Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 29-9-2023 — Michaelmas.

29th September, 2023: Michaelmas.

Right … it’s Friday.

And … ?

If you recall, in yesterday’s Teaser, I said my boiler had been playing up … ?

I’ve officially made the phone call: and got a repair visit arranged for Monday.

Here’s hoping it’s a quick visit!

~≈¥≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† 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)        In Roman Catholic tradition, 29th September is the feast of Michaelmas.   It celebrates how many archangels: two, three or four?

Q2)        Name one of those archangels.

Q3)        Anglican tradition says there’s a fourth archangel.   Called what: Uriel, Muriel or Aziraphale?

Q4)        The Michaelmas term is the first term of the academic year.   In many English-speaking whats: universities, schools or colleges?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Aster amellus is a flower.   One that’s usually called the European Michaelmas what: daisy, bluebell or rose?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        According to the United Nations, 28th September is the International Day for Universal Access to what: Information, Human rights or Food?

A1)        International Day for Universal Access to Information.

Q2)        28th September is World what day: World Maritime Day, World Agriculture Day or World Cheese Day?

A2)        World Maritime Day.

Q3)         28th September is Statehood day.   Where: the Serbia, Slovakia or the Czech Republic?

A3)        The Czech Republic.

Q4)        Actress Brigette Bardot was born on 28th September, 1934.   Since retiring from the movies, she’s been better known as a what: conservative politician, animal rights activist or singer?

A4)        An animal rights activist.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Ben E. King was born: on 28th September, 1938.   He’d been a member of which ground: the Supremes, the Drifters or the Screaming’ Blue Messiahs?

A5)        The Drifters.

Here’s a thought …

“Michaelmas has been one of the four quarter days of the English and Irish financial, judicial, and academic year.”

From the Wikipedia entry on Michaelmas.

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!

†        Brigitte Bardot was his girlfriend, Olga¶?   I’ll take that with a pinch of salt, I think!

‡        Thankfully, Debbi, I think Trevor missed that one!

        I do know there’s at least one episode of Sapphire and Steel where Ms Lumley had to keep her head very still: so the show’s makers could chromakey in an effect that made her eyes glow.   I think that’s in one of the later episodes.

        And, in the last episode of adventure two — the one in the railway station — she had to wear all-black contact lenses.   If I’ve understood it, the lenses back then would have been very uncomfortable.

¶        Pointless trivia, Olga: dad jokes are known as wood foot jokes in Finland.