Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23rd October 2023

23rd October, 2023.

Yes: that’s right.

It’s Monday morning!

And?   Frankly?

Payday.

And, as much as a lot of my cash is going to vanish by the end of the day?

I’m going to enjoy spending some of it on food!

I’m seriously short of milk!

~≈Ï≈~

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)        23rd October is the feast day of Amon of Toul.   Where IS Toul: France, Jersey or Switzerland?

Q2)        23rd October is Chulalongkorn Day.   It’s a public holiday that marks the passing of a King of where: Thailand, Vietnam or Cambodia?

Q3)        Apple released a well known device: on 23rd October, 2001.   Which device: the iPod, iPhone, iPad, iMac or Apple Watch?

Q4)        Who was re-elected as the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, on 23rd October, 2022: Xi Jinping, Mao Zedong or Ding Junhui?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Wen Yanbo was born on 23rd October, 1006.   He was a senior official for which Chinese Imperial dynasty: Song, Shang, Northern Qi or McSweeney?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        22nd October, AD794 saw Emperor Kanji of Japan move his capital city.   From Nagaoka-kyō to Heian-kyō. Heian-kyō is now called what?

A1)        Kyoto.

Q2)        The New Jersey College was established: on 22nd October, 1746.   It’s better known as which Ivy League university: Harvard, Princeton or Yale?

A2)        Princeton.

Q3)        The 81st World Science Fiction Convention ends: on 22nd October, 2023.   Where’s it being held: China, the USA, Spain or Nigeria?

A3)        China.

Q4)        Who was stripped of his Tour de France titles on 22nd October, 2012: Lance Armstrong, Bradley Wiggins or Sir Chris Hoy?

A4)        Lance Armstrong.

Q5)        Finally … ?   22nd October is Fechner Day: marking the work of Gustav Fechner.   He was a what: physicist, painter or chef?

A5)        Physicist.   He was also a psychologist.

Here’s a thought …

“Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pelé.   I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.”

Pelé, 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022.

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!

†        Yep: I knew Fechtner was a psychologist from his Wikipedia entry, Olga.   Apparently, he came up with a branch of science called Psychophysics: although Wikipedia probably explains it better than I could!

        There’s a definite upside to today: I can get my bills paid, and shopping done.   I’m going To get wet in the process, but I’ll get home to the warm!

        It definitely sounds like your Saturday went better than mine!

‡        My pleasure, Debbi!