Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9th December 2023.

9th December, 2023.

Right … 

Panic over!

My Mac crashed, this morning: while I was putting stuff together for this post!

Thankfully?   Replacing the fuse helped.

I’m going to have to get some more!

~≈Ö≈~

Oh, the other thing … ?

Yes: I’m going to be watching “The Giggle”, the next of the Dr Who anniversary episodes, tonight.

It looks interesting: but we’ll have to see what happens when my review goes up!

~≈Ö≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


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


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

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

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

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?

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

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

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

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

A1)        New York.

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

A2)        1983.

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

A3)        China.

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

A4)        South America.

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

A5)        Cotton seeds.

Here’s a thought …

“Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie.”

Line 68 of Arcades, by John Milton, 9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674.

And a poem …

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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Plaça Sant Jaume, you say, Olga?   It sounds like the oldest part of town!   The Wikipedia entry tells me it dates back to Roman times!   There’s what’s left of a temple to Augustus§, there, apparently!

        Hang on, second hip replacement … ?   😮   Wish him well for me, please!

        Yep: problem sorted!   Someone had put in ‘April’, instead of ‘March’.   (I need to get fuses … … )

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I’ll try my best, Debbi!

        Now … can you flag up that Crime Cafe episode, as and when … ?

§        Augustus always sounds like quite a personality, Olga.   I know we point at various business figures — Steve Jobs, and lord knows who else — and speculated they were various shades of psychopath.   Then you look at Augustus.   I get the impression most of Western Europe’s been shaped by how he changed the Empire.