Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10-12-2023 — Thailand

10th December, 2023: Thailand.

Yes: it’s Sunday.

And … ?

I’ve managed to get hold of some spare fuses!

And not for want of trying!

I went into my local Sainsbury’s, yesterday: as I need to get some food.

So?   I thought I’d ask about fuses.

They’re listed on the website, after all!

I went through three different assistants — one of whom, in the shop’s branch of Argos, thought I was talking about defusers! — before we worked out the shop had no fuses.

Plenty of charging cables, lightbulbs and USB adaptors … but no fuses.

Or plugs, come to that … !

I ended up buying a packet of fuses in my local Nisa’s, just around the corner.

There’s possibly an irony, there … 

~≈◊≈~

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)        10th December is Constitution Day in Thailand.   It celebrates the day the Constitution was introduced: in which year of the 1930s?

Q2)        When did the country adopt its current constitution: 2017, 2019 or 2021?

Q3)        Thailand is — technically — what: a federal republic, a constitutional monarchy or a Buddhist theocracy?

Q4)        The country used to be called what: Siam, Veraswami or Taiwan?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Thailand is on what: the Balkan Peninsular, the Iberian Peninsular, the Indochina Peninsular or the Somali Peninsular?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        According to the UN, 9th December is International Anti-what Day: Anti-corruption Day, Anti-matter Day or Anti-hedgehog Day?

A1)        International Anti-corruption Day.

Q2)        9th December, 1993, saw a NASA crew make repairs to what: the Hubble Space Telescope, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer or the James Webb Space Telescope?

A2)        The Hubble Space Telescope.

Q3)        Tanganyika became independent on 9th December 1961.   The country is now part of which African state: Tanzania, Niger or the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

A3)        Tanzania.

Q4)        Poet, John Milton, was born: on 9th December, 1608: in Bread Street.   Bread Street was and is, where: London, Liverpool or Manchester?

A4)        London.

Q5)        Finally … ?   9th December, 1934, saw the birth of English actress, Judi Dench.   Who did she play in the 1997 film, Mrs Brown?

A5)        Queen Victoria.

Here’s a quote …

“Thailand […] is a country in Southeast Asia”.

From the Wikipedia entry on Thailand.

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.

*        If I ever get to Barcelona, Olga, I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled!

        Guzmán el Bueno sounds vaguely like Vlad Țepeș: the real world Dracula.   If I recall, he and his younger brother were kept as hostage by the Ottomans.   Which possibly backfired: from what I can remember, there’s a tale that an Ottoman delegation visited Vlad, when he became ruler of Wallachia.   They refused to take their hats off: so Vlad ordered his servants to nail the delegates’ hats to their heads.   Then there’s the fact we know him as Vlad the Impaler.   Lovely chap, Vlad!

        Hang on, Guzmán’s descendants became the Dukes of Medina Sidonia?   Wasn’t one of those Dukes in charge of the Armada?

        As for fuses … deary, deary me!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I’ll look forward to seeing it, Debbi.   Oh, keep your eyes peeled, you should be getting a package, at some point … !