Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30-12-2025 — Name That Sportsman.

30th December, 2025: Name That Sportsman!

I think I can safely say I have two copies of The Lord of the Rings: Ralph Bakshi’s animated, 1978, version.

And I’m going to have to send back the DVD copy I got.

Amazon has both a DVD and a blu-ray version: and, given how their search results, go, sometimes?

I didn’t see the bluray version … until after I’d bought the DVD!

Something’s getting set back … 

~≈🛟≈~

A few minutes ago, I took a couple of photos: outside the front of my building.

I don’t know that the camera on my phone catches the colours, but the sky … ?

Was gorgeous: with clouds turned glorious shades of red and pink, in the light of the sunrise.

OK: I grant you the old ‘Red Sky at Night’ saw reminds us the weather’s going to be (possibly) bad for the rest of the day.

But … ?

For the few moments it took me to take the photos, it was beautiful.

~≈☁︎≈~

You’ll possibly remember that former Old Peculiar regular, Trevor Veail, died recently.

I’ve been contacted by Gill, his sister: who tells me his cremation is tomorrow — 31st December, 2025 — at 8·30.

As it’s what’s called a simple funeral, she’s encouraging us to send thoughts, then … 

I’ll be pausing, I know that: as it will be a sad day.

~≈🪦≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† 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)        Eldrick Woods was born on 30th December.   Of which year of the 1970s?

Q2)        He’s known as what Woods: Tiger Woods, Lion Words or Cougar Woods?

Q3)        He plays what?

Q4)        Eldrick first won the US Masters tournament, when: 1995, 1997 or 1999?

Q5)        Finally … ?   He’s won how many of his sport’s major tournaments: 14, 15 or 16?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        29th December is the 4th day of Kwanzaa.   It’s marked by whom: African Americans, Italian Americans or Irish Americans?

A1)        African Americans.

Q2)        James Earl Carter died on 29th December, 2024.   He’d been the 39th president of where?

A2)        The USA: he was better known as Jimmy Carter.

Q3)        Lord Stockton died on 29th December, 1986.   He was better known as which British Prime Minister: Winston Churchill, Harold McMillan or Harold Wilson?

A3)        Harold McMillan.

Q4)        Dale Morris was born on 29th December, 1982.   He played what: football, Australian Rules Football or Rugby League?

A4)        Australian Rules Football.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The UK launched its first iron-clad frigate on 29th December, 1860.   What was that ship: the HMS Thunderchild, the HMS Warrior or the HMS Indestructible?

A5)        The HMS Warrior.

Here’s a thought …

“I’ve done it before. It won’t be the last time. You’re going to go years where you just don’t win. That’s okay, as long as you keep trying to improve.”

Eldrick Woods.

And a Bing Crosby flavoured clue …

There’s a twelve question set tomorrow: 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.

*        Hello, Mum!   (American Americans, Mum?   It was African Americans!)

†        Yeah: Idi Amin had quite the reputation, Olga.   As I recall, there were horror stories doing the rounds.   Supposedly, he kept his enemies’ heads in the fridge.   (I had to check my copy of Harts, there, Olga: about the apostrophe in “enemies’”.   It’s a lot easier to use than Fowlers!)

‡        It was possibly a package landing on the stairs, Debbi!