Here’s a new variation of quiz based on the show Impossible. In case you haven’t seen the show, below are the names of nine countries. How it works is that I make two connected statements A and B. Three of the names satisfy both A and B. Three of the names only satisfy A and the remaining three do not satisfy A. You get three guesses to identify the names that satisfy both A and B and score one point for each. If you guess a name that only satisfies A you get no points but if you guess a name that does not satisfy A (an impossible answer) you get minus one point. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Which of the following is:

A) an African country
B) which is located entirely south of the Equator.

Gabon

Zambia
Dominica
Kenya
Comoros
Cameroon
Tanzania
Palau
Guyana

Who are the three dwarves next to Snow White? Answers L to R please. No use of internet etc to ensure fair play.

Do you know or can you guess who this is pictured as a child? No use of internet etc to retain fairness and initials and asterisks please.

I have identified 22 words 4 to 7 letters long that begin and end with an “h” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in fiction or non-fiction books etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 22 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 22 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. I have indicated below how many there are in my list under each word length. 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.

Oh and if you happen to think of words longer than 7 letters you might want to keep a note as I’ll be following this one up with them,

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7 letter words (5)

6 letter words (5)

5 letter words (8)

4 letter words (4)

Each of the items below set out a family relationship. Your challenge today is to identify the nature of the relationship that the person has to me (i.e. wife, son, etc) No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. It may help if you've been researching family on Ancestry! Good luck.


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1. My brother’s daughter’s son.


2. My mother’s sister’s grandchild

3. My grandfather’s brother’s grandchild

4. My great-grandfather’s sister

5. The daughter of the answer to 4

Thought I'd turn my hand tocartoon characters for a change. So, do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here next to Donald?

The following list gives clues to the names of 20 famous people whose first name begins with F. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for the point. One guess per question allowed. Some easy other perhaps not so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Danced with Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
2.
17th-century scientist and Lord Chancellor of England
Francis Bacon

3.Cuban dictator
Fidel Castro

4. Author of "Crime and Punishment"
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

5. Marx's partner
Friedrich Engels

6. Assassinated June 28, 1914
Franz Ferdinand

7.
Author of "Dune"
Frank Herbert

8. Sprinter known as "Flo-Jo"
Florence Griffith Joyner

9.
Chelsea's all-time leading goal scorer
Frank Lampard

10. Liverpool born singer famous for kicking out his leg
Frankie Vaughan

11Played Norman in Bates Motel TV series
Freddie Highmore

12.
Conquered the Incas
Francisco Pizarro

13.
Puppeteer who voiced Miss Piggy and other Muppets
Frank Oz

14.
U.S. President during WWII
Franklin D Roosevelt

15.
Crooner known as "Ol' Blue Eyes"
Frank Sinatra

16.
American pop idol from late 50s who was known by a single name
Fabian

17.
Architect who designed the Guggenheim in N.Y.C.
Frank Lloyd Wright

18.
Jesuit missionary who ventured into Asia
Francis Xavier

19.
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio better known as
Frankie Valli

20.
Singer and guitarist for The Mothers of Invention
Frank Zappa

Your challenge today is to find the missing word(s) to complete the analogies listed below. Some easy but others may be a bit more difficult. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1.4 is to Ring AS 3 is to middle

2.Front is to Back
Bow is to stern

3.7 is to Ampersand
1 is to exclamation mark


4.Regicide is to King
Herbicide is to plant(s)


5.BC is to AD
AM is to PM

6.Agua is to Eau
Sí is to Oui


7.Alexa is to Amazon
Siri is to Apple


8.Gerontologist is to Old
Paediatrician is to Young


9.Vino is to Veritas
Wine is to truth


10,Joaquin Phoenix is to
Johnny Cash
Jamie Foxx is to
Ray Charles


11.Nevis is to Kitts
Grenadines are to Vincent


12.£ is to Pound
¥ is to Yen (or Yuan)


