Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th October 2024.

8th October, 2024,

Right … I am officially up early: and feeling god-awful!

I’m supposed to have another opticians appointment, today.

But … ?

I’m humming and hawing about cancelling it, and rearranging it.

I am feeling … unpleasant: and think I have a cold.

I’ve also aware that — for my last hour or so in bed? Today and yesterday? — I was heading for the loo.

Every ten minutes or so.

If I’ve understood the medications I’m on, correctly?

That’s the fault of the Dapagliflozin I’m on.

It makes diabetics like me … wee even more!

OK, it’s doing me good … 

But I’d rather it didn’t, at that time of the morning!

~≈🚾≈~

Let’s move on.


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

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

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

Q1)        The Council of Chalcedon started on 8th October, AD 451.   The city of Chalcedon’s in what’s now where: Syria, Turkey or Egypt?

Q2)        8th October is the feast day of Saint Reparata.   She’s the patron saint of which French city: Metz, Nice or Lyon.

Q3)        8th October, 2023, saw Israel declare war on which group: Islamic State, Hamas or Hezbollah?

Q4)        Commercial radio stations started broadcasting in the UK: on 8th October, 1973.   On VHF, and what else: short wave radio, medium wave radio or long wave radio?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Which American Civil Rights activist was born on 8th October, 1941: Martin Luther King Jr, Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        7th October is World Cotton Day.   According to who: the United Nations, the European Union or Amtrak?

A1)        The United Nations.

Q2)        Cotton is a staple what: fiber, tuber or starch?

A2)        A staple fiber.

Q3)        Cotton grows on a what: shrub, tree or fern?

A3)        Shrubs.

Q4)        The cotton, itself, is a protective case that grows around cotton what: seeds, leaves or branches?

A4)        Seeds.

Q5)        That case is a what: ball, boll or bull?

A5)        A boll.

Q6)        The cotton gin separates cotton from its whats: seeds, leaves or twigs?

A6)        Seeds.

Q7)        The name, ‘cotton’ is said to come from which ancient language: Greek, Arabic or Latin?

A7)        Arabic.

Q8)        Cotton makes which ‘F’?

A8)        Fabric.



Q9)        Cotton Mather was a preacher from where: Massachusetts, Texas or California?

A9)        Massachusetts.

Q10)        Finally … ?   Nitrocellulose is also known as what cotton: gun cotton, cane cotton or candy cotton?

A10)        Gun cotton.

Here’s a thought …

“I’m Chevy Chase - and you’re not.”

Chevy Chase, born October 8, 1943.

And a song co-written by Johnny Ramone …

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

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        It went very well, Olga: I lost have a kilo!   (Louisiana?   Now that’s a state with history!)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I remember seeing it, many years ago, Debbi: the scene with the baby’s pram is unforgettable, and supposed to be a direct lift from Battleship Potemkin.   Is that Andy Garcia, in there?   Dressed up as Indiana Jones?   And didn’t Connery get a gong for his appearance?