Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20-4-2025 — Andy Serkis

20th April, 2025: Andy Serkis.

It’s got to be said: I am officially bloody knackered!

I managed to catch “Lux”, yesterday’s episode of Doctor Who: at about three in the afternoon.

This years sees the episodes turn up on iPlayer at eight in the morning, so you know.

Which I caught early: planning to get my reviews — written and video — done early.

I actually got the video finished and uploaded … at two in the morning.

After something went wrong with DaVinci Resolve: that meant re-starting the whole thing.

I can only hope the thing’s watchable!

~≈💥≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† 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)        20th April saw the birth of actor, Andy Serkis.   In which year?

Q2)        Many of the characters Serkis plays are created using motion … what?

Q3)        Who did he play in the various Lord of the Rings movies?

Q4)        He’s directed a version of Animal Farm that’s due to be released, this year.   Who wrote the novel the film is based on: Charles Dickens, George Orwell or Virginia Woolfe?

Q5)        Finally … ?   He played Ian Dury in a film called what: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Reasons to be Cheerful or Plaistow Patricia?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        19th April is the feast day of Saint George of Antioch.   He’s also known as George the what: Confessor, Complicated or Condominium?

A1)        George the Confessor.

Q2)        The Ingenuity helicopter became the first human aircraft to take flight on another planet: on 19th April, 2021.   What planet was it on … ?

A2)        Mars.

Q3)        Dudley Moore was born on 19th April, 1930.   Who was his regular comedy partner: John Cleese, Peter Cook or Spike Milligan?

A3)        Peter Cook.   (Derek and Clive Live is possibly the most obscene LP ever made.)

Q4)        Writer, J. G. Ballard, died on 19th April, 2009.   What did the ‘G’ stand for: George, Graham or Geronimo?

A4)        Graham.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Maria Sharapova was born on 19th April, 1987.   She’s a tennis player from where: Russia, Georgia or Ukraine?

A5)        Russia.

Here’s a thought …

“I do feel incredibly liberated when I’m inside another’s skin, basically, and so method does afford you that, hugely.”

Andy Serkis.

And an Ian Dury song …

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.

*        It sounds like it, Olga.   How it happened is … well … 

        What always got me?   Was the idea some held, in the UK and US: that vaccines couldn’t protect people from computer viruses, and the latter could infect humans.   Mum’s cousin was notorious for it: and also believed Bill Gates invented computers so he could sell anti-virus software.   I think the less said the better.

        Oh, I’ve just checked their Facebook page: Nigel Farage is getting favourable mentions!

†        Hello, Mum … !

‡        From the little I know, Debbi … ?   The dictionaries — US or UK — are on our computers: they just happen to correct the spelling on anything we type into a web-browser … 

        Oh … that truck’s acting up, again … !