Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-10-2026 — The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. (12 Question.)

16th October, 2026: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

It’s officially Friday.

And?

It’s officially raining, out.

If that’s not an excuse for a silly joke about cows, I don’t know what is!

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It seems the government is to ban online porn that shows incest or choking.

Well played, them.

But … ?

Has anyone mentioned Tor Browser or virtual private networks, VPNs to the government?

Both allow users to get around regional bans, and location-based restrictions.

Effectively?

A ban on this sort of porn, and the petition against schoolgirl porn, are nice ideal … but going to be very hard to enforce … 

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I’ve got very vague memories of Miss Yeoman.

At least, I think her name was Miss Yeoman: it could easily have been Miss Ward.

No … Miss Yeoman.

He says … 

At any rate she’d’ve been in her twenties, back then: when she was my teacher at school.

I couldn’t even tell you if it was junior school, or infants!

What did make an impression?

Was Miss Yeoman — or Ward! — reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, to us.

The story, and its cover,  made an impression … 

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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)        The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was first published on 16th October.   Of which year of the 1950s?

Q2)        The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was first published on 16th October.   Where: the USA, UK or USSR?

Q3)        Who wrote The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien or J. K. Rowling?

Q4)        That author’s first initial stood for what: Clive, John or Joanne?

Q5)        Who published The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Geoffrey Bles, Victor Gollancz or Allen Lane?

Q6)        Pauline Baynes was the book’s what: typesetter, proof reader or illustrator?

Q7)        The book was set, where: Narnia, Middle Earth or the Wizarding World?

Q8)        The lion of the title was called what: Aslan, Clarence or Parsley?

Q9)        The White Witch was the novel’s villain.   What was her name?

Q10)        The heroes of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are the four Pevensie children.   Name one of the four Pevensie children.

Q11)        According to one character in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, “… it’s always winter, but never …” what?

Q12)        Finally … ?   The character that said that was Mr Tumnus.   Mr Tumnus was a what: a faun, a gargoyle or a badger?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Writer, Mario Puzo, was born on 15th October.   Of which year of the 1920s?

A1)        1920.

Q2)        He was born in Hell’s Kitchen.   In other words, in which US city?

A2)        New York.

Q3)        He wrote crime novels that featured gangsters.   Which gangsters: the Mafia, the Yakuza or the Crips?

A3)        The Mafia.

Q4)        His best known book, The Godfather, was published, when: 1967, 1968 or 1969?

A4)        1969.

Q5)        Finally … ?   His last novel, The Family was released posthumously.   In which year: 2000, 2001 or 2002?

A5)        2001.

Here’s some words …

“Once there were four children […]. This story is about something that happened to them when they were sent away from London during the war because of the air-raids.” From the opening lines of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

A video …

And a punk … 

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

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 1920 and 1969, Mum, rather that 1922 and 1967!)

†        Cheers, Debbi!