Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 28-12-2025 — Milton Obote.

28th December, 2025: Milton Obote.

Well, that’s me embarrassed … !

I’ve woken up, this morning, and turned on the heating … to find my boiler had lost pressure: and that I had no heating or hot water, as a result.

And twisting the relevant knob didn’t work.

So … ?

I started boiling a lot of water, for a bath, and phoned my landlords, to book an emergency repair.

Which, I was told, could take up to twenty-four hours … 

I booked the repair, and went back to contemplating my navel, filling the bath, and trying to organise a blog post.

Whilst a niggling thought — and the possibility of twenty-four hours-worth of cold — kept poking me.

With that in mind, I went and checked the boiler, again … and twisted both of the knobs on the thing.

Yes, you’re right.

I did have to make an embarrassed phone call* … 

~≈♨️≈~

Let’s move on.


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


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

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

Q1)        Milton Obote was born on the 28th December.   Of which year of the 1920s?

Q2)        Obote was the second president of where: Kenya, Uganda or South Africa?

Q3)        Obote was replaced as president in 1971.   By whom?

Q4)        Milton became president for a second time: in which year of the 1980s?

Q5)        Finally … ?   He died in 2005, and was given a state funeral in his country’s capital city.   What is that city: Nairobi, Kampala or Johannesburg?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        27th December is the Third Day Of Christmas.   According to the old song, my true love sent me three … what?

A1)        Three French hens.

Q2)        27th December is the feast day of Saint John the Apostle.   To many Orthodox Christians, he’s known as Saint John the what: Theologian, Theodolite or Theophonist?

A2)        Saint John the Theologian.

Q3)        Gaston Glock died on 27th December, 2023.   The company he founded made what: car tyres, guns or cutlery?

A3)        Guns.

Q4)        John Whitworth was born on 27th December, 1921.   As a singer, he was a what : bass, baritone, tenor or countertenor?

A4)        Countertenor.   (Apparently, countertenors, the male equivalent to female contraltos and mezzo-sopranos, are comparatively rare.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Methuen Treaty was signed on 27th December, 1703. Between England and whom: Spain, France or Portugal?

A5)        Portugal.   (The treaty governed wine imports into England, from Portugal.)

Here’s a thought …

“The past belongs to our grandfathers, the present belongs to the adults of today, but in the future which is of the greatest importance to our country, belongs to the youth.”

Milton Obote, speaking in 1968.

And a press conference …

There’s a twelve question set is on Wednesday: it’s the review of 2025.

The next ten question set is on 1st January, 2026: it’s about The Archers.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published 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.

*        I’ve also put up a sign: to remind myself what to do, the next time this happens!

†        Hello, Mum!   (It was three French hens and a counter-tenor, Mum, rather than three calling birds and a bass.)

‡        Morning, Irene!   Are you and Jim enjoy the peace and quiet?

§        A uranium record, Olga?   That adds a new terror to the music charts!   At any rate, he sounds like he’s doing well on it … !

¶        I can get a lorry load arranged, Debbi: if needed/wanted!   (The bluray version doesn’t seem to be on the US branch of Amazon, as yet: although it is on the UK’s.   there’s possibly a lot to say, there …)