Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11th January 2025

11th January, 2025.

It’s officially official: it’s Saturday.

And the day after I caught the penultimate episode of Silo, series two.

It’s a fascinating watch.

But there is a downside.

Some scenes are filmed in badly lit areas of the setting: and it doesn’t look especially good.

Hopefully, that’s something that can be remedied …

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It’s not that often my home town gets mentioned on the news.

But my home town — or, at least, its local council — got mentioned by the BBC’s new website, yesterday.

It seems the local government ombudsman has accursed Brentwood Council of gatekeeping, of doing everything it can to not help homeless people in the area.

And of doing so, despite the two hundred or so relevant applications meeting the relevant thresholds.

I’m tempted to tell you several things.

That the council’s guilty as charged.

And that — as I mentioned in several posts, yesterday — was doing this because it:

• Hadn’t invested in social housing, or …
• Didn’t want the wrong sort of residents in town.

I’m tempted to say #BrentwoodCouncil’s doing this because they haven’t built enough #CouncilHousing. Or because the homeless aren’t #MiddleClass enough … Either way, I’m not surprised by this … www.inyourarea.co.uk/post/news/67...

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— @MrCuddy2977 (@mrcuddy2977.bsky.social) 10 January 2025 at 11:37

I’m not, though.

Instead, I’m going to say one thing.

I’m not surprised by the news … 

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Let’s move on.


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

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)        The city of Mecca was captured on 11th January, AD630.   By forces led by whom?

Q2)        11th January, AD930 saw the sack of which Arabic city?

Q3)        The Tbilisi Metro open on 11th January, 1966.   Tbilisi, and its metro system, are in which modern country: Azerbaijan, Georgia or Byelorussia?

Q4)        The Gateway Bridge opened on 11th January, 1986.   Where: Adelaide, Brisbane or Canberra?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Thousands were killed in a Peruvian landslide: on 11th January of which year of the 1960s?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        10th January is Majority Rule Day.   Where: Cuba, the Bahamas or Jamaica?

A1)        The Bahamas.

Q2)        Jeff Beck died on 10th January, 2023.   He played which instrument: the guitar, the mandolin or the theremin?

A2)        The guitar.   (He recorded with Screaming’ Lord Sutch and the Savages!   I’m mildly impressed!)

Q3)        The first TinTin strip began publication on 10th January, 1929.   It was called Tintin in the Land of the what?

A3)        Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.   An old friend, Graham, discusses the book in this video.

Q4)        Rod Stewart was born on 10th January, 1945.   He will be playing the Legends slot at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.   He last played Glastonbury in which year of this century?

A4)        2002.

Q5)        Finally … ?   A gusher started on 10th January, 1901: at the Spindletop oil field.   Spindletop is in which US state?

A5)        Texas.

Here’s a thought …

“If we played like that every week we wouldn’t be so inconsistent.”

Bryan Robson, born born 11 January 1957.

And a song …

The next ten question set on 29th January: it’s about Desert Island Discs.


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!

†        Oh, that’s Pau, Olga?   I wondered what he looked like!

        I found the one where you’re interview the lady, Olga.   It amazes me what Image Playground can do with small images … !

‡        So long as it’s helping, Debbi, that’s the important thing!

        Oh, do you remember getting your photo taken with Rick?   At a baseball game … ?   I’ve put the photo through the wringer … … …