Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-11-2026 — Big Burt

2nd November, 2026: Burt Lancaster.

Oh … that’s a sad start to the week … 

John Leeson’s died, at the age of eighty-three!

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With Walter Koenig and Patrick Stewart passing, last week?

It means fans of both Dr Who and Star Trek are having a bad few days!

~≈📺≈~

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)        Burt Lancaster was born on 2nd November.   Of which year: 1911, 1913 or 1915?

Q2)        He was born where: Los Angeles, New York or Chicago?

Q3)        Burt played Ben Zachary, in a 1960 movie.   Which 1960 movie: The Unforgiven, Elmer Gantry or The Young Savages?

Q4)        He played Felix Happer in 1983’s Local Hero.   Who directed Local Hero: Bill Forsyth, Danny Boyle or David Lean?

Q5)        Finally … ?   One of Burt’s last films was called Tough Guys.   He played an aging train robber, opposite who: Kirk Douglas, James Coburn or John Wayne?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        28 Days Later was released in the UK.   On 1st November of which year: 2001, 2002 or 2003?.

A1)        2002.

Q2)        The film was written by Alex Garland.   Garland was inspired, in part, by which novel: The Invisible Man, The Day of the Triffids or 2001: A Space Odyssey?

A2)        The Day of the Triffids.

Q3)        Cillian Murphy plays Jim, the main character.   Jim is a what: bicycle courier, pizza delivery driver or cabbie?>

A3)        Bicycle courier.

Q4)        Naomie Harris plays Selena, in 28 Days Later.   Who does she play in the James Bond franchise?

A4)        Miss Moneypenny.   She’s a very good subject for a quiz.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Who directed 28 Days Later: Danny Boyle, David Lean or Duncan Jones?

A5)        Danny Boyle.

Here’s a thought … 

“Tits and sand — that’s what we used to call sex and violence in Hollywood.”

Burt Lancaster.

And an interview …

The next ten question sets are on 8th, 10th, 19th, 25th and 29th November: they’re about Monty Python’s Life of Brian, All Quiet on the Western Front, Quatermass and the Pit, Journey to the Centre of the Earth and the Grand Ole Opry.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is used to suggest themes for some dates: but avoided when writing the 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!   (Well done: five out of five, yesterday.)

†        I honestly couldn’t tell you there, Debbi: about The Avengers being aimed at kids.   I do know that’s not quite how it started: I’ve always had the impression the first season was very different …