Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23rd March 2025.

23rd March, 2025.

Yes: you’re right.

It’s Sunday morning!

And I’ve got Radio 4’s Sunday programme on.

Which is focusing, at the moment, on online Christian services.

Apparently?

The Methodists have been leading the field, it seems.

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At any rate … ?

Did I mention I’ve started using DaVinci Resolve as an alternative video editor?

I’ve started using DaVinci Resolve as an alternative video editor … in case I hadn’t mentioned.

I’m still getting the hang of it: and wondering how to reduce the inevitable fringing I get, compositing green screen elements into a project.

That said … ?

It’s not stopped me using the software to make the introductory video to the post: nor stopped me writing a review of Nosferatu, and turning that into a video.

I hope it’s good!

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga†, Irene‡ and Debbi§ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum and Irene 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)        23rd March is the feast day of Saint Gwinear: he’s usually associated with where: Cornwall, Devon or Wiltshire?

Q2)        The earliest known use of the term ‘OK’ was in a newspaper in America: on 23rd March.   23rd March of which year of the 1830s?

Q3)        23rd March, 1868, saw the establishment of what: Jesus College, Cambridge, the University of California or the UK’s Department of Health?

Q4)        The Ever Given ran aground on 23rd March, 2021.   What did it block, as a result: the River Thames, the Panama Canal or the Suez Canal?

Q5)        Finally … ?   23rd March is World Meteorological Day.   Meteorology is the study of what: meteors, weather or spoons?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        22nd March is the feast day of Saint Paul of Narbonne.   Where is Narbonne: France, Germany or Belgium?

A1)        France.

Q2)        Pope Clement 5th issued a bull called Vox in Excelso: on 22nd March, 1312.   It dissolved whom: the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaller or the Sisterhood of Perpetual Indulgence?

A2)        The Knights Templar.

Q3)        22nd March is World Water Day.   Water consists of one oxygen molecule, and how many hydrogen ones?

A3)        Two.

Q4)        The US Supreme Court decided Eisenstadt v. Baird on 22nd March, 1972.   The decision allowed unmarried people to buy what: contraceptives, cars or blowtorches?

A4)        Contraceptives.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Comet Hale-Bopp reached its closest point to Earth on 22nd March.   Of which year of the 1990s?

A5)        1997.

Here’s a thought …

“There are many facets of science that are almost exactly opposite of dramatic narrative.   It’s slow, tedious, inconclusive, it’s hard to tell good guys from bad guys — it’s everything that a normal hour of Star Trek is not.”

Kim Stanley Robinson, born March 23, 1952.

And a version of “Lili Marlene” …

The next ten question set is on the 3rd April: it’s about 2001: A Space Odyssey.


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!

†        I have to admit, I’ve only tried haggis, once, Olga: and that was many years ago.   Traditionally, it’s not eaten with gravy: which I really didn’t fancy!

        How many litters can those birds have?   (Litters isn’t the right word, but you know what I mean … !)

‡        Morning, Irene: how is is that day … ?   (Oh … hydrogen’s not a molecule, it’s an atom!)

§        I always thought Dalton was great as Bond, Debbi, as he looked the part.   Utterly savage, in other words!

        Brosnan was good, I thought: but very Roger Moore.

        Talking of Simon Templar … ?   Remind me to mention the song …