Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 20th April 2026

20th April, 2026.

Right then … it’s Monday … !

And … ?

I’m going to be feeling a bit rushed.

I’ve a Job Centre meeting at 13·30: by phone, with my case worker.

I’ve my usual weight management meeting, this morning: as I was up two hundred grams, last week, I’m hoping to have lost a few grams, this week.

And … ?

The camera that’s in the box I’m waving about in today’s introduction … ?

Has no screw for a tripod.

You know those standardised screw fittings, that lets you attach a camera to a tripod?

The fittings that should be on the bottom of a camera?

There isn’t one!

I hope the queue at the post office is short.

I’m feeling rushed … … … … … … !

~≈📷≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with 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) Pierre and Marie Curie first refined radium chloride: on 20th April, 1902.   Is radium chloride radioactive?

Q2) Parliament was dissolved on 20th April, 1653.   Who ordered it to be dissolved: Henry 8th, Oliver Cromwell or James 6th and 1st?

Q3) 20th April is the feast day of Saint Theotimos: a former bishop of what was called Tomi.   Tomi is now called Constanța and is the oldest continuously inhabited city, where: Romania, Hungary or Croatia?

Q4) 20th April is the UN sponsored Chinese Language Day.   According to the Wikipedia entry on the language, a version of Chinese is spoken by what percent of the global population: fifteen, sixteen or seventeen, percent?

Q5) Finally … ?   The April Uprising started on 20th April, 1876.   Where: Austria, Bulgaria or Croatia?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Charles Darwin died on 19th April, 1882.   His best known work, On the Origin of Species, was published in which year of the 1850s?

A1)        1859.

Q2)        Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope on 19th April, 2005.   He took what as his papal name: John Paul 2nd, Benedict 16th or Leo 14th?

A2)        Benedict 16th.

Q3)        Footballer, Joe Hart, was born on 19th April, 1987.   He played in which position: left back, goalkeeper or centre forward?

A3)        Goalkeeper.

Q4)        Kelly Holmes was born on 19th April, 1970.   She won Olympic gold medal in which year: 2000, 2004 or 2008?

A4)        2004, at the Athens Olympics.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Suge Knight was born on 19th April, 1965.   He’s the former CEO of which record company: Desert Island Discs, Death Row Records or Stax?

A5)        Death Row Records.

Here’s a thought …

“You either make desperately commercial movies or films which feel more like Oscar campaigns than movies.   In the old days you made good films and a by-product was that they got nominated.”

Peter Chelsom, born 20 April 1956.

And a Killer Mike song …

The next ten question sets are tomorrow and 23rd April.   They’re about Elizabeth 2nd, and León and Castile.

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 Benedict 16th and Death Row Records, Mum, rather than John Paul 2nd and Stax!)

†        I can imagine, Debbi!   Funny thing: many employers, here, offer private health insurance as a perk: despite the fact most employees don’t need it.

        And you’re not wrong about Amazon, either … !