Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7-7-2024 — The Solomon Islands

7th July, 2024: Solomon Islands.

Right then, it’s Sunday!

A day for … well … not a lot, actually.

Bar recovering from late night reviewing.

Yes: I finally caught up with Dune: Part Two, on Thursday.

And posted my written and video reviews, last night.

Pleasingly … ?

I’ve even managed to get a comment, already!

~≈∏≈~

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 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)        7th July is Independence Day in the Solomon Islands.   It became independent in which year of the 1970s?

Q2)        Independence from where: the UK, Australia or New Zealand?

Q3)        The Solomons are where: Micronesia, Melanesia or Polynesia?

Q4)        What’s the Solomons’ currency: the Solomon Islands Pound, Solomon Islands Dollar or the Solomon Islands Franc?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The official language on the Islands is English.   The de facto language is called Solomon Islands what: pijin, creole or patois?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        6th July is Independence Day in Malawi.   It marks the country’s independence from where: the UK, France or Germany?

A1)        The UK.

Q2)        It became independent in which year of the 1960s?

A2)        1964.

Q3)        What was the country called until independence: Rhodesia, Nyasaland or Kenya?

A3)        Nyasaland.

Q4)        What’s Malawi’s currency: the Schilling, Kwacha or Thaler … ?

A4)        The Kwacha.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Hastings Banda was Malawi’s first what: archbishop, president or King?

A5)        President.

Here’s a thought§ …

“Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons, is a country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands [ … ] to the northeast of Australia.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the country.

A song …

And an earworm¶ …


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!

†        I’ll have to keep my eyes open for that one, Debbi.   Once I’ve recovered from Dune: Part Two … !

‡        OK: we’ll catch you when we catch you, Olga: don’t work too hard!

§        I hope I’m using those brackets correctly!

¶        Tiny Tim’s version of that song has been giving people the creeps, ever since it was used in Insidious!