Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-8-2025 — Benin.

1st August, 2025: Benin.

Right, I’m up and about.

Obviously!

And … ?

I’m very aware that it’s Friday, so I’ll be having a phone appointment with my surgery’s nurse practitioner.

To talk about how I’m doing with the blood sugar monitor: and the larger lancets I’ve been given.

To be honest with you … ?

I’ve managed to successfully do three tests over the past week: tests that showed results of 6·3, 8·6 and 5·8, for an average of 6·9: just inside the safe range.

That’s more, and better, results than I had with the original lancets: they did diddly squat!

Quote where we go from here, I don’t know!

~≈🪡≈~

Here in the UK … ?

Here in the UK, the government has introduced new regulations: designed to make sure adult websites do age-verification checks on users.

That seems to have worked!

For starters, many iPhone users have installed VPNs, virtual private networks software, that lets them get around the UK restrictions by routing traffic through other countries.

For another?

You can reach these sites on the desktop by using the Tor browser*: which routes things through various layers.

There’s a version on the Google Play store, if you’re on an Android phone.

And finally … ?

It seems Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulators, are investigating thirty-four sites that haven’t introduced the checks.

That makes me conclude a few things.

Restrictions can be avoided.

And regulations can be ignored.

That’s assuming we can work out how.

Working out how is easier than it looks.

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga†, Mum‡, Irene§ and Debbi¶ putting in their answers: with Mum, Debbi and Irene scoring five out of five, and Olga on four.


Let’s see how everyone does with today’s Benin-themed question set, shall we?

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

Q1)        1st August is Independence Day in Benin.   It marks the country’s independence from where: the UK, France or Mexico?

Q2)        The country’s on which continent: Africa, North America or South America?

Q3)        Benin had been called what: Dahomey, the Gold Coast or the Slave Coast?

Q4)        Benin’s current currency is called the West African CFA … what?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Benin’s capital is Porto-Novo.   The name translates as ‘New’ … what?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        31st July is the feast day of Saint Neot.   Where is the village of Saint Neot: Cornwall, Devon or Somerset?

A1)        Cornwall.   The Cornish village is Saint Neot: the one in Somerset is Saint Neots, with an S.

Q2)        31st July is the feast day of Saint Neot.   Where is the town of Saint Neots: Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire or Essex?

A2)        Cambridgeshire.   The Cornish village is Saint Neot: the one in Somerset is Saint Neots, with an S: they’re two different villages, with similar names!

Q3)        Actor, Michael Biehn, was born on 31st July, 1956.   He played Kyle Reese in a James Cameron movie.   Which James Cameron movie: The Terminator, Aliens or Avatar?

A3)        The Terminator.

Q4)        Ted Cassidy was born on 31st July, 1932.   Who did he play in The Addams Family: Gomez, Lurch or Pugsley?

A4)        Lurch.   (Apparently, he also played Thing.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   The city of Christchurch was chartered: on 31st July, 1856.   It’s a major city on which of New Zealand’s islands: North Island, South Island or Stewart Island?

A5)        South Island.

Here’s a motto …

“Fraternité, Justice, Travail”.

Benin’s motto.

A national anthem …

And an earworm …

The next ten question set is the Left-hander’s day quiz on 13th August.

Please mention the day to left handers you meet.

Comments 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.

*        The Tor browser can let you find lots of child abuse images, online.   OR let you get around restrictions imposed by an authoritarian regime.   It’s like blank cassettes, or DVDs, or knives.   They’re not illegal: but what you do with it, can be.

†        Ah … Actually, Olga, it was two different questions, about two different villages: Saint Neot, and Saint Neots.   One’s in Cornwall, the other in Cambridgeshire!   Although, now I look at the pair, I should’ve said town for the second question.

        Wikipedia could do with a disambiguation page, there … !

‡        Hello, Mum … !

§        Morning, Irene: I hope the music’s OK … !

¶        Naaaah … the froth on a coffee wouldn’t last long enough, Debbi!   (Oh, the file’s possibly a bit weird, Debbi: the screen ratio changed for the gag reel … !)