Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 22nd April 2025

22nd April, 2025.

Right … I can hear whirring.

“Whirring”, you say?

Yes: whirring.

As the optical drive that currently holds a disc from the The War Game In Colour works with MakeMKV: to turn the disc’s contents into digital files.

I’m … 

Have mixed feelings about the thing.

Much like the The Daleks In Colour boxset released a few years ago,  this boxset includes the original DVD version of the story the colourised edition is a version of.

And, like The Daleks In Colour, that broadcast version is in the original 4:3, 704 × 576, resolution seen in 1966.

Like I say, I have mixed feelings about that.

Including that DVD version means I can re-rip the thing: and end up with a better quality, digital copy.

But … ?

It also means the BBC have missed the chance to upscale this original version to a 16:9 resolution that would work better on modern TVs.

Heigh … ho!

~≈📺≈~

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)        22nd April, 2023, saw the death of Len Goodman.   He was head judge on which British TV show: Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing on Ice or Britain’s Got Talent?

Q2)        22nd April is Discovery Day: in which South American country?

Q3)        The Paris Agreement was signed on 22nd April, 2016.   The Agreement is supposed to reduce what: global warming, the hole in the ozone layer or Land mine use?

Q4)        J. Robert Oppenheimer was born on 22nd April, 1904.   He was known as the “father of the atomic what”?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Jack Nicholson was born on 22nd April, 1937.   He, Heath Ledger and Jared Leto, have all played which comic book villain?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        21st April is the feast day of Saint Anastasius Sinaita.   The monastery he was an abbot of, was on which mountain: Mount Sinai, Mount Saint Helens, or Mount Everest?

A1)        Mount Sinai.

Q2)        21st April is the traditional foundation date of where: Rome, Beijing or New York?

A2)        Rome.

Q3)        21st April, 1918, saw Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen shot down over France.   The Freiherr was known as the Red … what

A3)        The Red Baron.

Q4)        Elizabeth 2nd was born on 21st April, 1926.   She assumed the throne in which year of the 1950s: 1951, 1952 or 1953?

A4)        1952.   Her coronation was in 1953.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Tony Danza was born on 21st April, 1951.   He played Tony Banta in which US sitcom?

A5)        Taxi.

Here’s a thought …

“I was particularly proud of my performance as the Joker.   I considered it a piece of pop art.”

Jack Nicholson, born 22nd April, 1937.

And an earworm …

Tomorrow’s set has ten questions, and 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!

†        Oh, crikey, Snoopy’s version!   I have vague memories of seeing the animated version, when I was young, Olga.   But it’s the song I remember, more than anything: “Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more!”

        I think I know what you mean about education, as well.   I can remember one customer I met, whilst working in what’s now the Hutton Junction.   She’d never heard the word flat, or realised it could be used to describe what she called an ‘apartment’.   She was English, and had a very posh accent: and made the late Queen sound like Alf Garnett!   I don’t think it’s just working class Americans that have an issue.

        Wish your mother a belated happy birthday, for me!

‡        Hopefully, today’s are the same, Debbi!   Oh … tomorrow’s the next ten questions set: if it’s any help, there’s a literary theme!