According to the RSPB website, half a million garden birdwatchers took part in the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch survey in 2019 recording sightings. Your challenge is to guess the 10 birds that featured most often in the recorded sightings (as shown on the website). Entries limited to 10 guesses of course and no use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Anyone study medicine? Below are 2 lists – 1- 10 are major human hormones and 11 – 19 are the parts of the human body from which they originate. What you have to do is to match the hormones with the correct originator. Two of the hormones originate from the same place.
No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Hormones

1. Adrenaline


2. Melatonin


3. Thyroxine


4. Cortistatin


5. Enkaphalin


6. Glucagon


7. Growth hormone


8. Secretin


9. Insulin


10. Osteocalcin


Originators

11. Skeleton

12. Kidney

13. Pancreas

14. Duodenum

15. Adrenal gland

16. Cerebral cortex

17. Thyroid gland

18. Anterior pituitary

19. Pineal gland

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo taken as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Today’s quiz features a number of big UK hit record song titles (1950s to present day) where I have used antonyms to give the opposite meaning. You simply have to identify the song title! Some easy but some more difficult. No internet use of course to ensure fair play and good luck.

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1. Wealthy you


2. The old multiples


3. Acquaintances in the day


4. You’re a sceptic


5. Cold hate


6. Nothing you’ve been dispossessed of


7. King sitting it out


8. Over the sun of hate


9. Vulgar princess


10. You know nothing of her


11. Stay here


12. No winner loses


13. I lose for the first time


14. Forward to death


15. Hide hell from you


16. Good morning boy


17. Sunday morning


18. I have no company



19. Spoiled and complex


20. I’m plain

Here’s a yes/no quiz all about New York (State and City). Just answer each statement true or false and see how many you get right. If you're unsure/don't know you can guess.

No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Niagara Falls is the world's tallest waterfall


2. Rudy Giuliani served as the governor of New York

3. New York State is bigger than England


4. New York State has a land border with Canada


5. Buffalo is the capital of New York State


6. Anne of Green Gables is based in New York State


7. New York State has had more covid-a9 deaths than Florida


8. More than 5% of the world’s Jews live in the New York City metro area


9. New York State has active volcanoes


10. The Mohawk tribe are native to New York State


11. New York State borders the Great Lakes


12. New York City is known as the Empire State


13. The Statue of Liberty was commissioned by Ulysses S Grant


14. Donald Trump is the first US president to have been born in New York State.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo taken in her younger years? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

On an SFG Member's suggestion, here is a league table showing numbers of first places in January PM quizzes. I'll post an update each month and at the end of the year we can see who is SFG quiz champion of 2021.
Number of first places (including joint):
1. Robert 9
2. Charlotte 8
3. Boots 7
4. Michael 6
5. Terry 5
6. Lesley 3
7. Audrey 2
8. Sheila 1

The list below is of 20 countries that were formerly known by another name (just prior to changing to the name below). How many of the former names can you name?

This may be a tough one unless, like me, you used to collect stamps and love atlases. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.



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1. Belize


2. Myanmar


3. Bangladesh


4. Vanuatu


5. Benin


6. Burkina Faso


7. Ghana


8. Democratic Republic of the Congo


9. Kiribati


10. Iran


11. Botswana


12. Malawi


13. Zimbabwe


14. Ethiopia


15. Namibia


16. Yemen


17. Sri Lanka


18. Lesotho


19. Guyana


20. Tuvalu

Can you guess who I was sketching here in her later years?
Initials and asterisks only please.

A big welcome to our latest new member Julia Pullen @Ju1 from Clanfield who has already entered our daily quiz.

Slightly different with this one. Guessing the type of animal may not be difficult but the particular species very much so. So I'm looking for the type of animal and which part of its body is being shown here? If you think you know the actual species even better of course. Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use.

Here's a second (and probably the last) quiz involving identifying the usual words used by Americans to denote the following words commonly used in England? No use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Pushchair


2. Noughts and crosses


3. Grill


4. Sweets


5. Mobile (phone)


6. Wardrobe


7. Candyfloss


8. Cot


9. Aubergine


10. Primary or junior school


11. Lift


12. Rubbish


13. Off-licence


14. Dummy


15. Trousers


16. Car park


17. Shopping trolley


18. 100s and 1000s


19. Takeaway


20. Holiday


21. Waistcoat


22. Post code

There are nine stations on the London Underground network that begin with the letter A. How many can you name? A bonus point for naming the line (or one of the lines) on which the station is located - so 18 points maximum available. 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 this photo taken as a young lad? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Can you guess of which type of animal will emerge from this eventually? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

