Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12-12-2023 — International Day of Neutrality.

12th December, 2023: International Day of Neutrality.

Right … 

It’s Tuesday.

And … ?

I’ve got some sleep … and some Dread Zeppelin on in the background.

There’s possibly stranger bands to start the day with … 

~≈ß≈~

Yes: so you know … ?

Yes: I’m officially Jude sitting, today.

And being joined by Mikey the Rabbit … but not Bobby the Cat!

Heigh ho!

~≈ß≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga* and Debbi† and Mum‡ putting in their answers: with all scoring five out of five.

The day also saw Trevor§ leaving us a message.


Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        12th December is the International Day of Neutrality.   According to whom: the African Union, United Nations or European Union?

Q2)        12th December is also Neutrality Day, where: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan?

Q3)        The rights and responsibilities of neutral counties are outlined in the Hague Convention of when: 1906, 1907 or 1908?

Q4)        A nation that stays neutral until attacked, is in a state of what neutrality: armed neutrality, silent neutrality or belligerent neutrality?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Sweden was neutral during World War One and Two.   It remained neutral: until which country was invaded, in 2022?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        According to the UN, 11th December is International what Day: International Valley Day, International Ocean Day or International Mountain Day?

A1)        International Mountain Day.

Q2)        Indiana joined the USA: on 11th December, 1816.   It has a shore on which of the Great Lakes?

A2)        Lake Michigan.

Q3)        Writer, Anne Rice, died on 11th December, 2021.   Her best known fictional characters — Lestat and Louis, amongst other — were what: vampires, Martians or zombies?

A3)        Vampires.

Q4)        11th December, 2009, saw Rovio Entertainment release what: Pacman, Angry Birds or Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile?

A4)        Angry Birds.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Marco Pierre White was born on 11th December, 1961.   He’s a what: golfer, chef or decorator?

A5)        Chef.

Here’s a quote …

“Different countries interpret their neutrality differently: some, such as Costa Rica, have demilitarised …”.

From the Wikipedia entry on Neutrality.

And a video …

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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        You know, that’s a very good point, Olga?   I don’t know when I last changed a plug.   Most of the time, I’ve just needed to change the fuse.   And a lot of my appliances have cables with moulded in plugs: the ones with the flip out bits for the fuses.   That’s possibly going to cause issues!

†        Yes, I saw the video announcement, Debbi: congratulations on that front!   (Hopefully, the read-through will go somewhere!)

        Oh … I don’t know if the Goblin Song will show up.   But it’s from this year’s Christmas Special … 

†        Hello, Mum!

§        Cheers, Trevor, I got them corrected.