Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is a fair bit younger than now? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

Your challenge today is to guess which name in each group of four is the odd one out. One point for the correct answer and an extra one point if you can guess the reason why (which must be the reason I have given). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad - Anni-Frid Lyngstad is Norwegian, the others are all Swedish

2. King’s Cross, Marylebone, St Pancras, Fenchurch Street - St Pancras is not a station on the Monopoly board

3. Caruso, Bocelli, Domingo, Pavarotti - Placido Domingo is Spanish, the others are all Italian

4. Liverpool, Arsenal, Brighton, Manchester City - Manchester City is the only team in the list that has ever been relegated from the Premier League


5. Angelica, Cinnamon, Woodruff, Sorrel - Cinnamon is a spice, the others are herbs

6. Flying fox, Prairie dog, Guinea pig, Pygmy hippopotamus - Pygmy hippopotamus is the only one that is what its name says it is


7. Richard III, Henry VII, Mary I, Edward VI - Richard III was not a Tudor monarch

8. A murder is announced, The ABC murders, The body in the library, The moving finger - The ABC Murders featured Poirot, all the others were Miss Marple stories

9. New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut - New Jersey is not a State in New England

10. Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Stan Laurel, Charlie Chaplin - Lou Costello was American, all the others were British

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Below is a random list of 10 British game show series. Your challenge is to place them in the correct order as to when 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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The Golden Shot


The Chase


Take your pick


The price is right


Countdown


University challenge


Call my bluff


3-2-1


Tipping point


The generation game

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is much younger than now? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

I have identified 15 six-letter words ending in “ant” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. 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. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Just seen the platypus swim by in San Diego Zoo
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Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is much younger than now? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

A bit more difficult after the obvious ones perhaps, your challenge today is to guess the names of the 10 largest cities or towns in Scotland by population (as given on the website of worldatlas). 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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Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is missing from this photo of Mount Rushmore? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

Here’s a fun quiz for today. Can you identify the film from the description of a major hole in its plotline. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. It would take decades for a T-Rex to reach maturity Jurassic Park


2. Kicks to the face were against the rules of the tournament The Karate Kid


3. It's highly unlikely that the alien mothership would be compatible with Earth computers Independence Day


4. When the main character instantly doubles in size, his pants remain intact The Incredible Hulk


5. It would be impossible to go missing on a casino roof because casinos are blanketed with security cameras The Hangover


6. Kevin can't be called because the phones are down - but he still orders
pizza from Little Nero's Home Alone




7. They rebuilt the second space station with the exact same design flaw as the first Return of the Jedi


8. The Nazis were digging in the wrong place - why not just let them? Raiders of the Lost Ark


9. It would take far more than 500 years for people to evolve gills Waterworld


10. Why not use the eagles for transportation, rather than take an arduous journey on foot? The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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

I have identified 8 seven-letter words and 5 six-letter words ending in “ote” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 13 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 13 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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Here's a fairly easy one I think. Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken quite a few years ago? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

Your challenge today is to guess the names of the 10 largest cities in England by population as at the end of 2020. 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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Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken quite a few years ago? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

Your challenge today is to guess which name or number in each group of four is the odd one out. One point for the correct answer and an extra one point if you can guess the reason why (which must be the reason I have given). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Meath - Fermanagh is only county in NI not in the Republic of Ireland

2. Richard Burton, Richard Todd, Eddie Fisher, Michael Wilding - Richard Todd was not married to Liz Taylor (Mike Todd was however)

3. Curly Wurly, Double Decker, Wispa, Kit Kat - Kit Kat not made by Cadbury's

4. Italy, Portugal, France, Spain - Portugal has never won the World Cup

5. 23, 17, 27, 29 - 27 is a composite number/not a prime number

6. Tuba, Euphonium, Serpent, Harpsicord - Harpsichord is not a wind instrument

7. Einsteinium (Albert Einstein), Lawrencium (Ernest Lawrence), Rutherfordium
(Ernest Rutherford), Vanadium - Vanadium is not named after a scientist

8. Formentera, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Fuerteventura - Formentera is in the Balearics and not the Canaries

9. Monument, Sloane Square, Fleet Street, Great Portland Street - Fleet Street as there is no tube station of that name

10. Science Museum, London Eye, London Aquarium, London Zoo - Science Museum as it doesn't charge for entry

At the start of 2021, YouGov published the results of a survey of the most popular beer brands in the UK. Popularity, for these purposes, being the % of people surveyed who have a positive opinion of a beer brand. Your challenge is to guess which brands filled the top 10 spots. 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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I have identified 21 six-letter words ending in “ee” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 21 words as you can for one point each. I am aware that there is a far greater number of valid words and you can list as many as you like - but only ones in my list of 21 of the commonest will count. Proper nouns/words that begin with a capital letter and hyphenated words or words containing apostrophes are not allowed. I have not included Humvee as it appears to begin with a capital letter. 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 clues, the answers to which are former states that no longer exist as countries in their own right. How many can you identify? Some easy - others more difficult perhaps. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. East Berlin was its capital 1990 East Germany
2. Czech Republic + Slovakia 1992 Czechoslovakia
3. Its capital was Constantinople 1453 Byzantine Empire
4. Conquerors of answer to 3 1923 Ottoman Empire
5. Split into 7 different countries 1991 Yugoslavia
6. Most serene republic of the northern Adriatic 1797 Venice
7. In 2014, they voted against independence 1707 Scotland
8. Led by Otto von Bismarck 1871 Prussia
9. Country in the southeast of Germany 1871 Bavaria
10. Free city between Poland and Germany 1939 Danzig


