Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 26-3-2025 — The Number 75.

16th March, 2025: the Number 75.

Right … it’s officially Sunday morning.

And … ?

Things are in the air: as they usually are.

Personally?

I’m looking forward to Monday morning.

I always tend to feel slightly lost, on Sundays.

I can only assume that’s a hold-over from my childhood: all the shops would shut on Sunday afternoon, and very little else would be open.

Ho-hum!

~≈🏬≈~

At any rate … ?

I know that the government had been planning to freeze some benefits: including Personal Independence Payments, one of the benefits I’m on.

Something I believe has been floated, to fund various defence measures.

At any rate … ?

I’d manage: hundreds wouldn’t.

However … ?

And as this piece from the BBC’s news site tells us?

There’s a rebellion brewing: as many concerned Labour MPs are concerned about it.

And that ministers are thinking of a u-turn: and thinking of not enforcing the charges.

Good for them.

My only other concern from the piece?

Are the usual words.

According to a Department of Work and Pensions spokesperson who says reform “… helps long-term sick and disabled people who can work to find employment.”

Going on my own personal experience?

Welfare reforms don’t help you find work.

Companies offering you a job you can do, and can get to, helps you find work.

Companies aren’t exactly doing that.

~≈👷🏻‍♂️≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† and Debbi§ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring five out of five, and Mum 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)        16th March is the 75th day of 2025.   Is 75 a Prime number?

Q2)        Messier 75 is a globular cluster.   In which constellation: Orion, Sagittarius or the Great Bear?

Q3)        The M75 Highway is a state highway.   Where: Michigan, Maryland or Manhattan?

Q4)        The A75 in in which country of the UK: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Vespasian became a Roman Consul, when: 75BC or AD75?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        David Cronenberg was born on 15th March.   Of which year of the 1940s?

A1)        1943.

Q2)        In which city: Vancouver, Toronto or Winnipeg?

A2)        Toronto.

Q3)        He’s made two films called Crimes of the Future.   The second was released in 2022.   The first was released, when: 1969, 1970 or 1971?

A3)        1970.

Q4)        Which Lord of the Rings star played Nikolai Luzhin in Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises?

A4)        Viggo Mortensen.

Q5)        Finally … ?   1986 saw Cronenberg release The Fly.   Who played the Fly, in The Fly: Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum or Laura Dern?

A5)        Jeff Goldblum.

Here’s an observation …

“75 (seventy-five) is the natural number following 74 and preceding 76.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the number 75.

And a song with ‘75’ in the title …

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!

†        Oh, it’s a coalition government, Olga?   Yes, that does complicate things.   The old saying — about one hand not knowing what the other is doing — springs to mind.

        Blimey!   With those injuries, not sounds like I’m talking to Sant3’s war correspondent!   I can only hope you heal quickly.

        Oh, ta for the video: I’ll have to try and embed it somewhere on the blog!

        If I recall correctly, Olga, Vigo Mortensen owns his own publishing company.

‡        You know, you can always start collecting them, Debbi: I think his publishers have links to the various retailers.

        You know, “Our House” could have been very different if the lyrics had been:

 “Our street

In the middle of our house …”