Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-6-2026 — The World Cup. (Ten questions)

11th June, 2026: the World Cup.

Hmmm … 

I’ve had some bad news.

Well … I … and every other Dr Who fan on the planet!

Yes: in a recent press release, the BBC have announced that the planned, and previously announced, 2026 Dr Who Christmas Special has been cancelled.

And have also told us Russell T. Davies has stepped down as show runner, and Bad Wolf has stepped away from its production role.

The BBC has also told us that they’re looking for new production partners: and have started the search by putting things out for ‘competitive tender’.

But not told us when to expect any news.

Russell T. Davies has also told us that — contrary to earlier statements he’s given — he’s written no script.

I’m … 

I’m disappointed: as is every other fan on the planet.

But I can live with that: after all, I’ve survived the last cancellation!

I’m disappointed, yes.

But more upset that I, and other fans, have been lied to to.

It’s the dishonesty that hurts.

~≈⏳≈~

In other news … ?

I — like others — have had my issues with macOS Tahoe, the current version of macOS.

From what I and others, can see, this overheating seems to be triggered by using Pages with other apps, and is caused by processes called corespotlightd and spotlightknowledge.updater hogging resources.

Why, I don’t know.

I had managed to correct it by emptying specific folders — in ~/Library/Metadata/CoreSpotlight/ — but have also posted to Apple’s Community pages, to give myself a reminder on how to do this.

Hopefully, that will help.

I am also aware that Apple’s held its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

And announced in a recent live stream that they will be making adjustments to Spotlight in macOS 27 Golden Gate, the upcoming version of the operating system.

Indeed, they say so in this video: at the ~13·26 mark.

There’s a couple of points.

One?

I hope that works.

Two?

I wish Apple would issue that sooner: this is getting ridiculous!

~≈🍎≈~

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)        11th June, 2026, sees the start of the 2026 World Cup.   It’s the biggest tournament in which sport: football, rugby union or snooker?

Q2)        It’s being hosted by sixteen cities.   Sixteen cities, where: North America, South America or Africa?

Q3)        It’s being hosted by sixteen cities.   In how many countries: two, three or four?

Q4)        Name one of those countries.

Q5)        The World Cup is being organised by whom: FIFA, FIDÉ or the ICC?

Q6)        How many teams are taking part: thirty-two, forty-eight or sixty-four?

Q7)        Four teams are making their debut in this World Cup.   Name one of them.

Q8)        Who — as of the 2022 World Cup — are the current World Cup champions: Argentina, France or Croatia?

Q9)        England are taking part in this World Cup.   Where’s the team’s training ground: British Columbia, Missouri or Quintana Roo?

Q10)        Finally … ?   Scotland are taking part in this years World Cup.   When did they last qualify: 1986, 1990, 1994 or 1998?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        In a non-leap year, 10th June is the 161st day of the year.   Is 161 a prime number?

A1)        No.  (A prime number is only divisible by itself and one.   161 is divisible by itself, one, seven and twenty-three.)

Q2)        161 is the same backwards and forwards.   In other words, it’s which ‘P’?

A2)        A palindrome, or palindromic number.

Q3)        161 Athor is a what: asteroid, moon or exoplanet?

A3)        An asteroid.

Q4)        According to Wikipedia, Radical 161 is a Kangxi radical that means, loosely, ‘morning’.   Kangxi Radicals are used in which language: Russian, Arabic or Chinese?

A4)        Chinese.   The Radical is written like this: 辰

Q5)        Finally … ?   161 can be represented in hexadecimal.   As what: A1, B2 or C3?

A5)        A1.   (Strictly speaking, it should be written as A1₁₆)

Here’s a thought …

“Sometimes in your life, you only get one opportunity to be able to go to a World Cup.   For many, this was their opportunity and they just won’t be able to afford to go.”

Supporters groups, reacting to the price of the tickets.

And this tournament’s song …

The next 10 question sets are tomorrow, and 1st July, 4th July and 5th July: they’re about Raiders of the Lost Ark, New Brunswick, Independence Day and Nemesis the Warlock.

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 ‘Palindrome’ and A1, Mum, rather than Prime and B2)

†        The cancelation, Debbi?   Tell me about it!   In British English, it’s what’s called ‘a bit of a git’ …