Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th December 2024.

4th December, 2024.

Right … I’m up early, again.

As I’m hoping to get to my GP’s surgery for — *pauses for dramatic effect* —  a pneumonia shot!

Considering pneumonia can be nasty, I’m glad I qualify for it!

~≈💉≈~

I’m equally glad to have the excuse to head for town.

Because?

Well, it means I can find a convenient postbox, and:

• Post Christmas card.
• Buy stamps for international Christmas cards.

Quite what that’s going to cost me, I don’t know.

But I suspect the word ‘extortion’ is going to be used … !

~≈📮≈~

Let’s move on.


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

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s [insert number here] questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        4th December is Navy Day.   Where: Brazil, Russia, India or China?

Q2)        Kevin Sussman was born on 4th December, 1970.   He plays which character, in The Big Bang Theory?

Q3)        Terry Anderson was freed from captivity: on 4th December, 1991.   He’d been held hostage, where: Syria, Lebanon or Gaza?

Q4)        Tony Todd was born on 4th December, 1954.   He plays which supernatural killer: Michael Myers, Candyman or Freddy Kruger?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Boss Tweed escaped from prison, on 4th December, 1875.   He was an infamously corrupt politician from where: Chicago, Los Angeles or New York?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        3rd December is the feast day of Saint Birinus: the patron saint of Berkshire.   He’s also the patron saint of where: Dorchester, Devon or Doncaster?

A1)        Dorchester.

Q2)        Berkshire, itself?   Has no county council: as Berkshire Country Council was abolished in which year of the 1990s?

A2)        1998.

Q3)        Modern Berkshire is made up of how many district councils: six, eight or ten … ?

A3)        Six.

Q4)        Those councils applied to become a combined authority.   In which year: 2022, 2023 or 2024?

A4)        2024.

Q5)        What’s Berkshire’s county town: Newbury, Reading or Sandhurst?

A5)        Reading.

Q6)        The county is the Royal County of Berkshire.   Because it contains which royal residence: Windsor Castle, Balmoral or Osbourne House?

A6)        Windsor Castle.

Q7)        ‘Berk’ is derived from the term ‘Berkshire hunt’.   It’s an obscure piece of what: rhyming slang, back slang or polari?

A7)        Rhyming slang.   (You can find out what it’s slang, for, yourself!)

Q8)        Ascot, Windsor and Newbury are in Berkshire.   Ascot, Windsor and Newbury what: racecourses, motor racing circuits or snooker halls?

A8)        Racecourses.

Q9)        Berkshire-based AFC Newbury were one of only two English football teams sponsored by Vodaphone.   Who was the other: Liverpool, Manchester United or Everton?

A9)        Manchester United.

Q10)        Finally … ?   The Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Sussex, both went to a well known school in Berkshire.   Which school?

A10)        Eton College: usually referred to as ‘Eton’.

Here’s a thought …

“I couldn’t go on forever being Little Miss Fixit who burst into song.”

Deanna Durbin, December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013.

And a song …

The next ten question sets are on the 8th and 9th of December.


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



Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Do you mean Eton’s next to Windsor Castle, Olga?   That must have been convenient for the Royals, then!   It would keep the school run, short!

        Well, the weight and the call went well.   The blood test was a disaster: I’d not had enough fluids.

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Well, the ‘shur’ bit’s close, Debbi.   But the first syllable is similar to the British English pronunciation of ‘Derby’.   It’s pronounced ‘DAR-by’.

        Hopefully, you’ll have time to recover: the next two are on the 8th, and 9th …