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

13th November, 2025.

Yep: I’ve got Radio Four’s Today programme on.

And, yes, the show’s reporting an interesting historical note.

According to an upcoming programme on Channel Four, DNA testing has been what’s left of Adolf Hitler.

Apparently, he had a condition that meant he was more likely to have various neurological conditions.

And an undescended testicle.

If true?

It means we can start singing Colonel Bogey … … 

~≈⚽️≈~

Apple — the computer company — seems to generate rumours.

One of the latest?

Is that it’s supposed to be releasing a low end, budget, MacBook: with an A-series system-on-a-chip.

I wouldn’t expect to be able to afford such a thing: even if it is Apple’s budget option.

But … ?

A body can dream.

After all, it would be nice to own a mobile Mac … and be an improvement on the iPhone sock … 

~≈🍎≈~

As a last thought … ?

There’s a magazine called MacWorld doing the round: it’s been available for many years.

And … ?

One of their infomercial pieces floated across my timeline, a couple of days ago.

Apparently?

You can, with their help, get a dollar-denominated copy of Microsoft Office at just under sixty dollars ($60).

About forty-five pounds (£45), in real money.

Personally?

I’d be turning that down, even if I had the cash.

There’s more than enough free software around, software that opens MS Office files, to make spending the money a stupid move.

~≈❖≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† and putting in their answers: with both 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)        13th November is the feast day of the Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi.   Tbilisi is in which country: Armenia, Azerbaijan or Georgia?

Q2)        More to the point?   The Martyrs are saints to whom: the Georgian Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church or the Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe?

Q3)        Louis 7th married Adela of Champagne: on 13th November, 1160.   Louis was King of where: France, Belgium or Spain?

Q4)        John Braid saw a demonstration of animal magnetism on 13th November, 1841: and decided to work on the technique as a result.   What did he call it?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Anarchist, Léon Léauthier stabbed Rista Georgevitch: on 13th November, 1893.   It’s seen as a founding event in the history of modern what: anarchism, terrorism or jihadism?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Plymouth was incorporated on 12th November.   Of which year of the 1430s?

A1)        1439.

Q2)        It was incorporated by whom: the Parliament of England, Henry 6th or Pope Eugene 4th?

A2)        The Parliament of England.

Q3)        Up until this date, Plymouth had been called what: Sutton, Hutton or Hylton?

A3)        Sutton.

Q4)        Plymouth is in which country: Cornwall, Devon or Somerset?

A4)        Devon.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Smeaton’s Tower is in Plymouth.   It’s a what: cricket ground, lighthouse or fort?

A5)        Lighthouse.

Here’s a thought …

“I have spent most of my life working in the theatre - which is always my greatest love, but the films and television were the providers of the little luxuries of life.”

Hermione Baddeley, 13 November 1906 – 19 August 1986.

And a song …

The next ten question set is on 5th December: it’s about The Great Smog!

Your comments will be published, tomorrow morning.

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is avoided, when writing these questions.

Answers are as accurate as possible: at the time of writing.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        You know, Plymouth’s not somewhere I’ve ever thought of heading for, Debbi.   I couldn’t even tell you what the tourists sites are like!   We did have a school holiday to Cornwall and Devon, when I was at Junior school.

        We got to visit Avebury, the Brighton Pavilion and the Roman Baths in Bath.

        Avebury had just been used as a set for Children of the Stones, the toilets at the baths were fascinating for a bunch of ten-year-old school kids … and the Pavilion — built by George 4th, when he was Prince Regent — was quite the thing.   The place was built to look Indian, outside, and Chinese, inside.