Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9th November 2025.

9th November, 2025.

It’s officially official: my nephew was over, yesterday.

And, yes: he’s made another video — you get a round of applause if you find the horse noise — and uploaded it to YouTube.

Fell free to hit the ‘Like’ button!

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We did have a bit of sad news, last night.

Jude and I had dinner — courtesy of Mummy — from the Flying Fish, the local chip shop.

The sad news?

Is simply that Connie, the owner, has decided it’s time to move on: bringing an end to a family owned business that’s been in Warley since the 1980s.

The shop’s last day … ?

Is on Friday, 14th November: pay them a visit, before they go.

Why?

Once the place is closed, they, their food, and their customer service, will be much missed!

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Irene† and Debbi‡ and putting in their answers: with Irene 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)        9th November, 1867, saw the Tokugawa Shogunate hand back power. To whom: the Theocrat of Pan Tang, the Emperor of Japan or the Grand Mufti of Syria?

Q2)        Prince George — the then Duke of Cornwall — was named as Prince of Wales: on 9th November, 1901.   What name did he take as British King: George 4th, George 5th or Edward 8th?

Q3)        The youngest person to become World Chess Champion, did so on 9th November, 1985, by beating Anatoly Karpov.   Who was that champion: Nigel Short, Gary Kasparov or Bobby Fischer?

Q4)        The people of Berlin celebrated on 9th November, 1989.   Celebrated the fall of what: the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall or the Third Reich?

Q5)        Finally … ?   9th November is Inventors Day: in Switzerland, Austria and where else?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        8th November is National Aboriginal Veterans Day.   Where: Australia, Canada or New Zealand?

A1)        Canada.

Q2)        8th November is World Urbanism Day.   The day is also called World Town what Day?

A2)        World Town Planning Day.

Q3)        8th November is the Feast Day of the Blessed John Duns Scotus.   He’s a patron of whom: philosophers, physicists or phylacteries?

A3)        Philosophers.

Q4)        Round C1 of Operation Grapple X took place on 8th November, 1957.   It was the first British test of a what: computer virus, hydrogen bomb or electric car … ?

A4)        A hydrogen bomb.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Robert Catesby was killed on 8th November, 1605.   He’d been leader of what: the Babington Plan, the Gunpowder Plot or the Warbeck Plot?


A5)        The Gunpowder Plot.

Here’s a thought …

“Youth calls for Pleasure, Pleasure calls for Love.”

From “Love, An Elergy”, by Mark Akenside (November 9, 1721 – June 23, 1770).

And a song …

The next ten question set will be published, tomorrow: it’s about actor, Richard Burton.

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!   (It was Canada, rather than Australia, Mum!)

†        Technology always backfires: doesn’t it, Irene?   But remind me to point you at Damn You Autocorrect, over on Instagram.   It’s very funny.

        Yeah, cards would be an idea, I think.   But it would cost a fortune.   Most of the images are AI altered, which means there’s a lot of copyright issues!

‡        You are still using the Comcast one, aren’t you, Debbi?   I’ve mailed Trevor’s address, there.

        I’ll look forward to the mention, Debbi!

        I think it also gets said about oil, Debbi.   And rare-earth metals,   as well.   One acts as fuel, and gets turned into plastics, the other is used in computer manufacturing.   How many of either are around?   I don’t know … but there’s a lot of one in the Middle East, and the other in China …