Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 15th July 2026.

15th July, 2026.

OK … it’s officially official: my nephew was here, yesterday!

Yes: video has been both edited, and uploaded … !

I hope you’d you’d like to hit ‘Like’ on that: it would be far more appreciated than you think.

Inevitably, we had issues!

Or more issues than we were expecting, let’s put it that way.

Ruth — my sister, and Jude’s mother — had given us some cash: so we could get dinner.

The inevitable pizza from the local branch of Dominos.

They’re usually reliable, fast … and don’t have any technical issues.

Apart from last night: when we were trying to order!

Yes: the order wouldn’t got through.

After repeated attempts: multiple attempts, with multiple browsers.

And after multiple checks with my bank’s online balance checking system.

Jude possibly knows my card number, better than I do.

We still had no pizza, after those multiple attempts: so I had to phone the order in!

Which — as Domino’s only do some discounts, online, but not by phone? — ended up costing me a fiver more than paying online would’ve done.

I’m not happy, let’s put it that way!

Especially when we did a Google search to try and solve the problem.

One of the explanations, albeit an AI generated one, told us that “stores might temporarily turn off online ordering due to understaffing.”

Which had me and Jude looking at each other … and (mentally), saying “That sounds very plausible”.

Was it the case, though?

Had the local Dominos turned off online ordering, because they were understaffed?

I don’t know.

But, yes: the branch being overworked, and understaffed — there was a World Cup game on, after all — and turning off a useful tool in order to make the shift more manageable, sounds credible to me.

That doesn’t make me — or my very hungry nephew — any happier.

I might just have to email 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)        15th July is Saint Swithun’s Day.   According to the old rhyme, if it rains today, it will rain for how many days: forty, fifty or sixty?

Q2)        Aleksei Chirikov sighted land on 15th July, 1741.   He and his crew were the first to sight land in what’s now which US state?

Q3)        Mount Bandai erupted on 15th July, 1888.   The volcano is in which Asian nation?

Q4)        X was founded on 15th July, 2006.   Under what name?

Q5)        Finally … ?   France won their second World Cup: on 15th July, 2018.   Who did they beat: Croatia, Slovakia or Slovenia?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        14th July is Bastille Day.   Where: France, South Africa or the USA?

A1)        France.

Q2)        14th July is North Korean Defectors Day.   Where: North Korea or South Korea?

A2)        South Korea.

Q3)        14th July is the feast day of Saint Francis Solanus.   He’s the patron saint of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.   And where else: Venezuela, Uruguay or Peru?

A3)        Peru.

Q4)        14th July is Victoria Day.   The Victoria in question is the Crown Princess of where: Denmark, Sweden or Norway?

A4)        Sweden.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Fauja Singh died on 14th July, 2025.   He’d found fame as a what: chef, marathon runner or cheese maker?

A5)        Marathon runner.

Here’s a thought …

“I feel if I were to organise it correctly I would try to sing like a Mexican and think like a German.   You know what I mean?   I get it mixed up.”

Linda Ronstadt, born July 15, 1946.

And a song released, today …

The next 10 question sets are on 30th July, and 11th August: they’re about the Beano and World Steel Pan Day.

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!

†        I know what you mean, Debbi … !