Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9th May 2023.

9th May, 2023.

Right … it’s Tuesday.

And … ?

The Coronation weekend is now, officially, over.

All we need to do now … is wait for the face on the coinage and banknotes to change.

Which will possibly look odd … 

~≈🪙≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in her 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)        9th May is one of the feast day of Saint Pachomius the Great.   He’s traditional depicted, crossing the Nile on the back of a what: crocodile, gharial or caiman?

Q2)        9th May is Liberation day on two of the Channel Islands.   Which two: Jersey and Alderney, Guernsey and Alderney or Jersey and Guernsey?

Q3)        9th May, 1901, saw what open in the Australian city of Melbourne: Australia’s national parliament, its US Embassy or its Federal Court?

Q4)        9th May, 1988, saw the formal opening of New Parliament House.   Where: Australia, Brazil or Canada?

Q5)        Finally … ?   President Joe Biden signed the 2020 Lend Lease Act into US law: on 9th May, 2022.   The act guaranteed US aid for where: Japan, South Korea or Ukraine?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        8th May is Truman Day.   Where: New York, Missouri or Mississippi?

A1)        Missouri.   (It’s a public holiday in Missouri: as Truman was the only president from the state.)

Q2)        8th May is Furry Day: in the Cornish town of Helston.   What flower are the dancers supposed to wear: roses, lilies of the valley or rhododendrons?

A2)        Lilies of the valley.

Q3)        8th May is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: marking the activities of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.   The movement’s symbols include a red cross, a red crescent, and a red … what?

A3)        A red crystal: it’s a square on a point, rather than an edge, and used in Israel: it’s seen As less contentious than a red Star of David.

Q4)        Chemist, Antoine Lavoisier, was tried, convicted and executed on 8th May, 1794.   During the part of the French Revolution called the Reign of … what: Fear, Terror or War?

A4)        The Reign of Terror.

Q5)        Finally … ?   8th May, 1842, saw a train crash.   On the route from Versailles to where: Paris, Lyon or Nice?

A5)        Paris.

Here’s a thought … 

“Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?”

From The Little White Bird, by J. M. Barrie, 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937.

And a hypothetical question you don’t have to answer …

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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        That’s possibly a good thing, then, Olga: some of the Old Firm Derbies can be quite nasty.   And it sounds like Espanyol are due to have a romantic story: mentioning how well Leicester and Wrexham are doing might be something for the sports guys to look at, even if it IS a non-fan mentioning it.

        It went well enough: and I managed to catch a film.   Please excuse the singing … !

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Sometimes, Debbi, it helps to know people!   I think the last time I checked, it was about 10%.   And I know a friend was looking at a 6% one, because of a professional body she was in.   This link may grab you …