How can the number four be half of five?

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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)

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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.


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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
…………………



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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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?

Following on from the last words quiz, I have found 27 other words ending in “ide” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. This comprises 10 x six letter words, 10 x five letter words and 7 x four letter words. Your challenge is to name as many of the 27 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 27 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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Today’s quiz involves identifying 18 song titles from the obfuscated descriptions given. All you need is just the correct song title to get the point – so you wouldn’t always need to be familiar with the song to guess its title. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play.


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1. Precipitation in the penultimate month of the year November Rain Guns n Roses

2. Existing on a supplication to a celestial diety Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi
3. Free-flowing musical composition related to the western half of the Czech Republic Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
4. Creature of the class Aves which is not in a state of bondage or imprisonment Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. Ambulating upon shards of transparent silicon dioxide Walking on Broken Glass Annie Lennox
6. There is no mercantile activity like the mercantile activity of stage productions There's No Business Like Show Business

7. The high speed thoroughfare which leads to a place of suffering for the damned Highway to Hell AC/DC
8. Heavy spherical object employed in the demolition of structures Wrecking Ball Mylie Cyrus
9. Adult with a Y chromosome located within an object designed for viewing reflections Man in the Mirror Michael Jackson
10. The rhythmic sequence of movement which reduces the risk of death or injury The Safety Dance Men without hats
11. We did not initiate the exothermic chemical process of combustion We Didn't Start the Fire Billy Joel
12. Sweet concoction of flour, eggs, and other ingredients near a gigantic body of water Cake by the Ocean DNCE
13. Audiovisual media terminated the lifespan of celebrities from mediawhich was solely audial in nature Video Killed the Radio Star Buggles

14. Women of a high social status who are not currently part of a romantic pairing Single Ladies Beyonce
15. I identify as a large tusked pinniped I am the Walrus Beatles
16. It is my conviction that I have the ability to travel through a gaseous substratewithout being in contact with a grounded surface I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly

17. Yuletide season that reflects all light in the visible spectrum White Christmas Bing Crosby
18. Spherical object made from secretions of Hevea brasiliensis Rubber ball Bobby Vee/Marty Wilde

or just having a break from us lot - getting a bit worried about him.

Here’s a number of acronyms frequently used in medical situations and in line with the NHS website. You've probably heard of them all but do you know what they stand for? You must get the full name correct for the point. Some easy others not and if you get #11 you get an extra point and must be a medical professional. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.GA General Anaesthetic

2.OT Occupational Therapist
3.MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
4.BMI Body Mass Index
5.IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome
6.CT (Scan) Computerised Tomography
7.FBC Full Blood Count
8.ICU Intensive Care Unit
9.ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
10.GP General Practitioner
11.MRSA Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
12.MS Multiple Sclerosis

13.EEG Electroencephalogram
14.SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder
15.PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
16.DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis
17.MMR Measles, Mumps and Rubella
18.HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
19.DNR Do Not Resuscitate
20.ECG Electrocardiogram

21.TFT Thyroid Function Test

Today we’re off on another Superfunguy cruise – this time in the Baltic Sea. We’re sailing from Oslo in a clockwise direction around the entire coast of the Baltic Sea ending eventually at Aarhus in Denmark. Your challenge is to place in order each country whose coast we pass. Bear in mind that it is possible to encounter the same country more than once (as you would, for example, if you passed Spain, Gibraltar and then Spain again). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Norway
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. Denmark

One for football fans today although those not really interested could probably still have a reasonable guess at most. What I’m looking for are the names of the last ten different clubs to be champions of the Premiership or the old First Division. Any order but limited to 10 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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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 found 24 seven letter words ending in “ide” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 24 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 24 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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Below is a list of 10 monarchs of England/GB followed by a random list of years in which each one of them reigned. Your challenge is to match the monarch with the correct year. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. George V

2. James I

3. Charles II

4. Richard III

5. Mary I

6. Henry IV

7. Stephen

8. William II

9. John

10. Victoria


1622

1555

1210

1922

1484

1090

1840

1661

1402

1140

The following list gives clues to the names of 24 famous people whose first name begins with D. 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. He was a Blues Brother and a Conehead Dan Aykroyd
2. "Bend It" like him David Beckham
3. V.P. for George W. Bush Dick Cheney
4. Schwarzenegger's "Twin" Danny DeVito
5. WWII Allied commander Dwight Eisenhower
6. Child actress who starred in "War of the Worlds" Dakota Fanning
7. "Lethal Weapon" star Danny Glover
8. Had a shootout at the O.K. Corral Doc Holliday
9. Also known as "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson
10. Boxing promoter and convicted killer Don King
11. "Women in love" author D. H. Lawrence
12. Led Argentina to World Cup victory in 1986 Diego Maradona





