Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th December 2023.

8th December, 2023.

Right … it’s officially Friday!

Meaning … ?

Well, shopping may well occur.

I put in a second request for for help from the Essential Living Fund: the card came through, yesterday.

It’s helped already: adding more money to my utilities!

But … ?

I’m going to have to give them a call, this morning.

They’ve got my birthday wrong!

I know that sounds a little petty … but you need to feed in the correct one, to check your balance over the phone!

Ho-hum!

~≈Ü≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


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

The day also saw Trevor‡ leaving us a message: and Olga§ leaving us a message, here.

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

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

Q1)        8th December, 1980, saw a deranged fan shoot the former Beatle, John Lennon.   In which US city?

Q2)        The House of Lords voted to allow cameras into the House: on 8th December. 8th December of which year: 1982, 1983 or 1984?

Q3)        According to the Lancet, the very. first cases of COVID-19 were on 8th December, 2019.   Where: China, the UK or USA?

Q4)        The Cusco Declaration was signed: on 8th December, 2004.   It established an multi government organisation, where: North America, South America or East Asia?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Eli Whitney was born on 8th December, 1765.   His Cotton Gin separated cotton fibres from cotton … what: seeds, stalks or roots?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        7th December is International Civil Aviation Day.   Aviation involves transport that what: flies, runs on rails, or sails?

A1)        Flies.

Q2)        That aviation usually happens in what: planes, trains or cars?

A2)        Planes.

Q3)        Civil aviation is aviation that’s not military.   Or not for a what: state, church or mosque?

A3)        State.

Q4)        Civil aviation can be commercial.   In other words, aviation for what: hire, hacking or shelter skelter?

A4)        Hire.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Civil aviation can be commercial.   Or what: private, pedigree or pear shaped?

A5)        Private.

Here’s a thought …

“With 60 staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and a definite hardening of the paragraphs.”

James Thurber, December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961.

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!

†        Gotcha, Debbi.  It sounds like Rick’s the family’s official Author Wrangler!   Oh, the next two big question sets are on the 26th and 31st of December: about The Exorcist, and 2023.   Hopefully, they’ll be just as short!

        I’ll keep my eyes peeled for yours!

‡        Cheers, Trevor: that’s very appreciated!   (Oh, the card got here!)

§        Thanks for letting us know, Olga!   I hope the day does well!