Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 26th June, 2022.

26th June, 2022.

Yes: I’ve had a late night, last night.

I was up, reviewing the first episode of Star Trek Picard’s second series.

It has to be said, The Star Gazer is an impressive first episode.

Especially when the villain turns up.

~≈†≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and 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)        The first French Grand Prix started: on 26th June, 1906.   Just outside which rather appropriate city?

Q2)        26th June is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.   Which illegal drug comes from the Golden Triangle: Cannabis, heroin or cocaine?

Q3)        26th June is Flag Day in Romania. Romania’s flag is a what: nordic flag, tricolour or swallowtail?

Q4)        26th June is the feast day of Saint Vigils of Trent.   This particular Trent is now called Trento, and is in which European country: Italy, San Marino or Liechtenstein?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Who held their final concert, on 26th June, 1977: Bob Marley, Elvis Presley or Reginald Dwight?

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        25th June is Statehood Day in Slovenia.   It marks the day it became independent from where: Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia or Austro-Hungary?

A1)        Yugoslavia.

Q2)        There’s four colours on Slovenia’s flag. White, blue, red and … what?

A2)        Yellow.   (The three very small stars on it are yellow.)

Q3)        What’s Slovenia’s capital: Ljubljana, Maribor or Koper?

A3)        Ljubljana.

Q4)        Obara is a Slovenian what: stew, soup or cabbage?

A4)        Stew.   (Apparently, there’s a version made from dormouse!)

Q5)        Boris Pahor, Mladen Dolar and Maruša Krese are or were, Slovenian what: singers, writers or poets?

A5)        Writers.

Here’s a thought … 

“Why, I’ll just go right on managing him!”

Colonel Tom Parker, June 26, 1909 – January 21, 1997, speaking on the death of Elvis.

And a song …

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

The quizmaster’s decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        Wish your Mum better for me, please, Olga: I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for her.

        All Clarion are saying?   Is “ … [the] disruption has been caused by a cyber security incident and we are working urgently to restore our systems^.”   I’m assuming ransomware’s got in.

‡        Very true, Debbi!   Oh … you saw what happened with the Supreme Court?   Trump’s left a bad legacy … 

^        I’m just hoping I’ve formatted that correctly!