Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2nd June 2024.

2nd June, 2024.

Right … it’s now Sunday!

Which means I am going to catch some more sleep!

Doing Doctor Who reviews can take a while!

If you watch that?

Can you leave me a comment, please?

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Let’s move on, shall we?


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

The day also saw Olga‡ 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)        2nd June, 2022, saw the UN change the spelling of Turkey: at the government of Turkey’s request.   How is the name now spelt?   (Those of us on phones may have trouble getting special characters: you may need to press and hold a letter.)

Q2)        The Coronation of Elizabeth 2nd took place, on 2nd June, 1953: becoming the first British coronation to one televised in the process.   Whose was the second British coronation to be televised?

Q3)        2nd June is Decoration Day.   Where: Canada, the USA or Mexico?

Q4)        2nd June is the feast day of Saint Elmo: also known as Erasmus of Formia.   The fort named for him is where: Sicily, Corsica or Malta?

Q5)        Finally … ?   2nd June is Civil Aviation Day.   Where: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria or the Democratic Republic of the Congo … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        1st June is the traditional day of Dorset: marking the county’s patron saint.   Who is that saint: Saint George, Saint Wite or Saint Sithney?

A1)        Saint Wite. She’s also known as Saint Candida: and her relics are in a church in the county.

Q2)        What’s to the county’s south: the English Channel, Devon or Hampshire?

A2)        The English Channel.

Q3)        What’s Dorset’s county town: Bournemouth, Dorchester or Lyme Regis?

A3)        Dorchester.

Q4)        What’s Dorset’s largest town by population: Bournemouth, Dorchester or Lyme Regis

A4)        Bournemouth.

Q5)        Gillingham is in Dorset.   It shares its name with a town, where: Kent, Somerset or Ayrshire?

A5)        Kent.   (The Kent town is pronounced ‘JILL-ing-am’. I believe the Dorset name-sake is ‘GILL--ing-am’.)

Q6)        Gillingham is in Dorset.   It shares its name with a town, where: Norfolk, Lincolnshire or West Sussex?

A6)        Norfolk.

Q7)        Dorset Council was set up, when: 2019, 2009 or 1999?

A7)        2019.

Q8)        Langton Herring is in Dorset.   It’s what’s called a ‘Thankful Village’.   In other words, it lost no residents in what: the Great Plague, the Great Fire of London or the First World War?

A8)        First World War.

Q9)        The Dorset Knob is a what: newspaper, horse or biscuit?

A9)        A biscuit.

Q10)        Finally … ?   Portland Bill is in Dorset.   It’s famous for its three what: football teams, lighthouses or biscuits?

A10)        Lighthouses.

Here’s a thought …

“A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all.”

Thomas Hardy, 2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928.

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!

†        It’s more about collaborative story-telling, Debbi: that’s the best way I can put it.   Although there can be quite a lot of competitiveness involved.   People like the idea of Gimli and Legolas: each trying to kill more Orcs than the other.

        And yes, there’s single and multi player games.   Did you ever hear of the Fighting Fantasy§ game books?   They were solo adventures.   And there were a lot of solo adventures for Tunnels and Trolls.

‡        That’s OK, Olga, I know how busy things get!

§        Rhianna Pratchett wrote one, in 2020: called Crystal of Storms.   You’ll need a pencil and some dice, Debbi …