Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 21st July 2026.

21st July, 2026.

Yes: it’s officially official: I’m going to be watching television, tonight!

Feel free to keep your eyes peeled for my review of “Home”, the next episode of For All Mankind!

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JUST in case you’re following my weight loss journey?

I was at my most recent weigh-in, yesterday.

And … ?

I’ve lost half a kilo: just over a pound, if you want it in Imperial.

That’s good!

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As a last thought … ?

Andy Burnham has announced that — as from October — his government will be reducing VAT on domestic electricity, reducing it from five percent, to zero.

In order to help ease the cost of living.

It’s a nice idea, I think.

But?

I don’t think energy suppliers will reduce the cost to customers.

I think they’ll freeze the cost, rather than reduce the cost.

That way?   They can make more money without increasing prices.

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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)        21st July is the feast day of Saint Arbogast: an early bishop of Strasbourg.   This particular Strasbourg is where: Austria, France or Germany?

Q2)        Korean singer, Lia, was born on 21st July, 2000.   She’s a member of which girl band: Illit, Itzy or Ive?

Q3)        Lawyer, Janet Reno, was born on 21st July, 1938.   She served as the 78th US Attorney General.   Under which 20th Century US President?

Q4)        The Barbenheimer phenomenon started on 21st July, 2023.   Name either one of the movies that were involved in Barbenheimer.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Howie Epstein was born on 21st July, 1955.   He was a bass player for which band: Chicago, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers or the Jimi Hendrix Experience?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        20th July is Independence Day in Colombia.   It marks the country’s independence from where: Spain, Portugal or France?

A1)        Spain.

Q2)        It marks the country’s declaration of Independence.   In which year: 1808, 1810 or 1812?

A2)        1810.

Q3)        What’s Colombia’s capital city: Bogotá, Caracas or Santiago?

A3)        Bogotá.

Q4)        The country is a what: monarchy, republic or theocracy?

A4)        Republic.

Q5)        Finally … ?   What’s Colombia’s currency: the Real, Peso or Schilling?

A5)        The Colombian peso.

Here’s a thought …

“Music can be healing, and with my history and my knowledge of both sides of what looks like a gigantic divide in the world, I feel I can point a way forward to our common humanity again.”

Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, born 21 July 1948.

And a Kaye Starr song …

The next 10 question sets are on 30th July, 11th August and 26th August: they’re about the Beano, World Steel Pan Day and International Dog 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!

†        Fully old thing, Debbi, I worked in a chip shop in my teens.   With a rockabilly called Dave, if memory serve.   He really didn’t like that song … !