Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 31-8-2023 — Kyrgyzstan.

31st August, 2023: Kyrgyzstan.

Right … it’s Thursday … and I’m mildly annoyed!

Sainsbury’s didn’t have the milk I was after, yesterday.

It’s no big deal: I can always go back, today.

I just hope Sainbury’s deliveries have turned up!

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Did I mention I on benefits?

I possibly have.

I’m also — after a lengthy application process, reconsideration and appeal! — classed as having a Limited Capability for Work.

Which doesn’t get me much in the way of extra financial help: but does mean I’m supposed to have a meeting with a case worker, once every three months.

I was classed as LCW in March, after a tribunal.

And still haven’t heard a thing.

From what I’m told?

There’s some sort of back log.

Right now, six months or so after the tribunal?

I’ve heard nothing about a meeting.

I can’t complain too much: it avoids having to walk up Queens Road, after all.

But … ?

It means I’m left without guidance: as, I suspect, are many others.

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Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† 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)        31st August is Independence Day in Kyrgyzstan.   Marking its independence from where: the USSR, USA, China or the UK?

Q2)        Kyrgyzstan’s independence was in which year of the 1990s?

Q3)        True or false: Kyrgyzstan is landlocked.   True or false?

Q4)        You’ll find .kg at the end of a Kyrgyzstani what: website, postal address or phone number?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Kyrgyz som is Kyrgyzstan’s what: parliament, currency or constitution?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        30th August, 1918, saw Fanny Kaplan try to assassinate whom: Stalin, Lenin or Trotsky?

A1)        Lenin.

Q2)        This prompted a period of repression later called the Red … what?

A2)        The Red Terror.

Q3)        The repression was carried out by the then secret police.   Who were those police: the Cheka, KGB or Gestapo?

A3)        The Cheka.

Q4)        Assassination — and repression — happened in which country: the UK, USA, China or Soviet Russia?

A4)        Soviet Russia.   (It only became part of the USSR in 1922.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   The repression the attempt led to was modelled on the Reign of Terror of the 1790s.   The Reign of Terror happened, where: England, France or Germany?

A5)        France.

Here’s a motto …

“Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast.”

From the Wikipedia entry on Kyrgyzstan.

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.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        Cheers for letting me know, Olga: it’s appreciated!   Mum usually does the quiz on her phone, if that’s any help: but it always depends on time, of course.

‡        Moscow, Schmoscow, Debbi!   :D   At ANY rate … ?   Did I mention Ruth’s thinking of buying Jude a computer.   Obviously I’ve mentioned she could get a business or educational discount on sensible computers.

        (The Airs look good: but I’d need a few hubs to connect everything.)