Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10th September, 2025.

10th September, 2025.

It’s got to be said: I’ve got the Today programme on, in the background.

And?

They’ve had an especially snotty interview with a police representative.

Lot’s of cross-purpose talking, denials, accusations.

What have you.

I keep hoping the interviewee is going to get especially snotty at the interviewer.

In those circumstances?   I always think of this scene from Good Omens: where a spokesperson for a nuclear power plant gets seriously snotty with a BBC journalist.

And?

I think Sir Terry outlined that scene … after encountering a really aggressive BBC journalist, when he was the press spokesmen for the Central Electricity Generating Board, a spokesman for at least three nuclear power plants.

He was on record as saying he’d like to write about his time working for them … if he thought anyone would believe it … 

I suspect he was sorely tempted, sometimes: or, at least, tempted enough to write that one passage … 

~≈☢️≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† 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)        10th September is the feast day of Saint Aubert of Avranches.   The diocese of Avranches is where: France, Germany or Portugal?

Q2)        Thomas Wolsey was made a cardinal on 10th September, 1515: by Leo 10th.   He was also Lord High Chancellor of England under which monarch: Henry 7th, Henry 8th or Elizabeth 1st?

Q3)        The First individual World Speedway Final was held on 10th September, 1936.   At which London stadium: Highbury, Wembley Stadium or Selhurst Park.

Q4)        Kazan was captured on 10th September, 1918: during the Russian Civil War.   Captured by what’s whom: the Red Army, Blue Army or Green Army?

Q5)        Finally … ?   10th September is Teachers Day.   Where: Chile, China or Colombia?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The Attica Prison Riot started on 9th September, 1971.   The Prison was in which US state?

A1)        New York.

Q2)        Harland Sanders was born on 9th September, 1890.   He started which fast food restaurant: Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonalds or Pizza Hut?

A2)        Kentucky Fried Chicken, also known as KFC.

Q3)        The Patten Report was released on 9th September, 1999.   It recommended charges to what: the House of Commons, the Royal Ulster Constabulary or the Milk Marketing Board?

A3)        The Royal Ulster Constabulary, or RUC.

Q4)        9th September, 1850, saw which US state admitted to the US?

A4)        California.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Actor, Chaim Topol, was born on 9th September, 1935. After his death in 2023, his family revealed he’d worked for the Israeli Intelligence agency.   What is that agency called: Mossad, Aman or the Shin Bet?

A5)        The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations: or, more simply, as Mossad.   (The Aman is Israel’s military intelligence group, Shin Bet provides internal security.)

Here’s a thought …

“I don’t know how my pictures happen, they just do.   They exist, but for the life of me I can’t explain them.”

Beryl Cook, 10 September 1926 – 28 May 2008.

And a song …

The next ten question set is on 14th September: it’s about the actor, Sam Neill.

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.

*        I think Topol was very discreet about it, Olga§.   Once he’d died, though … ?   Well … 

        Hang on, hang on … the Borinots team go up stairs … ?   No wonder there’s a mass!   On a more serious note, if you can send me the video, next time they do, I have to see that!

†        Hello, Mum§!

‡        Taking notes, Debbi§ … ?   Does that count as stealing, plagiarism or homage?   😅

§        Olga, just in case it’s useful for you, Mum and Debbi, you can use the a HTML tag in the Comments section: it lets you add a link as part of the comment.