Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10-1-2026 — Tintin (Ten Questions)

10th January, 2026: Tintin.

I think that — right now? — I can safely say this: right now, it isn’t raining.

But it, according to the BBC’s weather site, -3°C.

Accounting for the wind chill factor, that is.

It’s going to be nippy, out … !

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The BBC news is full of it.

News: before you comment!

The site’s telling us that there are riots happening in Iran, that the country’s leadership are blaming the US,  that everything’s happening, all at once.

Including Reza Pahlevi making comments: calling for Iranians to head for the streets, comments that coma as some demonstrators are calling for the return of the Shah of Iran.

The last Shah?

Was overthrown by Ayatollah Khomeini, back in 1979.

Khomeini’s regime?   Is the one that’s currently in charge of the country, the one that’s seeing protestors on the streets.

And the one that’s getting complaints from Reza Pahlevi.

He, if you didn’t know … ?

Is the current, exiled, Crown Prince of Iran.

And — depending on which side you take — is either encouraging protestors to call for reform to Iran’s government.

Or is egging protestors on.

Either way?

It sounds very similar to the events that put Khomeini, an exiled Iranian leader, an exiled Iranian leader egging protestors who was egging protestors on, back in 1979.

There’s that old saying: that what goes around, comes around.

That seems very applicable: if these protests turn into another Iranian revolution, it would only show us why they call them revolutions …

“Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again.”

Night Watch, Terry Pratchett.

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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 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)        The first of The Adventures of Tintin were published on 10th January.   Of which year of the 1920s?

Q2)        It was published in Le Petit Vingtième: the children’s section of a newspaper called Le Vingtième Siècle.   The paper, and the children’s section, were published in which country: Belgium, France or Switzerland?

Q3)        The first Tintin adventure’s English name was Tintin in the Land of the whom?

Q4)        That first story saw Tintin reporting on whose government: Hitler’s, Stalin’s or Franco’s?

Q5)        Tintin was reporting on that government: as he was a boy … what: scout, reporter or guitarist?

Q6)        Tintin went everywhere with his pet dog.   What was his dog’s name: Rover, Butch or Snowy?

Q7)        Tintin’s best friend was a merchant marine Captain.   A captain called Captain … whom?=

Q8)        Thomson and Thompson were a pair of twin detectives who worked with Tintin.   Which British band’s named was inspired by Thomson and Thompson?

Q9)        Bianca Castafiore is a recurring Tintin character.   She’s a what: actress, opera singer or witch?

Q10)        Finally … ?   The Adventures of Tintin were written and illustrated by Georges Remi.   Remi worked under which pen name: Hergé, Sergei or Bargé?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        9th January is Martyrs Day.   Where: Panama, Chile or Mexico?

A1)        Panama.

Q2)        Robert-François Damiens was born on 9th January, 1715.   He attempted to assassinate Louis 15th of where: France, Belgium or the Netherlands?

A2)        France.   (He was dismembered, as punishment.)

Q3)        Admiral Horatio Nelson was buried on 9th January, 1806.   He was buried, where: Westminster Abbey, Saint Paul’s Cathedral or Saint Martin’s in the Fields?

A3)        Saint Paul’s Cathedral.

Q4)        Sir Humphry Davy’s safety lamp was first tested on 9th January, 1816.   The lamp was tested and used in a what: coal mine, diamond mine or gold mine?

A4)        Coal mine.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Actor, Lee Van Cleef, was born on 9th January, 1925.   He served in the US Navy, in World War 2.   On a what: battleship, minesweeper or aircraft carrier?

A5)        A minesweeper.

Here’s a thought …

“The image of Tintin — a round-faced young man running with a white fox terrier by his side — is easily one of the most recognisable visual icons of the twentieth century.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the character.

And a lot of Tintin’s animated adventures …

The next ten question set is on Monday: it’s about the 1960s Batman TV show.

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!   (It was Panama, Mum, not Chile.)

†        It’s OK, Irene: I’ve got just enough money on the gas meter!

‡        They’re the mushroom-shaped corks with the wires, aren’t they, Olga?   They’re fine.   Especially if I have a set of nutcrackers.   The key is not to shake the bottle: you can have someone’s eye out, if you shake up the bottle!

§        That’s a good thing, Debbi.   Although Maryland’s manure shovelers must have lost a lot of work.

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