Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19-11-2025 — O Milésimo

19th November, 2025: O Milésimo.

Hmmm … 

I was online, yesterday.

Which you’d possibly guessed.

I was online, after posting the day’s Teaser: trying to answer a question on Quora.

When I got this message;

Quite what happened there?

I didn’t know.

But I was getting the same sort of message from X, DownDetector, and a few other sites.

I was getting those messages from those sites in every browser on my computer.

And getting them after restarting my computer, twice, and restarting my router.

What I did find, after checking with the BBC’s news site?

Was that Cloudflare, the infrastructure provider the sites used to connect to the ’net, was having issues.

Something known as a configuration file had stopped working correctly: and was causing problems with Cloudflare’s security checks.

And refusing to connect people as a result.

The panic is now officially over.

Until the next time this happens … … 

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Just as a thought … ?

You’re probably very aware the opening episodes of The War Between the Land and the Sea is due to start airing on the 7th December: at least, start airing in the UK, on 7th December.

The BBC have since announced that an edited version of The Sea Devils — the Dr Who story that introduced the creatures — will also air on the 7th.

Yes, I am going to watch that.

But it’ll probably go on the back burner.

December’s looking busy … 

~≈🗂️≈~

Just as a last thought … ?

Can I persuade you an AI-generated, football playing Dalek is something you want … ?

OK, maybe not … 

~≈🗂️≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring six out of six.

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

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

Q1)        Edson Arantes do Nascimento scored his one thousandth goal on 19th November of which year: 1967, 1968 or 1969?

Q2)        He scored it whilst playing for which football club: Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo or Vasco da Gama?

Q3)        Edson scored the goal in a game against who: Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo or Vasco da Gama?

Q4)        Edson was nicknamed ‘O rei’.   The term means ‘the king’ in which language: Spanish, Portuguese or Romanian?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Edson is better known as which Brazilian footballer?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The Utah Monolith was discovered on 18th November.   18th November of which year: 2018, 2020 or 2022?

A1)        2020.

Q2)        The first push button device of its kind was introduced on 18th November, 1963.   Which push button device: car radio, telephone or TV set?

A2)        Telephone.

Q3)        The first Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published.   On 18th November or which year: 1983, 1984 or 1985?

A3)        1985.

Q4)        More to the point … ?   Which one of the pair is a real or imaginary tiger?

A4)        Hobbes.

Q5)        18th November is the Feast Day of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.   She’s the patron saint of whom: the homeless, bishops or thieves?

A5)        The homeless.

Q6)        Finally … ?   James Coburn died on 18th November, 2002.   He played Flint, in Our Man Flint.   Our Man Flint was released in which year: 1966, 1968 or 1970?

A6)        1966.   (Carlos Ezquerra modelled his version of The Stainless Steel Rat on Coburn.)

Here’s a thought …

“Edson Arantes do Nascimento […] was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the player.

And a clue …

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

Your comments will be published, and today’s questions answered, in tomorrow’s Teaser.

The author avoids AI, 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!

†        I thought it was Ringo, Debbi: it had a very Ringo feel to it!