Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 22nd April 2023 Teaser

22nd April, 2023.

Right … 

Slowly but surely, goes the day.

I’ve got to get some shopping done: I know I need potatoes and bin bags.

I’ve got to finish some videos.

I’ve got to do more for that online form: whilst making sure I’m copying what I enter.   You can only go back one step, it seems: that’s bad web-design, I think.

I’ve stuff to do … before I finish off my review of the last ever episode of Star Trek Picard!

Heigh-ho!

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You’ve possibly — or possibly not — heard of the Confederation of British Industry, the CBI.

It’s a major lobbying group that represents assorted British businesses.

And it’s one that’s in trouble: it’s been hit by various accusations of drug taking, rape and sexual assault, over the past few weeks.

To the point where it’s suspended activities until June: when it intends to discus things at an Extraordinary General Meeting.

I … 

Well, I don’t know what to think.

But do know what to ask.

Does any other lobby group — the TUC, for example, or Greenpeace — or political party — Conservatives, or Labour, or the Liberal Democrats — have the same skeletons in their respective closets?

I’m willing to bet they do.

We just don’t know about it.

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Let’s move on, shall we?

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


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

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

Q1)        22nd April, 1992, saw a series of gas explosions in Guadalajara.   City, and explosions, are in which country: Mexico, Chile or Argentina?

Q2)        Nellie Beer was born on 22nd April, 1900.   Between 1966 and 1967, she was Lord Mayor of where: London, Manchester or Glasgow?

Q3)        22nd April is the feast day of Saint Opportuna of Montreuil.   Montreuil is in which country: France, Canada or Haiti?

Q4)        The London Naval Treaty was signed by the UK, Japan and the US: on 22nd April, 1930.   It limited warfare carried out with what: battleships, aircraft carriers or submarines?

Q5)        Finally … ?   J. Robert Oppenheimer was born: on 22nd April, 1904.   He’s often called the ‘father of the atomic …’ what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        In a non leap year, 21st April is the 111th day of the year.   111 is a what decimal: recurring, reacting or reporting?

A1)        Recurring.

Q2)        Yes or no: is 111 a prime number?

A2)        No.   (It’s three times thirty-seven.)

Q3)        111 is an emergency telephone number, where: Australia, Malaysia or New Zealand?

A3)        New Zealand.

Q4)        The 111th Infantry Brigade notoriously gets involved with coups.   Where: Pakistan, Bangladesh or India?

A4)        Pakistan.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Great Western Railway’s 111 Locomotive was called the Great what: Bear, Hare or Red Dragon and the Woman Clothéd in the Sun?

A5)        Bear.

Here’s a thought … 

“To try to be happy is to try to build a machine with no other specification than that it shall run noiselessly.”

J. Robert Oppenheimer, April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967.

And a song …

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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Oh, it’s going to be face to face, Olga: and has been for a while.   But there’s a convenient plastic COVID screen … if you’re buzzing about!

        Wish your mother a belated Happy Birthday for me, would you!   I hope plenty of cake was involved!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Oh, yes!   You’re not wrong, there, Debbi!   Did I mention an RPG called Paranoia^, at any time?   It was built on bureaucracy!

^        If you can imagine Logan’s Run done by the Ghostbusters team, that’s Paranoia.