13.O is to Monoxide
O2 is to dioxide

14.Manicure is to Fingers
Pedicure is to Toes


15.Net is to Profit
Gross is to Revenue


16.9 is to Billion
100 is to Googol

17.Poirot is to Christie
Holmes is to Conan Doyle


18.Alex is to Keanu
Bill is to Ted

19.Manga is to Comic Books
Anime is to Cartoons


20.Err is to Human
Forgive is to Divine

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What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

I have identified 16 words that begin and end with a “g” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in fiction or non-fiction books etc. BECAUSE of the otherwise huge number of possible answers I am only including words which are nouns (so no verbs, adverbs or adjectives ending in 'ing'). Your challenge is to name as many of the 16 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 16 of the commonest will count. Proper nouns/words that begin with a capital letter and hyphenated words or words containing apostrophes or slang or racially offensive words are not allowed. Foreign words will count provided they are in common use in English language. To help, I have indicated below how many words there are in my list for the number of letters. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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8 letter Words starting with g and ending in g (3)


7 letter Words starting with g and ending in g (5)


6 letter Words starting with g and ending in g (1)


5 letter Words starting with g and ending in g (1)


4 letter Words starting with g and ending in g (4)


3 letter Words starting with g and ending in g (2)

I'm transferring to the new computer and so there won't be a any new quizzes for a couple of days or so.

Below is a random list of 10 events that took place in the years 2000 to 2009. Each took place in one of the years. Your challenge is to match the year to the event. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Boxing Day tsunami in Indonesia


2.First signs of the global recession are seen in the USA


3.Pope Benedict XVI replaces Pope John Paul II upon the latter’s death


4.Michael Jackson dies


5.Jamie Oliver began a formal campaign to ban unhealthy food in schools


6.The Millenium Bridge is reopened after the wobbles had been corrected


7.The theft of £350 million worth of diamonds from the Millennium Dome is foiled by police


8.The Twin Towers are destroyed in NYC


9.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is released


10.The Summer Olympics are held in Beijing

I have identified 8 words that begin and end with an “f” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in fiction or non-fiction books etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 8 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 8 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 fairly common use in English language. To help, I have indicated below how many words there for the number of letters. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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10 letter Words starting with f and ending in f (1)

9 letter Words starting with f and ending in f (5)

7 letter Words starting with f and ending in f (1)

5 letter Words starting with f and ending in f (1)

Do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here? Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance.

Another year has passed of excellent quizzes James keeping the “little grey cells” active,
although excuse my absence for a while. We are not expecting any action on here today,
so just have a good one. 😘

How is seven different from the rest of the numbers from one to ten?

Below is a list in random order of 10 records that were big hits in the 1970s. Your challenge is to place each of them in the year in which they were hits – each record was a hit in a different year. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle of the Road
I don’t like Mondays - Boomtown Rats

Night fever - BeeGees

December ’63 (Oh what a night) – Four Seasons

Summer (The first time) - Bobby Goldsboro
Way down - Elvis presley

Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
American Pie - Don McLean

I’m not in love - 10cc
All right now - Free






1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

I’m where yesterday follows today and tomorrow occurs between them. What am I?

Below is a list in random order of 10 TV children’s programmes that featured puppets or suchlike. Your challenge is to place them in the order in which they were first shown on British TV – starting with the earliest. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Andy Pandy
The Muppets
Grotbags
Muffin the Mule
Play School
Fraggle Rock
Teletubbies
Pinky and Perky
The Wombles
Metal Mickey

Do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here? Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance.

I have identified 35 six letter words that begin and end with an “e” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in fiction or non-fiction books etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 35 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 35 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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This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it. What is it?

