The answer to each clue below consists of a single word beginning with B - how many can you get? Some easy, others less so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. NYC equivalent of the West End

2. Famous castle near Cork

3. Dinosaur whose name means "thunder lizard"

4. Germany's top soccer league

5. First word of the name of the country whose capital is Sarajevo

6. Peninsula where 5 is located

7. Emigrants from this English market town founded its namesake in New England

8. A culinary herb in the mint family

9.Frodo's uncle

10. Known as the founding city for the recognition of Veterans Day in the US

11. Famous JFK speech “Ich bin ein …...”

12. Lincoln's assassin

Below is a list of 7 countries. All but one of them has a President or Prime Minister who is female. Can you guess which one does not? One guess only allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Nepal

Estonia

Georgia

Greece

Moldova

Norway

Sweden

Below are 4 more shots of teh logos of fairly well known brands. How many of them can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below is a list of the 9 most commonly spoken languages in the world in 2021. Your challenge is to place them in order beginning with the most commonly spoken and ending with the least. One point for each correctly placed. No use of reference material or the internet, of course, to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Portuguese

Arabic

Mandarin

Bengali

Hindi

English

Russian

French

Spanish

Below are 4 more shots of fairly well known people all now deceased. How many of them can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with O. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by 5am tomorrow. Good luck.

Some more Spanish words that have sneaked into the English language. Can you guess what they are? Not too difficult methinks! One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Ruling council of a military dictatorship

2. Cowboy of Argentina and the Pampas

3. Masculine, in an exaggerated way

4. Crazy

5. Wild or not fully broken horse

6. Public city square

7. Spicy, green chili pepper

8. Right now, ASAP

9. Party, festival

Below are 4 more shots of British Birds. How many of them can you identify? I'm only looking for one word answers to each. One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to guess the movie titles that are being described in each clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1 The firearm which is completely devoid of garments

2. Visually locating the locomotives

3. The future state will include the presence of sanguinal fluid

4. Narrative concerning the objects designed for the amusement of prepubescent humans

5. Visage disfigured by a healed wound

6. The social organization devoted to the initial repast of the day

7. The period of unease subsequent to abnormally high C2 H6 O consumption

I've decided to extend the midnight deadline to 5am to allow for the night owls amongst you.👀

Below are 4 more shots of well known people. How many of them can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are 9 statements – all you have to do is to guess whether each is true or false. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Moscow is the most populous urban area whose name starts with the letter M


2. Hindi and Urdu are closely related languages


3. The United States exports more than it imports


4. Lagos is the capital of Nigeria


5. Turkey is the only member of NATO outside Europe and North America


6. Crimea is located on the Caspian Sea


7. It snows in Hawaii


8. Johannesburg is one of the three capitals of South Africa


9. Ontario touches the sea

Below are 4 shots featuring types of animal. The first is, of course, a dolphin. Your challenge is to guess which of the other animals shown is most closely related to the dolphin. One guess per entry. Label your answer using either 2, 3 or 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with N. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by midnight. Good luck.

Below are 4 pics of OFAH stars. Your challenge is to guess the name by which each was usually referred to in the show (one word) for one point. And get another point for guessing their real name (two words). Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

The answer to each clue below consists of a single word beginning with A - how many can you get? Some easy, others less so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Galaxy near the Milky Way

2. The diamond capital of the world

3. Jason's ship or Ben Affleck movie

4. The Little Mermaid's first name

5. World where Valhalla can be found

6. Known as Eggplant in the USA

7. Region of southern Spain

8. Movie about a slave ship mutiny

9. Germany luxury carmaker

10. The last tsar's youngest daughter

11. Native American tribe or attack helicopter

12. Class of animals that includes spiders and scorpions

13. Mr. Vespucci

14. Österreich in its National language

Below are 4 more shots of British birds. How many of the birds can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are 4 more shots of brand logos (with names missing on some of course!). How many of the brands can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with M. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by midnight. Good luck.

