Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 24th April, 2025.

24th April, 2025.

Right: it’s official.

I am now the proud owner of a physical copy of The Rubber-keyed Wonder: a documentary about the ZX Spectrum, one of the UK’s seminal 8-bit computers.

The fact I’m also waiting for Penguin’s annotated version of Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch?

Is probably incidental.

At any rate … ?

The first of two discs is ripping as I speak.

Whilst I was sorely tempted to stream the thing through Apple’s TV.app — the film’s also available in the UK, through Amazon Prime — that raises issues.

I’m always concerned — as are many — that ‘buying’ a digital product to stream doesn’t give you permanent ownership of that product.

If the streamer’s license runs out?

You lose access to it.

Granted, Apple has a bit of blurb on its page about the film: that if you download it to a compatible device,  they can’t remove it from the device, and you don’t need an internet connection to view it.

I’m assuming Amazon have similar terms.

Even with those provisos?

That — to me, at least — that sounds like the streamers can still remove streamed content: even if they can’t or don’t remove downloaded content.

There’s also the fact the Apple and Amazon seem to only offer the film itself for rental/purchase.

But not whatever’s on the second disc that came with the physical copy I’ve bought.

That … ?

As far as I can see, that mix of extras and physical ownership makes purchasing decision, wise.

~≈📀≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with Olga and Debbi scoring ten out of ten, and Mum on eight.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s five question set, shall we?

Here it is, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        24th April, 2025, is International Girls in ICT Day.   ICT stands for Information and Communications what?

Q2)        24th April, 1183BC, saw the fall of where: Rome, Byzantium or Troy?

Q3)        Nate Salsbury hired a sharpshooter on 24 April, 1885: to perform in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.   Which sharpshooter?

Q4)        The Special Boat Squad launched a raid: on 24th April, 1944.   On a fort in which country: Italy, Greece or Czechoslovakia?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Dong Fang Hong 1 satellite was launched on 24th April, 1970.   By which country?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        23rd April is World Book Day.   The day is organised by which UN body: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organisation or the International Monetary Fund?

A1)        The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO.

Q2)        Modern books are usually written on what: paper, plastic or cardboard?

A2)        Paper.

Q3)        Books are usually written with what: ink, water or cheese?

A3)        Ink.

Q4)        According to Wikipedia, a book must consist of at least how many pages: 49, 51 or 53?

A4)        Forty nine(49).

Q5)        Parchment can be used to make books.   Parchment is made from what: reeds, animal skins or tree bark?

A5)        Animal skins.

Q6)        In musical theatre, ‘the book’ is the what: spoken dialogue, song lyrics or musical score?

A6)        The spoken dialogue.

Q7)        If you’re a book maker, you take what: bets, rubbish collections or car license plates?

A7)        Bets.   (The ‘book’ a book maker makes, is the set of bets laid on an event: and/or the list of odds on a given outcome in that event.   This is before we go in to over-round or under-round!)

Q8)        David Ajala played Cleveland ‘Book’ Booker.   In which series: Serenity, Doctor Who or Star Trek: Discovery?

A8)        Star Trek: Discovery.   (With the exception of Sonequa Martin-Green, herself?   He was the best thing in it.)

Q9)        The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism is usually just called ‘the book’.   By characters in which George Orwell novel?

A9)        Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Q10)        Finally … ?   The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food was a government sponsored cookbook from where: Japan, China or the Soviet Union?

A10)        The Soviet Union.   (Apparently, its recipe for piglet with horse radish is considered to die for.)

Here’s a thought …

“The human desire to be understood is never quite sincere. It is on our own terms that we desire to be understood, not on the terms of truth.”

From The Child from the Sea by Elizabeth Goudge, 24 April 1900 – 1 April 1984.

And a song …

The next ten question set will be on 15th May: it’s about Mike Oldfield.


Your answers will be published tomorrow morning: this will stop someone copying answers.



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!

†        It got to me, Olga: I’m expecting the Penguin edition of Night Watch, as well.   To hell with the knighthood: I think a writer that gets republished as a Penguin Classic has got one hell of a gong!

        Have a very good day, whatever happens!

‡        No, I don’t mind abbreviations, Debbi: but isn’t UNESCO an acronym … ?

        Yeah … that could be why it crossed the road.   😅   But it could be a character in a game, as well …