Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-4-2023 — April Fool’s Day!

1st April, 2023: April Fool’s Day.

Yep: it’s officially Saturday.

And … ?

Stuff will no doubt be occurring.

One thing I know I have to do?

Is try not to worry!

I was at a Tribunal, on Thursday: appealing a decision that had gone against me.

And told — at the time — I’d be notified by post, within a week, what would happen, what, if anything, I would be awarded.

Then I got the official email … telling I’d get the letter by Saturday, 7th April!

A couple of days, longer, in other words!

Frankly?

That isn’t exactly reassuring … 

~≈Ç≈~

Rent … 

That’s the other thing I have to do.

My rent, goes up from today.

And, frankly?

I’ve just let the benefits people know: online.

If things need doing, especially things like this … ?

It’s best to do them quickly.

~≈Ç≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both 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)        Smell-o-vision was introduced as an April Fool’s Day gag: in 1965.   By whom: the BBC, ITV or Channel Four?

Q2)        Which Radio Four show featured a spoof guest called Sir Harry Whitlohn, on 1st April, 1963?

Q3)        1st April, 2016, saw Glenn Hagar — the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts — announce Texas would be releasing its own what: currency, cheese or bank?

Q4)        According to a BBC report on 1st April, 2014, Samsung were due to release a smart what: smart glove, smart hat or smart potato?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The medieval Feast of Fools was celebrated when: 1st January, 1st April or 1st July?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The UK established the Protectorate of Bechuanaland on 31st March, 1885.   The Protectorate is now called what: Benin, Botswana or Burkina Faso?

A1)        Botswana.

Q2)        The USS Missouri was decommissioned on 31st March, 1992.   It was the USA’s last what: battleship, nuclear submarine or aircraft carrier?

A2)        Battleship.

Q3)        The Dominion of Newfoundland became part of Canada: on 31st March, 1949.   It’s now part of which Canadian province?

A3)        Newfoundland and Labrador.

Q4)        René Descartes was born on 31st March, 1596.   He was from what’s now which European country: France, Belgium or Switzerland … ?

A4)        France.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Angus Young was born on 31st March, 1955.   He’s the only surviving original member of which Australian band: INXs, AC/DC or Nick Cave and the Bad Seed?

A5)        AC/DC.

Here’s a thought …

“The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.”

Mark Twain.

And three songs that struck me as suitably silly …

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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!   (We’ve got a Wurzels song, today!)

‡        I know, Debbi: if you assume, you make an ass out of you and me, both!   Believe it or not, the first time I came across the phrase with in The Silence of the Lambs: Harris’s original novel version!