Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th September 2025

4th September, 2025.

Right.

It’s Thursday: and I’m skint.

Which is understandable: it’s the day before pay, after all.

But … ?

The bulb in my lamp, the screw-in bulb in my lamp with a screw-in bulb fitting, the screw-in bulb in my lamp with a screw-in bulb fitting that I don’t have a replacement for … 

Is dead!

Bereft of life, it rests in peace: if it hadn’t been screwed into the socket, it’d be pushing up the daisies!

It’s not pining, it’s passed on.

You know the drill, by now!

At any rate … it’s done this, today: on Thursday.

The day before pay day, and the day before I’ll have the cash to replace it.

On a day where I’m up early, to head to hospital for blood tests?

That’s wonderful timing*!

~≈💡≈~

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 questions, shall we?

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

Q1)        4th September, 2022, saw a mass stabbing incident take place: in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon.   Village, reservation and stabbing, took place in which North American nation?

Q2)        The Golden Dragon Massacre took place on 4th September, 1977.   The Massacre was a gang related killing that took place in which West Coast US city: San Francisco, Los Angeles or Seattle?

Q3)        4th September is the feast day of Saint Ultan of Ardbraccan.   Where is Ardbraccan: Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland?

Q4)        George Eastman trademarked the name of his film company: on 4th September, 1888.   Which film company?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Google was founded on 4th September, 1998.   By two students from where: Stanford, Harvard or MIT?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Ebay was founded on 3rd September.   Of which year of the 1990s?

A1)        1995.

Q2)        It’s headquartered in which Californian city: San Jose, San Juan or San Martino?

A2)        San Jose.

Q3)        Prices are determined by means of a Vickray … what?

A3)        A Vickray auction.

Q4)        The site was founded by Pierre Omidyar.   Pierre had been born, where: France, Germany or Russia?

A4)        France.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The first thing sold on Ebay, was a broken what: stapler, laser pointer or cheese grater?

A5)        Laser pointer.  (There’s a very bored cat out there …)

Here’s a thought …

“I wanted fame, but I thought it would be incremental, and I became afraid of the overnight-sensation thing.   I started walking into rooms, and everyone would look at me, and I would freeze up.”

Wes Bentley, born September 4, 1978.

A song …

And an earworm …

The next ten question set is tomorrow: it’s about the novel, On the Road.

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.

*        It’s timing so wonderful, Professor Irony said “Gosh!”.   Sarcastically.

†        Yeah: I’d hate to think what would happen to mine, Olga!   As a follow up, though … ?   The head of the Metropolitan Police has called for a change in the relevant laws.   As has the UK’s Health Minister.   One of them is after a pay rise … !

‡        Hello, Mum … !

§        It would be nice, Debbi, yes!   Oh, there’s a lorry …