Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 27-9-2026 — Here In My Car.

27th September, 2026: Here In My Car.

Feet … 

Feet … !

My tumble dryer has feet: as many machines do.

Adjustable feet, I should add.

One of these days?

I’ll get around to adjusting the things.

The dryer don’t half wobble!

~≈🧺≈~

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)        Which car first left the factory, on 27th September, 1908: the VW Beetle, the Model T Ford or the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost?

Q2)        The factory that built the car was in which US city: Detroit, Chicago or Akron?

Q3)        The factory built cars for who: Volkswagen, Ford or Rolls Royce?

Q4)        The car in question was the first car by its makers, to be what: steam powered, mass produced or inherently funky?

Q5)        Finally … ?   The company that produced the car was lead by whom: Adolf Hitler, Henry Ford or Charles Royce?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        The Petrov Incident took place on 26th September.   Of which year of the 1980s?

A1)        1983.   According to Wikipedia, the incident was caused by “a rare alignment of sunlight on high-altitude clouds”.

Q2)        The event was triggered when Stanislav Petrov spotted an apparent what: UFO, ICBM or GPS?

A2)        An ICBM.   (ICBM is short for InterContinental Ballistic Missile.)

Q3)        Sugar rationing ended in the UK.   On 26th September of which year of the 1950s?

A3)        1953.

Q4)        26th September, 2016, saw the death of Toughie.   Toughie was the last known member of his species of what: frog, toad or newt?

A4)        Frog.   (Toughie was the last known Rabbs’ fringe-limbed treefrog.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   The late Rob Burrow was born on 26th September, 1982.   He played what: Rugby Union or Rugby League?

A5)        Rugby League.

Here’s a thought …

“It is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the car in question.

And the inevitable Gary Numan song …

The next ten question sets are on the 9th, and 27th, of October, and the 8th and 10th November: they’re about The Nightmare Before Christmas, Godzilla and Monty Python’s Life of Brian and All Quiet on the Western Front.

The next twelve question set is on 16th October: it’s about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

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 1953 and frog, Mum, rather than 1954 and toads.)

†        Hang on, Debbi, didn’t your brain already try that?   Back you had that stroke? you are still upright and breathing!   (Apparently, that was Cohen the Barbarian’s view: if you’re upright and breathing, you’re ok.)