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Wednesday, 12 March 2025

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 12th March 2025.

12th March, 2025.


Right … I’m up early … again!

Yep: I’m back to the hygienist, today.

And have a video conference with my Job Centre case worker: an hour and a half, later.

Which means I only have to go up and down Warley Hill, once …

Ho hum!

~≈🪥≈~

Just as a thought … ?

#GNUTerryPratchett.

If you know, you know …

~≈💀≈~

Let’s move on.

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


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

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

Q1)        12th March is the feast day of Saint Theophanes the what: Confessor, Confused or Complicated?

Q2)        12th March is Youth Day.   Where: Tunisia, Uganda or Zambia?

Q3)        12th March, 2015, saw the death of Terry Pratchett.   What was the name of his last Discworld novel?

Q4)        Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic all joined NATO on 12th March, 1999.   They were former members of what: the League of Nations, the Warsaw Pact or UEFA?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Truman Doctrine was first proclaimed: on 12th March, 1947. By which US president?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        11th March saw the birth of media mogul, Rupert Murdoch.   In which year of the 1930s?
A1)        1931.

Q2)        He was born, where: Australia, New Zealand or South Africa?
A2)        Australia.

Q3)        He got his start in the media, as the owner of one his country’s whats: newspapers, TV stations or glossy magazines?
A3)        Newspapers. (He owned and operated an Australian paper called The News )

Q4)        1968 saw him buying his first UK newspaper.   What was it called: The Sun, The Times or The News of the World?
A4)        The News of the World.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Thinly veiled versions of Rupert — and his rival, Robert Maxwell — feature in The Forth Estate.   Who wrote The Forth Estate: Jeffrey Archer or Geoffrey Archer?
A5)        Jeffrey Archer.
Here’s a thought …
“Sorry I beat you … but I wanted to win this one really bad.”
Katarina Srebotnik, born born 12 March 1981.
And a song …


The next ten question set is on Friday, 14th March: it’s about Michael Caine.


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



Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.




*        The big, square, tower, Olga?   That must be one hell of a time signal, if it rings hourly!   And they had a Shetland pony at the parade?   That’s a hell of a thing to see, in the middle of Barcelona!   (I don’t think it’s an Exmoor Pony: I believe they’re bigger!)



        Hello, Mum!

        Glad you enjoyed them, Irene.   The next themed quiz is on Friday: It’s a ten question set.

§        If I recall iWoz, correctly, Debbi?   He had a stock of Polack Jokes, as well: despite being Polish-American.

4 comments:

  1. 1 Confessor
    2 Zambia
    3 The Shepherds Crown
    4 Warsaw Pact
    5 Harry S Truman

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  2. Q1) Confessor

    Q2) Zambia

    Q3) The Shepherd’s Crown

    Q4) the Warsaw Pact

    Q5) Harry S. Truman
    Thanks, Paul. I'll ask next year, if I go. No, the bells are not automated, so they don't ring every hour. One of the collaborators of the radio (his name is Just) is the bell ringer, and they organise a party on New Year's Eve and they also stream on YouTube the ringing of the bells.
    Oh, this is the link to the new playlist. I hope to keep adding to it, as long for as the birds allow me to. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeYMKElj4f_S4i_qRWGZ6d4zdQaHvkgvj&si=uXuvgx_AmnSW96ad

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  3. 1. Confessor
    2. Zambia
    3.The Shepherd's Crown
    4.Warsaw
    5. Harry Truman

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  4. Sounds like an interesting book. :)

    1. Confessor
    2. Zambia
    3. The Shepherd's Crown
    4. the Warsaw Pact
    5. Harry S. Truman

    ReplyDelete

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