Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19th August 2026

19th August, 2026.

It’s officially official: it’s Wednesday morning,

And … ?

And it’s rained overnight!

Hopefully?

We’ll get a bit more of that.

After two months of heatwaves, we need it.

~≈☔️≈~

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 two.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        19th August is the feast day of Saint Louis of Toulouse.   He’s a patron saint of which Spanish city: Teruel, Toledo or Valencia?

Q2)        19th August is Afghan Independence Day.   It mark’s the country’s independence from which European nation?

Q3)        Philo T. Farnsworth was born on 19th August, 1906.   His fusor device was supposed to star what king of reaction: nuclear fission, nuclear fusion or oxidation?

Q4)        Ginger Baker was born on 19th August, 1939.   He played what: bass, drums, lead guitar or rhythm guitar?

Q5)        Finally … ?   19th August is the 231st day of a non-leap year.   What is it in a leap year?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        18th August is National Science Day.   Where: Thailand, Taiwan or Transylvania?

A1)        Thailand.

Q2)        18th August is the feast day of Saint Alberto Hurtado.   He’s a patron saint of who: nurses, social workers or cheese-wrights?

A2)        Social workers.

Q3)        Which football club was sold on 18th August, 1989: Liverpool, Manchester United or Accrington Stanley FC?

A3)        Manchester United.

Q4)        Meteors flew over the East coast of Great Britain, on 18th August.   18th August of which year: 1783, 1785 or 1787?

A4)        1783.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Franz Joseph was born on 18th August, 1830.   The dual monarch died in which year: 1915, 1916 or 1917?

A5)        1916.

Here’s a thought …

“Diamonds are forever, my youth is not.”

Jill St. John, born August 19, 1940.

And a Gillan tune …

The next 10 question sets are on 26th August, and 5th, 7th and 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!   (It was Manchester United, 1783 and 1916, rather than Accrington Stanley, 1787 and 1915, Mum.)

†        It was a fun series, Debbi: although I don’t know if it’s available, anywhere.