Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 14-5-2026 — Zhurong

14th May, 2026: Zhurong.

Right … it’s officially the day before pay-day.

And, frankly?

I’ve woken up, this morning, craving chocolate!

Why?

I have no idea.

But if I knew that, I’d probably be rich!

~≈🍫≈~

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 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 Zhurong rover landed on 14th May.   Of which year: 2019, 2021 or 2023?

Q2)        The Zhurong rover landed on 14th May.   Where: the Moon, Mars or Enceladus?

Q3)        The rover had been launched the previous year.   By which country’s space agency?

Q4)        The rover landed in an area called Utopia Planitia.   According to the relevant Wikipedia entry, the area’s a what: a plain, a forest or a sea?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The name, ‘Zhurong’, is an ancient god of what: fire, earth, wood, water or air?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        13th May is the 133rd day of a non-leap year.   Is 133 a prime number?

A1)        No: for a start, it’s divisible by seven, and nine, amongst others.   (Apparently, 133 is also an octagonal number …)

Q2)        Is 133 odd or even?

A2)        Odd.

Q3)        The 133 Bus goes through Old Bridge Township.   Route — and township — are where: New York state, New Jersey or New Mexico?

A3)        New Jersey.

Q4)        133 Cyrene is a what: meteorite, asteroid or comet?

A4)        An asteroid.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The SEAT 133 was introduced in 1974.   What is the SEAT 133: a motorbike, a car or a milk float?

A5)        A car.

Here’s a thought …

“The lander, carrying the rover, performed a soft landing [ … ] on 14 May 2021”.

From the Wikipedia entry on the rover.

And a clue …

The next ten question sets will be on the 17th, 26th and 31st May, and on 3rd June: they’re about Dennis Potter, Miles Davis, Trinity Sunday and Liverpool football club.

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 New Jersey, Mum, rather than New York!)

†        We could, Debbi … or we could call Mrs Cake …