Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6th March, 2026

6th Marc, 2026.

 

Currently … ?

I am swearing … a lot … !

As … ?

It’s turning into a frustrating morning.

Usually, in making my introduction video, Final Cut Pro and iMovie have no issue finding, and using, my Music library.

Today, they didn’t: for an unknown reason.

So … ?

Wanting something to listen to, while I wrote … ?

I switched on my copy of Apple Music.

Which also refused to load up my music library.

Until I held down the Option (⌥) key, whilst opening the app: which allowed me to point the thing at my media library.

So that’s that issue solved: after a certain amount of panicking!

However … ?

Final Cut — and iMovie, as it turned out — couldn’t access the Music library.

Why … ?

I don’t know.

I can only hope posting this to the Apple Communities forum will help!

~≈🎹≈~

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)        Augustus Caesar was named as Pontifex Maximus on 6th March.   Of which year: 12BC, 14BC or 16BC?

Q2)        More to the point, the Pontifex Maximus was the Roman Empire’s what: High Priest, Chief Magistrate or Emperor?

Q3)        Irving ‘Scooter’ Libby was convicted of, amongst other things, two counts of perjury: on 6th March, 2007.   He’d been Chief of Staff for which US Vice-president: George H. W. Bush, Dick Cheney or Kamala Harris?

Q4)        The Herald of Free Enterprise capsized on 6th March, 1987: when the ferry was coming into port at Zeebrugge.   Zeebrugge is in which European country?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The first sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the UK, did so on 6th March, 1957.   Which African nation was it?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)        5th March, 2026, is the last day of the 2026 Mobile World Congress.   The Congress is held every year: in which Spanish city?
A1)        Barcelona.

Q2)        During the Italo-0Turkish War, 5th March, 1912, saw Italian forces made the first military use of what: biplanes, submarines or airships?
A2)        Airships.

Q3)        The ZX81 was released on 5th March, 1981.   The computer was released by which company: Acorn, Apple or Sinclair Research?
A3)        Sinclair Research.   (These days, it would barely count as a calculator.   Back then … )

Q4)        5th March is Saint Piran’s Day.   Saint Piran is the patron saint of whom: gold miners, tin miners or copper miners?
A4)        Tin miners.

Q5)        Finally … ?   China marks ‘Lei from Lei Feng Day’ on 5th March.   Lei Feng was a what: soldier, sailor or pilot?
A5)        Soldier.

Here’s a thought …

“I established myself in a fairly remote country house and entertained my imagination with various means of transport.   Here is how I betook myself to heaven …”

Cyrano de Bergerac, 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655.

And a Kiki Dee song …

The next ten-question set is on 25th March: it’s about Greece.

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.   (The Italians used airships, Mum, not biplanes.)

†        It went well enough, Olga: although I’m very aware I’m getting older!   I’m sorry about the Twitter situation, too: but it wasn’t making things easy, as you probably noticed!

        Most of reviews for the iPhone 17e seem favourable: I’m very aware that Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips — who’s something of a big beast technology vlogger — has been very flattering.   Which, for a noted  PC/Linux/Windows fan is remarkable.

        I’ll keep my fingers crossed your Mum, and the builder, are OK: it sounds like yesterday was hairy!

‡        ‘Oh, My’ … ?   That sounds very familiar, Debbi!