Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9 July, 2024.

9th July, 2024.

Right: it’s now Tuesday!

Which means … I’m staying for a lot of the day.

Apart from when I go out, later.

Yes: I’ve got my usual diabetic foot check, this afternoon.

Heigh ho!

~≈ß≈~

Do you follow the Star Trek franchise, at all?

I do.

So I, like others, know the franchise is made by the various arms of multi-media giant, Paramount.

I’m always very aware the company’s recently announced it will be merging with SkyDance.

Quite what that means for the Star Trek franchise?

I don’t know: but would be interested to find out.

~≈ß≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?


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

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

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

Q1)        9th July is Constitution Day, where: Australia, New Zealand or Vanuatu?

Q2)        9th July is Constitution Day, where: New Zealand, Palau or Vanuatu?

Q3)        9th July is Independence Day in Argentina.   What’s Argentina’s de facto official language?

Q4)        9th July is Independence Day in South Sudan.   When did it become independent from Sudan: 2010, 2011 or 2012 … ?

Q5)        Finally … ?   York Minster caught fire on 9th July, 1984.   A minster is a what: church, mosque or synagogue?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        8th July, 1885, saw the birth of Hugo Boss.   Notoriously, his clothing company designed the uniforms for whom: the Young Pioneers, the Blackshirts or the SS?

A1)        The Schutzstaffel, or SS.

Q2)        The fourth Harry Potter novel was published on 8th July, 2000.   It was called Harry Potter and the Goblet of what: Earth, Air, Fire or Water?

A2)        Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Q3)        8th July is the Feast Day of Saint Grimbald.   The saint was said to be a figure in which King’s court: Charles the Bald’s, Pepin the Fat’s or Alfred the Great’s?

A3)        Alfred the Great’s.

Q4)        Shinzo Abe was assassinated on 8th July, 2022.   He’d been a Prime Minister of where?

A4)        Japan.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Maya Hawke was born on 8th July, 1998. She plays Robin Buckley in which TV series: For All Mankind, Foundation or Stranger Things?

A5)        Stranger Things.   Robin is one of the funniest characters on the show.

Here’s a thought …

“The Labour Party are going to bring in a law that means you can go everywhere you want in the country.   I have checked this with two people and they both said it was true.”

Barbara Cartland§, 9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000.

A Lee Hazlehurst playlist …

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.

*        Well … … that weight’s back up, Olga: just enough to cancel the amount I lost, last week.   Did you ever hear the phrase “swings and roundabouts”?   That’s exactly what my weight’s doing!   I can only hope Jordi’s wife has an easier time of it!

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Happy birthday, Debbi!   I hope the colonoscopy goes well!   (I’ve had one, myself: the actual procedure isn’t bad … compared to the laxatives!)

§        Dame Barbara obviously spent time talking to the man in the pub … !