A musical quiz today. Below are the opening words of 20 big UK chart hits from 1964. How many can you identify? One point for the song title and one point for the recording artist – so 40 points available maximum. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Your baby doesn’t love you anymore

2. I saw her today, I saw her face

3. There she goes, just walking down the street

4. Woke up this morning feeling fine

5. You say that you love me

6. Well baby used to stay out all night long

7. Please lock me away

8. You by my side, that’s how I see us

9. There was a love I knew before

10. For goodness sake

11. I walk along the city

12. Our lips shouldn’t touch

13. When she was just a kid

14. When the night is cold

15. I can see you’re slipping away from me

16. I don’t know what it is that makes me love you so

17. You don’t have to tell me

18. I was born in a bunk

19. I know all there is to know

20. Well no-one told me about her

There have been 22 individuals who have been Wimbledon Women’s Singles Champion since the open period began in 1968. How many can you name? Each entry limited to maximum 22 guesses and no using reference material or the internet, of course, to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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I was thinking of using this photo as one of the unusual animal shots but decided it probably wasn't suitable and might be a hoax. What do you think - it's reckoned to be a rare brown Giant Panda.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo taken as a young boy? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

The Mammal Society site lists 28 native mainland British terrestrial mammals. Two of these are previously native mammals that have been reintroduced since becoming extinct in GB. So, to clarify, the list does not include:

1. introduced or naturalised species (such as rats, grey squirrels and rabbits);

2. terrestrial mammals only native to Ireland or British islands (such as the Shetlands);

3. bats;

4. seals, whales and dolphins found in and around British waters; or

5. feral species of domesticated mammals (such as wild sheep or horses).

How many of the 28 species can you name?

No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Can you guess of which species of animal this is a part? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

There are just 10 elements in the Periodic Table that have 5 or less letters – how many can you name? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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This is a bit different. I've started a sketch that I think you'll probably recognise fairly easily so here it is at this early stage. Can you guess who I am sketching here before I put up the completed version?
Initials and asterisks only please.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo taken in his later years? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

How many characters from Shakespeare plays can you name from the following clues? Some easy but some may be a bit harder. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Prince of Denmark

2. Scottish lady who couldn't get a spot out

3. Was told to beware the Ides of March

4. Father of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia

5. Moorish general / husband of Desdemona

6. Hunchbacked king

7. Love interest of Hamlet; Went mad and was told "get thee to a nunnery"

8. Famous for saying “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend him your ears”

9. Rosencrantz's compatriot

10. Plots the downfall of Othello

11. Alas, this poor jester's skull became a prop

12. Moneylender who demanded a pound of flesh

13. "A pox on both your houses", he said

14. Midsummer's fairy king

15. Prince of Denmark's usurping uncle

16. Shipwrecked sorceror

17. Fat knight who courts two merry wives

18. Heiress whose suitors play "Let's Make a Deal"

19. Was arrested by Lord Angelo, the temporary leader of Vienna


20. Conducted a volatile courtship with the shrewish Katharina

Can you guess who I was sketching here? I think this may be an easy one 😊 Initials and asterisks only please.

Here's another chain quiz. Each answer has four letters, is movie-based and begins with the last letter of the previous answer. Mostly I suspect this should not be difficult but good luck anyway. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play.

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1. Austin Powers's nemesis: Doctor ____

2. Simba's species

3. Notable body part of Pinocchio

4. First name of Stone and Watson

5. Ben Affleck movie about rescuing Iranian hostages

6. 1976 horror movie about a devil child: The ____


7. Steve Martin holiday movie: Mixed ____

8."____ me the money", said Cuba Gooding Jr.

9. "Star Trek" speed that is faster than light

10. "Get your stinking ____ off me, you damned dirty ape!"


11. Marx Brothers movie: Duck ____


12. Sport featured in "The Hustler"


13. Scarlett Johansson used more than 10% of her brain in this movie


14. The movie "Abominable" was about this type of creature


15. Native American empire featured in "The Emperor's New Groove"


16. The blood of the Xenomorphs in "Alien" is a corrosive ...


17. Type of people that Haley Joel Osment saw in "Sixth Sense"


18. "Noble" nickname of John Wayne

Can you guess of which species of animal this is a part? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Here’s another directions quiz. You take the three major city centres mentioned below and work out or guess which foreign country you would first cross if you set off in each of the four main directions. A small clue – you may need to go round the globe through the north or south pole. I have discounted land in Antarctica that may be claimed by a country. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Miami:
1. North

2. South

3. East

4. West


New Delhi
1. North

2. South

3. East

4. West


Moscow
1. North

2. South

3. East

4. West

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Today’s quiz features a number of fairly well-known song titles where I have used antonyms to give the opposite meaning. You simply have to identify the song title! Some easy but some perhaps more difficult. No internet use of course.

