Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14-5-2025 — The Warsaw Pact

14th May, 2025: the Warsaw Pact.

Peter Sullivan was released from prison, yesterday.

He’d spent thirty-eight years inside: after being wrongly convicted of the murder of Dianne Sindall.

My sympathies go to Ms Sindall’s family: as this means her killer has not been found.

My sympathies are also with Mr Sullivan.

Getting out of prison after that length of time, into a world that’s changed so radically from the one he knew when sentenced … is going to be strange … 

Personally?

I think compensation is due to Peter Sullivan: as should be paid as soon as possible.

And that government — of whatever stripe — should work to make sure mistakes like this don’t happen again.

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A few weeks ago, I put in for extra financial help: from a fund run by Southend Council.

They’ve run a scheme that hands out pre-paid debit cards for some years.

I’ve now, thankfully, had the letter that tells me I’ve been granted one: and how much cash will be on it.

I’ve had the letter … but not the card, and its associated PIN number.

The sooner that gets here, the better!

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† 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 [insert number here] question set, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        The Warsaw Pact was signed on 14th May.   Of which year of the 1950s?

Q2)        The Pact was signed in which Polish city?

Q3)        Including the Soviet Union, the Pact had how many founding members?

Q4)        Mongolia had Warsaw Pact what: membership, observer status or associate status?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Pact ended in which year of the 1990s?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        13th May is Abbotsbury Garland Day.   Abbotsbury is in which English county: Dorset, Somerset or Wiltshire?

A1)        Dorset.

Q2)        The 69th Eurovision Song Contest starts on 13th May, 2025.   Which country is it being held in … ?

A2)        Switzerland.

Q3)        Stevie Wonder was born on 13th May.   Of which year of the 1950s?

A3)        1950.

Q4)        Alison Hargreaves reached the top of Mount Everest on 13th May, 1995.   She did so without the help of oxygen: or whom?

A4)        Sherpas.

Q5)        Finally … ?   301 people were killed in a coal mine explosion: on 13th May, 2014.   Mine and explosion were in which country: Turkey, Yemen or Albania?

A5)        Turkey.

Here’s a thought …

“The term ‘Warsaw Pact’ commonly refers to both the treaty itself and its resultant military alliance, the Warsaw Pact Organisation”.

From the Wikipedia entry on the Pact.

And a documentary …

The next ten question set is tomorrow: it’s about Mike Oldfield.



Your comments and answers 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.

*        That’s a shame, Olga: but IT’s loss is medicine’s gain!   And yes: graphical interfaces — rather than Windows specifically!! — seriously helped spread their popularity.    (At least one of my sisters will sit there and say “I’m not technical! I’m not technical!”, whilst shopping on Amazon on her GUI-driven iPhone, and using her car’s computerised dashboard.   The other sister tells me Macs don’t make sense … whilst swearing at her Windows laptop for doing something unintuitive …)

†        Hello, Mum!   (Don’t tell Anna and Ruth what I said to Olga!)

‡        Ah-ha!   You’ve gone Australian, Debbi!