The following list gives clues to the names of 10 famous people whose first name begins with K. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for 2 points. One point for getting only one or the other. One guess per question allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1
U.N. Secretary General,
1997–2006

2
Lead singer of Nirvana

3
Actress who starred as
Spiderman's girlfriend

4
Bandmate of Lake and Palmer

5
Britney Spears's ex-husband

6
"Cheers" and "Frasier" star

7
Statuesque leading lady who won 4 Oscars

8
North Korean dictator,
1948–1994


9
"Pride and Prejudice" actress

10
Former leader of the GLC

Below are 4 shots of dishes featuring different types of pasta. How many of the pasta types can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are 4 shots featuring well known people. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are clues to 10 Spanish words which have 'sneaked' into the English language. Can you guess what they are? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Liquor made from distilled agave

2. One who takes justice into his own hands

3. Wide-brimmed hat

4. Beach hut

5. Donkey

6. Naval fleet

7. Afternoon rest period

8. Elevated plateau, surrounded by cliffs

9. What the crowd says when the matador dodges a bull

10. Small grocery/liquor store, particularly in New York City

Below are 9 statements – all you have to do is to guess whether each is true or false. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Serbia is landlocked

2. Indonesia is more populous than Japan

3. Most of Greenland is covered by an ice sheet

4. Tanzania is on the east coast of Africa

5. The Cayman Islands are an independent country

6. The "s" in Cannes is silent

7. The Rio Grande forms the border between Mexico and Texas

8. The White Cliffs of Dover are sometimes visible from France

9. The highest mountain in the United States is in Colorado

Below are 4 shots featuring types of animal. The first is, of course, a giraffe. Your challenge is to guess which of the other animals shown is most closely related to the giraffe. One guess per entry. Label your answer using either 2, 3 or 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to guess the movie titles that are being described in each clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. This is a medical procedure to remove cerebrospinal fluid from the lumbar region


2. Large amount of disorder in an Asian enclave of a Western city


3. Institute of tertiary education for legendary, fear-inducing creatures


4. Person who resists authority and social convention yet does not support a specific program of political action


5. Adult male Homo sapiens composed of the element with atomic symbol Fe


6. The daughter of the monarch who is also a woman whose nuptials are pending

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with L. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by midnight. Good luck.

Below are 4 shots featuring famous world sites. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are things to be ashamed of.

When a country is ill governed, riches and honor are things to be ashamed of.


- Confucious

I have found 11 words seven letters long and 4 six letters long ending in “ory” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 15 words as you can for one point each. I am aware that there are a number of valid words and you can list as many as you like - but only ones in my list of 15 of the commonest will count. Proper nouns/words that begin with a capital letter and hyphenated words or words containing apostrophes or slang words are not allowed. Foreign words will count provided they are in common use in English language. It would be a great help to me in checking entries if you can list your words in alphabetical order. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Did you know that there are a lot of rock formations in the world that have been called Elephant Rock for obvious reasons.

The images below are of four of these. Have a guess at the countries where they are located. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. Two points if you manage to correctly guess the country for the image - one point if you guess a corrrect country but link it to the wrong image. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are 4 shots featuring Brand Logos. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

The answer to each clue below consists of a single word beginning with A - how many can you get? Some easy, others less so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. World's most massive river


2. One way of saying "Thank you" in Japan


3. Cherub or seraph


4. Sunburn-soothing plant


5. Medieval Kingdom in Northeastern Spain


6. Blacksmith's tool that might crush a cartoon character


7. Greek fabulist


8. "Water" in Spanish


9. City where you can find the Plaka


10. Sampras's rival

Below are the names of 10 American cities in random order. Your challenge is to place them in order starting with the furthest East and ending with the furthest West. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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New York


Dallas


Anchorage


Boston


Chicago


Seattle


Honolulu


Washington DC


Los Angeles


Las Vegas

Below are 4 shots featuring a type of fish. How many can you identify? NOTE that #4 needs a two word answer. One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with K. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by midnight. Good luck.