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1. False Grays

2. Hate Mansion

3. Noon in the hellhole


4. Finite prose of hate

5. You Won't Die

6. The Silence of Sounds

7. Dyin' le Muerte Cuerdo


8. Yes Man, Yes Laugh


9. Died to be Tame


10. Good Girls


11. Mental


12. Tomorrow


13. Do Start Doubtin'


14. Nobody to Hate


15. Good Sun Setting


16. Acquaintance under the inland


17. Short die dislike


18. Winter days


19. Fully functional devil


20. Nightmare sceptic

Can you guess who I was sketching here? Initials and asterisks only please.

Here’s another of the new style quizzes. The challenge for you is to provide a list of 10 Carry on series films (made for cinema showing) that contains ones that you think others may be less likely to choose. The winner would be the person whose list contains the most film titles that no-one else has chosen. No use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Can you guess of which species of animal this is a part? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Today’s quiz involves identifying the usual words used by Americans to denote the following words commonly used in England? No use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Chips


2. Crisps


3. Football


4. Queue


5. Flat


6. Toilet/Bathroom


7. Lorry


8. Solicitor/Barrister


9. High Street


10. Petrol


11. Zed


12. Trainers


13. Jacket Potato


14. Biscuit


15. Bonnet (car)


16. Boot (car)

17. Silencer (car)


18. Nappy


19. First Floor


20. Full Stop


21. Chemist


22. Zebra Crossing


23. Dodgems

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Can you guess of which type of animal this is a part? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

In this quiz, you have to identify UK top 30 hit singles whose title consists of only one word. You have a number of other clues – the recording artist, the year it was a hit, the number of letters (in brackets) and the fact that each song title begins with the last letter of the preceding one (other than # 1 of course). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
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1. Moody Blues 1970 (8)

2. Elton John 1985 (6)

3. The Shadows 1963 (8)

4. Barry Biggs 1977 (8)

5. ABBA 1974 (8)

6. Metallica 1989 (3)

7. Barry Ryan 1968 (6)

8. Bob Marley and the Wailers 1977 (6)

9. Morrissey 1988 (9)

10. Tom Jones 1968 (7)

11. Buddy Holly 1959 (9)

12. Perry Como 1959 (6)

How well do you know your English/British Monarchs? Below is a list of the years in which each Monarch ascended the throne for the first time starting from William the Conqueror. Several of them have been inserted as a guide. Can you match the remaining 34 to their rightful positions? No use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. William I 1066
2. 1087
3. 1100
4. 1135
5. 1154
6. 1189
7. 1199
8. 1216
9. Edward I 1272
10. 1307
11. 1327
12. 1377
13. 1399
14. 1413
15. Henry VI 1442
16. 1461
17. 1483
18. 1483
19. 1485
20. 1509
21. 1547
22. (Lady) Jane (Grey) 1553
23. 1553
24. 1558
25. 1603
26. 1625
27. 1660
28. 1685
29. William III and Mary II 1689
30. 1702
31. 1714
32. 1727
33. 1760
34. 1820
35. 1830
36. Victoria 1837
37. 1901
38. 1910
39. 1936
40. 1936
41. Elizabeth II 1952

Can you guess who I was sketching here in her later years? Initials and asterisks only please.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Here’s another of the new style quizzes. The challenge for you is to provide a list of 10 English airports that contains ones that you think others may be less likely to choose. I’m looking for airports which serve international flights either scheduled or chartered (for packaged holidays not private). So not including, for example, Biggin Hill, Manston, Penzance, Land’s End etc. The winner would be the person whose list contains the most airports that no-one else has chosen. No use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. Good luck.
BTW There are 20 such airports in all according to my internet search.

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Here’s an altogether more difficult challenge if you’re up for it. You take the three major city centres mentioned below and work out or guess which foreign country you would first cross if you set off in each of the four main directions. A small clue – you may need to go round the globe through the north or south pole. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Central London:
1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West

Central Manhattan:
1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West

Central Paris:
1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West

Can you guess of which type of animal this is a part? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

The challenge today is to list the Signs of the Zodiac in their correct order from 1 to 12 starting with the sign that applies on 1st January. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Can you guess who I was sketching here? Initials and asterisks only please.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

There are 12 UK post code areas in the UK which are represented by or begin with either A or B. Can you name the area post codes and/or the city or town from which each is derived? Number of guesses limited to 12 codes and 12 cities/towns. One clue – there are only 2 area codes that begin with A. No use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Can you guess which type of animal this is? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.