Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 18-4-2024 — HMRC

18th April, 2025: HMRC.

It’s officially Friday … !

Which, right now, means several things.

One … ?

I’ve had my weekly Mounjaro injections: which helps both with my diabetes and my weight.

Two?

There’s been reports that pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly, has released a new medication called orforglipron.

It’s a new pill: pill, rather than injection, designed to treat diabetes, and help with weight loss.

Hopefully, when released … ?

It will be both effective: and plentiful!

Shortages of other such medications is notorious.

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Have you been following my reviews of classic Dr Who series, The Savages?

I hope so … !

Whether you have or you haven’t, I’ve now seen the final episode.

And thought you’d appreciate both my written, and video, reviews.

Feel free to leave me a comment!

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† 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)        The UK’s HMRC was founded on 18th April.   HMRC is His Majesty’s Revenue and what?

Q2)        It was founded in which year: 2003, 2005 or 2007?

Q3)        The ‘C’ part of the Department used to be HM Customs and what?

Q4)        The Revenue half of the department used to be the what Revenue?

Q5)        Finally … ?   HMRC collects what: taxes, cigarette cards or rubbish?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        17th April is World Hemophilia Day.   The condition is a condition of the what: blood, saliva or tears?

A1)        Blood.

Q2)        Spell hemophilia … in British English.

A2)        Haemophilia.   (You can also spell the word with ligatured letters: æ, in this case)

Q3)        If you have the condition, you’ll need a what: clotting factor, interferon or insulin?

A3)        Clotting factor.

Q4)        The condition is known as the what disease: the royal disease, French disease or Neapolitan disease?

A4)        The royal disease.   (The French disease, and the Neapolitan disease, were terms for syphilis: ‘French disease’ was used by the English, Germans and Italians, ‘Neapolitan’, by the French.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   During the 1980s, products used to treat the condition were contaminated with what: the HIV virus, Hansen’s disease or syphilis?

A5)        The HIV virus.   Patients were also at risk of Hepatitis C.

Here’s a thought …

“The department's logo is the Tudor Crown enclosed within a circle.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the HMRC.

And some phone music …

The next ten question set will be on 23rd April: it has a World Book Night theme.


To avoid people copying your answers, they will be published tomorrow morning.



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 … 

†        Ooooh, I’ve heard of those cases, Olga: they’re up with the Post Office Scandal!   Both are utter cøckups!

‡        Dogs, Debbi?   That’s possibly an excuse for a funny video!   There’s a perfect one, even: of a cat hitting a dog with a squeaky toy, that’s been squeak once too often.   I’m blowed if I can find the thing!

        Yeah, you’re using an American English dictionary, I’m using a British English one: I get the same thing with US spellings!