Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-8-2026 — World Steelpan Day (Ten Questions)

11th August, 2026: World Steel Pan Day.

Right: I am officially up, early: for the second day in a row!

Yes: I have a video meeting with my new Job Centre case worker.

Hopefully?

The software works: and my case worker has my phone numbers.

They way, there’s still a method of contact if the software fails.

~≈📱≈~

I had my weight management meeting, yesterday: and … ?

Yep: as I was worrying, my weight’s gone up, rather than down.

I left feeling decidedly depressed.

But was able to take some positive action, given my GP’s surgery isn’t far from where weight management meetings take place.

One step … ?

Is to make sure I lay off the crisps.

Another?

Something that the advisers have been suggesting for a while, is to see if I can increase the anti-obesity medication I’m on.

I don’t know.

But have booked up an appointment with my GP, to see what can be done.

Here’s hoping.

~≈💊≈~

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)        11th August is World Steelpan Day.   According to whom: the UN, EU or CC?

Q2)        The instrument is also known as a what: steel drum, steel plate or steel saucer?

Q3)        They’re traditionally played with sticks tipped with what: steel, rubber or wood?

Q4)        Pans are usually made from what: oil drums, tree-trunks or car doors?

Q5)        The people that play steel pans are known as whats: pannists, steelers or drummists?

Q6)        If you’re using a strobe tuner, you’re doing what to a steel pan?

Q7)        The world’s largest steel-pan contest has been held in the instruments country of origin.   What’s the competition called: Panorama, Panopticon or Panettone?

Q8)        The world’s largest steel pan contest has been held in the instruments country of origin.   What is that country: Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago or Cuba?

Q9)        The instrument’s on that country’s what: flag, coat of arms or naval ensign?

Q10)        Finally … ?   The earliest steel pans are said to have been invented by Winston ‘Spree’ Simon.   The earliest were called what: the ping pong, ting tong or whiff whaff?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        10th August is International Biodiesel Day.   Biodiesel is made from long-chain fatty-acid whats: Esters, Naomis or Barbaras?

A1)        Esters.   (Fatty acid esters have components from fatty acids, and alcohol.)

Q2)        John J. Loud died on 10th August, 1916.   He held the original patent for what: the telephone, ballpoint pen or sewing machine?

A2)        Ballpoint pen.   (Laszlo Biro’s better known patent was filed in 1938: many years after Loud’s lapsed.)

Q3)        10th August is World Lion Day.   The lion is a species of big what: cat, dog or monkey?

A3)        Big cat.

Q4)        10th August is Independence Day in Ecuador.   It’s on which continent: North America, South America or Africa?

A4)        South America.

Q5)        Finally … ?   The Treaty of Nonsuch was signed on 10th August, 1585.   Between England and where?

A5)        Holland/dutch rebels.

Here’s a thought …

“Some steel pans are made to play in the Pythagorean musical cycle of fourths and fifths.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the instrument.

And music from the Ebony Steel Band …

The next 10 question sets are on 26th August, and 5th, 7th and the 11th September: they’re about International Dog Day, the Muppet Show, Boston and the Nine-Eleven attacks.

There’s a twelve question set on 8th September: about Star Trek.

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!

†        Yeah … Sainsbury’s delivery charges aren’t as good as Amazon’s, Debbi.