13. President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega
14. Country singer who founded a theme park Dolly Parton
15. Former V.P. who sounds like a bird Dan Quayle
16. Singer who played Billie Holliday on screen Diana Ross
17. Disco singer who sang "MacArthur Park" Donna Summer
18. The tenth doctor David Tennant
19. Spanish painter of "Las Meninas" Diego Velazquez
20. Star of "Training Day" and "Malcolm X" Denzel Washington
21. Chinese leader who introduced a market economy Deng Xiaoping
22. “Jeans on” 70s singer David Dundas
23. Appeared in first ever episode of Corrie Doris Speed (Annie Walker)
24. Revived Nat Cole’s “Too Young” in the 70s Donny Osmond

Apollo astronauts brought 381 kilograms of moon rocks back to Earth. It is currently illegal to sell these rocks, but you can still own a piece of the moon for the right price. That's because there are also 370 known meteorites on Earth which originally came from the moon.

There are just 9 sovereign countries in Asia that have no coastline on an ocean or sea (including the Caspian Sea). How many can you name – maximum 9 guesses allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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This word quiz might be more of a challenge than the last one. I have identified 32 words of between 5 and 9 letters that begin and end with a “c” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 32 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 321 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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9 letter Words (4)

8 letter Words (6)


7 letter Words (9)

6 letter Words (8)

5 letter Words (5)

Below is a list of celebrities and a random list showing the places in which they were born. All you have to do is to match each celebrity with their place of birth. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Natalie Portman


2. Cliff Richard


3. Keanu Reeves


4. Mel Gibson


5. Emma Watson


6. Nicole Kidman


7. Charlize Theron


8. Amy Adams


9. Joaquin Phoenix


10. Kiefer Sutherland


11. Freddie Mercury


12. Audrey Hepburn


13. Eddie Izzard



India


France


Puerto Rico


Zanzibar


Yemen


Lebanon


South Africa


UK


Israel


USA (New York City)


Belgium


Italy


USA (Hawaii)

I suspect this may be another not too difficult one but, without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this young girl is? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

How’s your French these days? Today’s challenge is to guess the English equivalent of the following French words, each of which relates to a place of some kind (i.e. somewhere you could visit or meet). One guess allowed per word. No use of reference material or the internet, of course, to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Ville City
2. Île Island
3. Pont Bridge
4. Mer Sea
5. Fleuve River
6. Plage Beach
7. Côte Coast
8. Rue Street


9. Banlieue Suburbs
10. Boulangerie Bakery
11. Église Church
12. Marché Market
13. Musée Museum
14. Maison House
15. Lac Lake
16. Salon Living Room

17. Piscine Pool
18. Stade Stadium
19. Pays Country
20 .Jardin Garden
21. Palais Palace
22. Magasin Shop
23. Gare Station

24. Ecole School

I have identified 28 six-letter words ending in “nder” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 28 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 28 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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I suspect this may not be difficult but, without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this young girl is? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

Your challenge today is to guess the names of the top 10 countries that have the most islands of at least 10 sq kms in size. Entries limited to 10 guesses only. 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.

Who has Liam Neeson morphed into here?

Your challenge today is guess the continent or continents in which the following animals may be found in the wild (including where they have been introduced to the wild). Where there is more than one continent I’ve indicated how many in brackets. You get one point for each correct continent – number of guesses for each animal limited to the number of continents indicated. So, 43 points maximum available. For the avoidance of doubt, I am taking the continents to include North America (Canada down to Panama), South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia - but not including the Arctic or Antarctica. 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.



1. Tiger (1) Asia

2. Cheetah (2) Africa Asia
3. Mandrill (1) Africa
4. Opossum/possum (4) North America South America Asia Australasia
5. Fruit bat (3) Africa Asia Australasia
6. Wart hog (1) Africa
7. Coyote (1) North America
8. Reindeer/caribou (3) North America Asia Europe
9. Rhinoceros (2) Asia Africa
10. Python (4) North America Asia Australasia Africa
11. Gazelle (2) Asia Africa
12. Beaver (4) Europe North America Asia South America
13. Yak (1) Asia
14. Tapir (2) Asia South America
15. Ring-tailed Lemur (1) Africa
16. Komodo Dragon (1) Asia
17. Rhea (1) South America
18. Chameleon (3) North America Asia Africa
19. Grey Wolf (3) Europe North America Asia
20. Dromedary/one-humped camel (3) Asia Africa Australasia

Apparently pythons were introduced to the Florida Everglades and one was reported to have swallowed an alligator.

I have identified 16 words of between 3 and 9 letters that begin and end with a “b” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. 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 words are not allowed. A clue – there is at least one word for each number of letters from 3 to 9. 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

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.

Which one is Ariana Grande - which one is the look-a-like?