11. Former superpower 1991 USSR
12. Led by a reincarnated Lama 1950 Tibet
13. Won independence from Mexico 1845 Texas
14. Losers of three Punic Wars 146 BC Carthage
15. Conquered by Edward Longshanks 1282 Wales
16. Became the 14th U.S. state 1791 Vermont
17. Merged with Tanganyika to form Tanzania 1964 Zanzibar
18. Japanese puppet state in northern China 1945 Manchukuo /Manchuria
19. Greek city that Alexander never attempted to conquer 146 BC Sparta
20. Unrecognized white-ruled state that preceded Zimbabwe 1979 Rhodesia

Here's a difficult one (because it's a name most older members will recognise but whose face was perhaps not seen that much in the UK). So, without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken in their 90s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

Below is a random list of 10 British police drama series. Your challenge is to place them in the correct order as to when 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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Z Cars

The Bill

A Touch of Frost

Line of Duty

Dixon of Dock Green

No Hiding Place

Dalziel and Pascoe

Broadchurch

The Sweeney

Life on Mars

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

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken in their 90s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

There are 27 US States that are landlocked/have no coastline. How many can you name – maximum 27 guesses allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Today’s challenge is to identify the movie title which is given by means of synonyms. Most will probably be fairly easy. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Serpents on an Aircraft Snakes on a Plane
2. Uppermost Pistol Top Gun
3. Murder William Kill Bill
4. US goddess American Beauty
5. Sunrise of the Deceased Dawn of the Dead
6. The Deity Dad The Godfather
7. Yuletide Holiday Christmas Vacation
8. Tank canines Reservoir Dogs
9. Stony Rocky
10. Cop School Police Academy
11. Temporality Police Timecop
12. Knife Jogger Blade Runner
13. Charles's Seraphim Charlie's Angels
14. Croonin' in the Precipitation Singin' in the Rain
15. Plaything tale Toy Story
16. Vanished with the Breeze Gone with the Wind
17. No Nation for Geriatric Males No Country for Old Men
18. The Monarch's Enunciation The King's Speech
19. Faunus's Maze Pan's Labyrinth
20. Mandibles Jaws
21. Colossal Titanic
22. Carnivore Predator
23. Spring-powered citrus fruit Clockwork Orange
24. Back viewing-pane Rear Window

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess what this is? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a fairly recent photo? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

I have identified 33 six-letter words ending in “her” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 33 words as you can for one point each. I am aware that there is a far greater number of valid words and you can list as many as you like - but only ones in my list of 33 of the commonest will count. Proper nouns/words that begin with a capital letter and hyphenated words or words containing apostrophes are not allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken as a child some time during the 1970s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

British Cigarette Brands quiz

The following is a list of British cigarette brands that were popular in the 1960s/1970s (some still around today I believe) with some random letters shown and Xs indicating the number of missing letters - none of the x's represent the letter x of course. How many can you name (probably helps if you used to smoke back then but even non-smokers have probably heard of most). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1 Sxxaxd

2 Sxxxox Sxrxxxe

3 Cxaxen

4 Excxxt

5 Cxxsxxn

6 Mxxlxxxo

7 Sxxx xxt


8 Cxmxrxdxe

9 Cxdxxs


10 Pxcxxdxxxy


11 Cxxsxxaxe


12 Exxaxxy


13 Pxxyxx’s Wxxxxxs


14 Pxxx Dxxxe


15 Kxxsxtxs


16 Wxxdxxxe


17 Gxxrxs


18 Bxxxxn & xxdxxs


19 Rxxhxxx's


20 Exerxxt

There are 23 counties in England that are landlocked/have no coastline. How many can you name – maximum 23 guesses allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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I have identified 18 six-letter words ending in “den” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 18 words as you can for one point each. You can list as many words as you like but only ones in my list of 18 will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Your challenge today is to guess which name in each group of four is the odd one out. One point for the correct answer and an extra one point if you can guess the reason why (which must be the reason I have given). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
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1. Buckingham, Chester, Cambridge, Derby – Buckingham-the others are county towns


2. Lemur, Tamarin, Galago, Pangolin – Pangolin-the others are primates


3. Cabinet Office, Department for Education, Department of Trade and Industry, Department for Transport - Department of Trade and Industry-there is no longer a Government Department with that name

4. Pat Cash, Ivan Lendl, Michael Stich, Jimmy Connors – Ivan Lendl-never won men’s singles at Wimbledon


5. Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Cilla Black – Petula Clark is the only one known professionally by her real surname


6. Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin – Chopin was born in the 19th Century-the others were born in the 18th

7. Hydrogen, Osmium, Yttrium, Tungsten – Osmium-the others all have one letter chemical symbols H, Os, Y, W

8. Wonder Woman, Wolverine, The Hulk, Captain America – Wonder Woman is from DC comics and the others are from Marvel

9. Island of Adventures, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Magic Kingdom - Island of Adventures is not a Disney Park-it’s part of Universal Studios Florida

10. Peter Ustinov, Roger Moore, Kenneth Branagh, Albert Finney – Roger Moore has never portrayed Hercule Poirot on film

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken as a child around the mid-1980s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

Here’s a more difficult one. Imagine drawing a straight line on a map from Cape Town to Cairo. The line would pass through 10 African countries in all. Your challenge is to name the 10 countries – 1 point for each correct country you guess and an extra point for each one that you put in the correct order from Cape Town to Cairo. Maximum 10 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Everyone knows the song New York, New York by Sinatra. Your challenge today is to name the 9 different words in the lyrics that contain 6 or more letters. Words containing apostrophes do not count. Entries must contain 9 words only - any more will not count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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I have identified 22 six-letter words ending in “age” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 22 words as you can for one point each. You can list as many words as you like but only ones in my list of 22 will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Can you guess what well-known feature has been removed from this photo? No use of the internet etc of course to ensure fair play.

Here’s 20 linked statements on the lines of William is to Catherine as Andrew is to Fergie. All you have to do is to complete the missing comparator. Most easy but a few perhaps not so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Richard is to Lionheart Attila is to Hun

2. Michelangelo is toSistine Chapel Leonardo is to Mona Lisa

3. Midway is to Pacific Theater Stalingrad is to Eastern Front

4. Churchill is to Conservative Attlee is to Labour

5. Amundsen is to South Pole Armstrong is to Moon

6. Stone Age is to Bronze Age Bronze Age is to Iron Age

7. Sultan is to Ottoman Empire Tsar is to Russia

8. Tolstoy is to Russia Hugo is to France

9. Louis XIV is to Bourbon Henry VIII is to Tudor

10. Santa Maria is to Columbus Golden Hind is to Drake

11. Siam is to Thailand Nyasaland is to Malawi

12. 1815 is to Waterloo 1066 is to Hastings

13. Cogito Ergo Sum is to Descartes Veni Vidi Vici is to Caesar

14. Catherine is to Russia Frederick is to Prussia

15. Lancaster is to Red Rose York is to White Rose

16. Siddhārtha Gautama is to Buddhism Laozi is to Taoism

17. Cooper is to Barrel Fletcher is to Arrow

18. "I cannot tell a lie" is to George Washington "Let them eat cake" is to Marie Antoinette

19. Memphis is to Nile Babylon is to Euphrates

20. England vs. France is to 100 Years Arabs vs Israelis is to Six Days

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken as a child around the mid-1980s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

According to the website Carkeys.co.uk, there are 13 car manufacturers who produce at least one of their models in the UK. Can you guess who the 13 brands are? Maximum 13 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
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Can you guess what well-known feature has been removed from this photo? No use of the internet etc of course to ensure fair play.

I have identified 19 six-letter words ending in “ght” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 19 words as you can for one point each. You can list as many words as you like but only ones in my list of 19 will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


PS. In contrast, I could only find one 6 letter word ending in 'gth' - what is it?


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

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Difficult one perhaps. Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who the child is in this photo taken with his dad? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

There are 15 Sovereign States in Europe that are landlocked/have no coastline. How many can you name – maximum 15 guesses allowed. 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 (but you can still make changes up until midnight). 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.

Are you superstitious perhaps? Here are clues to items or things associated with good or bad luck – most fairly easy (much easier than yesterday's) but a few perhaps less so. 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.Bad luck if one crosses your path Black Cat
2.Bad luck to walk underneath one Ladder
3.This animal's foot is good luck Rabbit
4.Knock on it to avoid a jinx Wood
5.Breaking one = seven years bad luck Mirror
6.Unlucky day / number combination Friday the 13th
7.Bad score for cricketers to be on 111
8.Used by Native Americans toprevent nightmares Dreamcatcher
9.Throw this food at newlywedsto ensure fertility Rice
10.Equine equipment that's good luck Horseshoe


11.Bad luck to spill this, unless you toss some over your shoulder afterwards Salt
12.Bad luck to open one indoors Umbrella

13.Good luck to find a four-leaf one Clover
14.Play whose name isn't said by actors Macbeth
15.Kiss this stone to get the gift of gab Blarney Stone
16.When you see one in the sky, make a wish Shooting Star
17.Bad luck for a sailor to kill this type of bird Albatross
18.Good luck to find one of these heads up Penny
19.Bad luck to bring an old one to a new home Broom
20.England will stand as long as these animals remain in the Tower of London Ravens

Do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here from a photo taken in 2008? Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance. If you can't think of her name you can guess a character name but don't mention the programme etc.