an Allied operation, aimed at evacuating where: Paris, Berlin or Rome?

Q5)        Finally … ? Yuri Andropov was born on 15th June, 1914.   He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of where: the Soviet Union, the People’s Republic of China or the People’s Front of Judea?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        14th June, 1940, saw Nazi Germany began its occupation of where: Paris, London or Rome?

A1)        Paris.

Q2)        Sam Wanamaker was born on 14th June, 1919.   He was instrumental in re-building which theatre: the Dominion, Shakespeare’s Globe or the Donmar Warehouse?

A2)        Shakespeare’s Globe.

Q3)        Push button pedestrian crossings were introduced in the UK: on 14th June, 1961.   These are what crossings: zebra crossings, panda crossings or pelican crossings?

A3)        Panda crossings.

Q4)        A fire took place in a block of flats in London: on 14th June, 2017.   What was the tower block’s name?

A4)        Grenfell Tower.   (I worked at the call centre that handled out-of-hours calls for the council than ran Grenfell Tower: and knew the young woman on duty that night.   Hayley took a lot of emergency housing calls that night.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   Jim Lea was born on 14th June, 1949.   He played bass for which band: Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Slade or the Sensational Alex Harvey band?

A5)        Slade.   (All three bands had reputations as some of the best live acts going.)

Here’s a thought …

“Thomas was a tank engine who lived at a Big Station.   He had six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy boiler, and a short stumpy dome.”

From Thomas the Tank Engine, by Rev. W. Awdry, 15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997.

And a Michalis Genitsaris song …

The next 10 question sets are on 1st July, 4th July, 5th July and 11th July: they’re about New Brunswick, Independence Day, Nemesis the Warlock and World Horse Day.

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 Panda crossings and Slade, Mum, rather than Pelicans and Ian Dury and the Blockheads.)

†        I’ll have to ask, then, Debbi … can Rick get Steve Buscemi’s autograph!?