Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 13th September 2025.

13th September, 2025.

It’s officially official: fish, chips, chicken nuggets and onion rings were had, last night.

Yep: my nephew was over.

And managed to make a video!

If you know anyone who likes Rocket League, feel free to ask them to subscribe.

Jude’s got three-hundred and eight subscribers: and wouldn’t mind getting to three-hundred and ten!

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Just in case you’ve followed Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar for a while … ?

You’ll possibly realise that long time regular, Trevor, hasn’t been stunningly well.

And is now back in hospital.

Apparently, he’s gone down with another infection!

Here’s hoping he recovers, soon.

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Just as a final thought … ?

There’s going to be a performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” at the Proms, tonight*.

So, of course, the damn thing’s been earworming its way through my head, all morning.

Or, at least, the “Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?” line has.

I don’t mind: not as such.

But … ?

I’m blowed if I know how to fandango … !

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Let’s move on.


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


Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        13th September is the feast day of Saint John Chrysostom.   He’s a patron saint of what had been called what: Constantinople, Verulamium or Avenio?

Q2)        That city is now in which country: Turkey, the UK or France?

Q3)        13th September, 1898, saw Hannibal Goodwin granted the patent for film stock made from what: nitrocellulose, acetate or polyester?

Q4)        13th September, 1845, saw The Gardeners’ Chronicle announce a potato blight had hit which country of the (then) UK: England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Super Mario Brothers was first released on 13th September, 1985.   It’s what type of video game: a puzzle game, platformer or shoot-’em-up?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The African city of Salisbury was founded: on 12th September, 1890.   What’s the city now called?

A1)        Harare.

Q2)        The city was in what was called Southern Rhodesia, then called Rhodesia, and now called what … ?

A2)        Zimbabwe.

Q3)        The Lunik 2 probe was launched on 12th September, 1959.   By which country: the USA, the USSR or the UAE?

A3)        The USSR.

Q4)        12th September is Defenders Day.   In which US state?

A4)        Maryland.

Q5)        Finally … ?   12th September is Saragarhi Day.   The day is marked by whom: Sikhs, Hindus or Jains?

A5)        Sikhs.

Here’s a thought …

“I have been struggling furiously all my life to be independent.”

Stella McCartney, born 13 September 1971.

And a song …

The next ten question set is tomorrow: it’s about 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 can still remember seeing Queen perform at LiveAid, way back in the day.   Seeing the audience clapping along to “Radio Gaga”, copying the video version¶ of the song, was powerful stuff.   (Freddie was on form, that day …)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        I know what you mean, Olga: I think the basic stuff I use sticks in my mind, because I use it so frequently.   But you should see what the blog page looks like in HTML view.   Writing that manually would be a bit much for me: so working out I just needed to put stuff next to the Line Break tag, was useful.

§        It could well be, Debbi.   Quite why he turned up in the attached photo, I don’t know.

¶        I think the only other band who made videos that good were Madness: even though Suggs and the gang had far smaller budgets!   (Debbi, the band’s in the back of the van …)