Computer's working again - let's hope it holds out until I get the new one up and running. Today’s challenge involves identifying the countries whose current names were derived as indicated in the clues. Some fairly obvious but others may be more difficult. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Named after Simón Bolívar Bolivia
2.Named after Christopher Columbus Colombia
3."Land of the Franks" France
4.Describes its position at the south of a continent South Africa
5."The Savior" in Spanish El Salvador
6."Land of the Indus River" India
7."Rich Coast" in Spanish Costa Rica
8."White Russia" Belarus
9.Named after King Philip II of Spain Philippines
10.Combines Tanganyika and Zanzibar Tanzania
11."Low lands" Netherlands
12.From the Latin word for "Free" Liberia
13."Black Mountain" in Italian Montenegro
14.Italian for "Little Venice" Venezuela
15.Named after the Biblical figure Jacob Israel
16.Based on Marco Polo's rendering of "Sun Origin" Japan
17Named after a province in the Netherlands New Zealand
18.Taken from the Latin for "Southern" Australia
19.Means "Lion City" Singapore
20."Land of the Aryans" Iran
21. Lion Mountains Sierra Leone
22. From the Greek for Small Islands Micronesia

............. computer playing up.

How can the number four be half of five?

Not my best sketch by any means but do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here? (It's difficult sketching pure white hair😕). Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance.

A girl fell off a 20-foot ladder. She wasn’t hurt. How come?

The following list gives clues to the names of 20 famous people whose first name begins with E. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for the point. 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. Author of "Wuthering Heights" Emily Brontë
2. Guitarist with the nickname "Slowhand" Eric Clapton
3. Reclusive 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson
4. Charlie Sheen's brother, star of "Mighty Ducks" Emilio Estevez
5. Italian physicist who created the world's first nuclear reactor Enrico Fermi
6. Zsa-zsa's sister Eva Gabor
7. A call to arms” author, later known as "Papa" Ernest Hemingway
8. Top-selling Latin singer Enrique Iglesias

9. Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel
10. The voice of Donkey from "Shrek" Eddie Murphy
11. "Fight Club" actor Ed Norton
12. Sang with the Checkmates Emile Ford
13. Most famous person to have been born in Tupelo Elvis Presley
14. First lady of the U.S. for 12 years Eleanor Roosevelt
15. Red-headed singer with albums "+", "x" and "÷" Ed Sheeran

16. Was married eight times Elizabeth Taylor
17 South African entrepreneur, engineer and Inventor Elon Musk
18. He was born Reg Dwight Elton John
19. Belgian footballer who recently played for Chelsea Eden Hazard
20. Whistle-blower who fled to Russia after leaking secret papers Edward Snowden

Cryptic clue:
Mines fall back to the conclusion in order to get paid

Can you guess the 10 countries that have the most UNESCO Heritage Sites. Entries limited to 10 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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What comes to an end as soon as you say its name?

I have identified 25 words of between 5 and 8 letters that begin and end with a “d” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in fiction or non-fiction books etc. BUT this doesn’t include past tenses or any other words ending in “ed”. Your challenge is to name as many of the 25 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 25 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. To help, I have indicated below how many words I have found in each number of letters. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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8 letter Words (7)


7 letter Words (11)


6 letter Words (4)


5 letter Words (3)

Do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here? Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance.

What four-letter word can be written forward, backward, or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?

A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and how many sisters are there?

Below are 10 pairs of English counties. For each of these pairs you have to guess the name of the only English county with whom they both have a land border. BTW some counties will come up more than once in the answers. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Leicestershire and West Yorkshire


2. Cornwall and Somerset


3. Berkshire and Bedfordshire

4. Northumberland and Durham


5. Norfolk and Lincolnshire


6. Gloucestershire and Hampshire


7. Suffolk and Essex


8. East Sussex and Kent


9. Lincolnshire and Staffordshire


10. Cheshire and Nottinghamshire

A woman shoots, drowns and hangs her husband and then they have a nice dinner together. Explain?