How well do you know the Wizard of Oz movie? Ten questions below - 15 maximum points to be scored. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Who starred as Dorothy in the 1939 movie?


2. What is Dorothy's last name?


3. What U.S. state does Dorothy come from?


4. What carries her to Oz?


5. What is the name of her dog?


6. What colour are her slippers? (1 point for the basic colour and 1 extra for the specific shade)


7. Who are Dorothy’s three companions? (1 point for each)


8. What do the three companions lack? (1 point for each)


9. What is the name of the Good Witch?


10. What animals does the Wicked Witch of the West send after Dorothy?

Below are 4 shots featuring more British birds. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. NOTE that 1 and 2 need two word answers. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

- Abraham Lincoln

Below are 4 shots featuring more food types. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to guess the movie titles that are being described in each clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Digit of the upper body consisting of the 79th element of the Periodic Table

2, The multidimensional array of mathematical elements

3. Nocturnal time period during which previously deceased people experience a renewal of life functions

4. Refrain from casting your visual attention to a higher position on the vertical plane

5. Association of those who celebrate deceased bards

6. The person suffering from severe kyphosis who inhabits the cathedral
of the archdiocese of Paris

A bit of a different picture quiz today. Below are 4 shots featuring types of animal. The first is, of course, a squirrel. Your challenge is to guess which of the other animals shown is most closely related to the squirrel. One guess per entry. Label your answer using either 2, 3 or 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are clues to the usual name of a UN Member State which starts with the letter shown. How many can you identify? The Vatican City and Palestine do not count as they have observer status only in the UN. Kosovo and Taiwan have no UN membership. Most of the clues have only one possible answer but otherwise you have to get the name I was thinking of. Some easy, others less so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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A. Situated in the Pyrenees

B. Formerly known as Bechuanaland

C. Island country near Madagascar

D. One half of the island of Hispaniola

E. You’ll find Karnak there

F. Has land in Europe, America, Africa and Oceania

G. Island nation invaded by the USA in the 1980s

H. Central American nation

I. One of the few countries that does not have any indigenous snakes

J. Home to Petra

K. Pacific island nation

L. Formerly part of Indo-China

M. Island nation in the Indian Ocean

N. Possibly the country with the least number of people of a different nationality

O. Capital city is Muscat

P. Has a hat named after it

Q. Sounds like a nasal infection

R. Where you can find Transylvannia

S. Connected to Malaysia by a bridge

T. Very small island nation

U. First World Cup host nation

V. Used to be split North and South like Korea

W. No country starts with W

X. No country starts with X

Y. Formerly contained the Aden Protectorant

Z. Used to be Northern Rhodesia

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with I. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by midnight. Good luck.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted - Mae West

Below are 4 shots featuring more brand logos. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

(Confuscus?)

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.

Your challenge today is to guess the usual Cockney Rhyming Slang for the words listed below. You have to get the answer I was thinking of for the point. Some are fairly easy but a few not so much. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Believe

2. Stairs

3. Gravy

4. Lodger

5. Legs

6. Hair

7. Hands

8. Money

9. Look

10. Later

11. Knackered (tired/broken)

12. Sun

13, Car

14. Word

15. Phone

Below are 4 shots featuring more famous foreheads. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to guess the movie titles that are being described in each clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Male monarch of the species Panthera leo


2.The below average size creature whose upper extremities are human and whose lower extremities are piscine


3. The fear-inducing REM cycle which occurs prior to the Yuletide season


4. Person from the United States with a personality disorder characterized by antisocial behavior and an inability to feel remorse


5. Aerosolized polymers applied to follicles on the head for cosmetic purposes


6. The codex regarding a tropical forested area receiving at least
168 cm of rain per annum