Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23-4-2026 — Castile and León (Ten questions)

23rd April, 2026: Castile and León.

Right then … !

It’s payday!

Which means several things.

I’ve just spent ten minutes working out how much spending money I’ve got!

And swearing at the DWP: as the annual increase in Universal Credit doesn’t go very far.

I would say that pay raise is better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.

Ha!

Since when … ?

~≈£≈~

One good thing … ?

Is my shorts.

Short videos, I should add!

That’s certainly helped my subscriber numbers.

Thank you, if you’re one of them!

~≈📽️≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.


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

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

Q1)        23rd April is Castile and León Day.   Castile and León is part of which European country?

Q2)        What’s Castile and León’s currency: the Peseta, the Peso, the Real or the Euro?

Q3)        Ferdinand 2nd and Isabella 1st were the Catholic Monarchs of that country.   Which of them was the ruler of Castile?

Q4)        On the region’s coat of arms, Castile is represented by a yellow castle.   León is represented by a purple what: cheese wheel, lion or bee?

Q5)        Castile and León is a what: region, county or autonomous community?

Q6)        Does Castile and León have a named capital: yes, or no?

Q7)        Whet’s the region’s official language?

Q8)        Roughly 20, 000 to 50, 000 people speaking what: Castilian Spanish, Leonese or Basque?

Q9)        Castile and León has nine provinces.   Name one of them.

Q10)        Finally … ?   Arlanza, Bierzo and Cigales are Castile and Leonese whats: wine regions, beers or rhubarbs?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        22nd April is Earth Day.   When was it first held: 1970, 1972 or 1974?

A1)        1970.

Q2)        Jack Nicholson was born on 22nd April, 1937.   He played George Hanson in which 1969 film?

A2)        Easy Rider.

Q3)        Issey Miyake was born on 22nd April, 1938.   He was a what: theatre director, fashion designer or romance author?

A3)        Fashion designer.   He was living in Hiroshima when the bomb, dropped: the mind boggles.   (With talk of Tim Cook’s retirement as Apple CEO? Mentioning that Steve Jobs was fond of Miyake’s jumpers seems to be a good idea ….)

Q4)        Bishop John Pritchard was born on 22nd April, 1948.   Between 2007 and 2014, he was the Anglican Bishop of where: Oxford, Cambridge or Brighton?

A4)        Oxford.

Q5)        Finally … ?   22nd April is the feast day of Opportuna of Montreuil.   She’s usually depicted holding a bowl of what: apples, oranges or cherries?

A5)        Cherries.

Here’s an observation …

“Castile and León is a landlocked region in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula”.

From the Wikipedia entry on the region.

And some music from Castile … 

And from Léon … 





The next ten question set will be announced when ready.

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’s not a movie, Debbi: the’s the BBC series from 1981 … !

        I don’t think Earth Day made much impression in the UK.   The Wombles had more of an impact …