Today’s challenge involves matching each of the 15 brands listed first below to the entity which owns them as set out randomly in the second list. Some of the brands are owned by the same entity hence the repeat of the latter’s names. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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BRANDS

1.Pringles

2.Aussie (Shampoo and conditioners)

3.Whatsapp

4.Youtube

5.Jaguar Land Rover

6.Newcastle Brown Ale

7.ABC

8.Naked Juice

9.Simple skincare

10.Quaker Oats

11.Whiskas

12.Instagram

13. Bentley

14.Waldorf Astoria Resorts and Hotels

15.Weetabix


OWNING ENTITIES

Procter & Gamble

Tata Motors

Unilever

Mars

Hilton

Facebook

Heineken

PepsiCo

PepsiCo

Google

Post Holdings (US)

Facebook

Volkswagen

Kelloggs

Disney

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What English word has three consecutive double letters?

I have found 23 six letter words ending in “ine” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 23 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 23 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. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

Your challenge today is a bit different. I’m looking for all the names you can think of that are derived from Elizabeth. To qualify, each such name must, if I were to conduct a Google search, reveal one or more people who have that as their first name or who are usually known by it. Each name that has a different spelling, even if pronounced exactly the same, will count. The winner will be the person who comes up with the most valid names. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?

Today’s challenge involves 18 clues which all relate in some way to rings. How many answers can you get? Where the answer refers to a person you need to get both Christian and surname for the point. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Which planet of the solar system has the most prominent rings? Saturn
2.What do the rings on the Olympic Flag represent? Continents
3.What type of ring is given on the 5th day of Christmas? Golden Ring
4.Who was responsible for carrying the Ring of Power into Mordor? Frodo Baggins
5.Who wrote a series of four operas known as the "Ring Cycle"? Richard Wagner

6.What seismically-active region surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean? Ring of Fire
7.Who sang a song whose title was the answer to 6? Johnny Cash
8.What object was cursed in the 2002 horror movie "The Ring"? Videotape
9.What country uses the ringgit as its currency? Malaysia
10.What are fairy rings made of? Mushrooms
11.Where would you see a ringmaster? At the circus
12.What exploded due to a faulty o-ring seal in 1986? Space Shuttle Challenger
13.What type of ring changes colour depending on body temperature? Mood ring
14.Almost all people have two of these on their body ... Ring finger
15.What city is home to the Bull Ring shopping centre? Birmingham
16.What is the last word to the nursery rhyme "Ring Around the Rosie"? Down
17.Who, according to the title of a movie, always rings twice? The Postman
18.What three words come after "with this ring" in a traditional marriage ceremony? I thee wed

You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. What am I?

I suspect many of you will remember Roger Miller’s hit King of the Road. Today’s challenge is to fill in the missing word or words as indicated by Xs in the lyrics below. Where there is more than one word you must get each word correct for the point. And note that where the lyrics refer to numbers they are spelt as words. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries


Trailer for sale or rent
Rooms to let, 50 cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom
Buys an eight by 12 four-bit room
I'm a man of means, by no means
King of the road
Third boxcar, midnight train
Destination: Bangor, Maine
Old worn out suit and shoes
I don't pay no union dues
I smoke, old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around
I'm a man of means, by no means
King of the road
I know every engineer on every train
All of the children and all of their names
Every handout in every town
Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around
I sing, trailers for sale or rent
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Trailer for sale or rent

Rooms to let, (1) xxxxx xxxxx
No phone, no (2) xxxx, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but (3) xxx hours of (4) xxxxxxx xxxxx
Buys an (5) xxxxx xx xxxxxx four-bit room
I'm a man of means, by (6) xx xxxxx
King of the road
Third (7) xxxxxx, midnight train
Destination: (8) xxxxxx, xxxxx
Old worn out suit and shoes
I don't pay no (9) xxxxx xxxx
I smoke, (10) xxx xxxxxxx I have found
(11) xxxxx, but not too big around
I'm a man of means, by (6) xx xxxxx
King of the road
I know every (12) xxxxxxxx on every train
All of the children and all of their names
Every (13) xxxxxxx in every town
Every lock that ain't locked when (14) xx xxx’x xxxxxx
I sing, trailers for sale or rent
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Do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here? Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance.

I have a sea but no water
I have a tea but no cup
I have a bee but no honey
I have a pea but no pod
What am I?