Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th August 2025.

8th August, 2025.

Right … I’ve finally managed to catch … a TV show!

Yes: I’ve finished watching Max Headroom, the US series.

Granted: the series could get a little over-blown, at times, a little melodramatic.

And granted, it was cheap.

But … ?

The thing was very entertaining to watch.

And saw Max, and Blank Reg, (Matt Frewer and W. Morgan Sheppard) bagging some of the funnier lines: and Theora Jones (Amanda Pays) reminding me of Princess Diana.

About the only disappointing thing about the show … ?

Was that I could only find a DVD version, rather than a blu-ray copy.

I’d love to rewatch the thing: once the video had been cleaned up, and remastered, for modern TVs.

~≈📺≈~

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 [insert number here] question set, shall we?

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

Q1)        Mehmed 4th succeeded Ibrahim 1st on 8th August, 1648.   As what: Doge of Venice, Ottoman sultan or Byzantine emperor?

Q2)        The Anglo-Afghan Treaty — also known as the Treaty of Rawalpindi — was signed on 8th August.   Of which year: 1918, 1919 or 1920?

Q3)        Black Saturday occurred on 8th August, 1903.   It saw the collapse of stadium seating, at a baseball game in which US city: New York, Philadelphia or Chicago?

Q4)        Mont Blanc was climbed for the first time: on 8th August, 1786.   The mountain is on the borders of France: and which other country?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Ian Macmillan took a photo of the Beatles on 8th August, 1969.   The photo was eventually used as the cover of which Beatles LP?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        7th August is Purple Heart Day, in the US.   The Purple Heart is a what: medal, degree or knighthood?

A1)        Medal.

Q2)        It’s usually given to members of what: the US military, Harvard’s student body or the general US public?

A2)        The US military.

Q3)        The award is usually given in whose name: the US president’s, the US vice-president’s or Harvard’s?

A3)        The US president’s.

Q4)        The Purple Heart is given to those who have what: been wounded or killed in action, completed a course of study or been knighted?

A4)        Been wounded or killed in action.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The original version of the award was given by whom: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin or George Washington?

A5)        George Washington.

Here’s a thought …

“I took a couple of shots of the Beatles crossing [ … ] one way.   We let some of the traffic go by and then they walked across the road the other way, and I took a few more shots.”

Ian Macmillan, talking about the photo he took on 8th August, 1969.

And music …

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.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        I remember reading the Wikipedia article about Guernica, Olga: at the Nuremberg Trials, Göring admitted he wanted to bomb somewhere, so he could see how well the Luftwaffe worked.   It’s … well … calling that statement ‘mind-boggling’ is understating it.

        I don’t know if the woman in the documentary you saw knew it, but the Hibakusha, the survivors of the a-bombs, got the Nobel Peace prize, a few years ago.   I don’t know if the survivors of the Guenica bombings got one.

‡        Talking of the Archie Comics, Debbi, you do know there’s been two TV shows about Sabrina the Teenage Witch … ?   Salem the Cat was the funniest thing in the original … !