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Can you guess the 10 things or sayings from the dingbats? One guess per dingbat. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with SA. The word I am looking for has the number of letters shown in brackets. How many can you guess? One guess per clue and you have to get the word I was looking for. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. The action of making or declaring something holy (14)

2. Small carnivore valued for its fur (5)

3. Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with (10)

4. Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation (8)

5. Rod Stewart hit from 1975 (7)

6. Excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion (12)

7. Containing or impregnated with salt (6)

8. He may be useful if you forget the combination (11)

9. A welcoming gesture (10)

10. Flowering plant whose Latin name means stone breaker (9)

11. A tool used to clean or grind hard surfaces (11)

12. Lord whose ancestor founded one of the biggest British store chains (9)

13. Former name of Harare when it was the capital of Southern Rhodesia (9)

14. Breed of pig (10)

15. Group that had a hit with Guantanamera in 1967 - also British wading birds (10)

16. Informal term for a doctor or physician (8)

17. Petula Clark’s birth (Christian) name (5)

18. Type of amphibian (10)

19. Walk in a slow, relaxed manner (7)

20. US West Coast State capital city (10)

21. Messing with Satin may leave a mark (5)

22. Element with atomic number 62 (8)

23. John the Baptist is said to have been executed at her request (6)

24. First name of French singer who made #10 in UK charts in 1970 (5)

Today I’m looking for the 10 words which appear most often in the full names of countries (that is, member states of the UN). By full name I mean, for example, Kingdom of Belgium rather that just Belgium. Entries limited to 10guesses No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Can you guess the last 5 North American countries alphabetically? That is countries that are UN member states. North America includes Central America and the Caribbean nations. Entries limited to 5 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Ten more questions about food and drink – can you answer them all? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Which Swedish word beginning with the letter S is a term for a buffet-style meal with a selection of hot and cold dishes?

2. What is added to a Martini to make a ‘Dirty Martini’?

3. Navarin is a type of French stew including which type of meat?

4. Which Greek dip is made from strained or diluted yoghurt mixed with cucumber, garlic, salt, olive oil and often vinegar, lemon juice or herbs?

5. Which animal’s milk is used in pecorino cheese?

6. From which country does Brahma beer originate?

7. A Thai dish with  ‘mu’ (or sometimes ‘moo’) would include which type of meat?

8. The Rapel Valley is a large wine-producing region in which country?

9. Which French meat dish is named after a battle fought in the year 1800?

10. What are the two main ingredients of a ‘Dark and Stormy’ cocktail?

Clues to the name of a country (existing at the time) – all relating to the events of 1939-1945. How many country names can you get? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Benito Mussolini was its leader

2. Where Anne Frank and her family sought refuge in an attic

3. Its leader said they would fight "on the beaches" if necessary

4. It was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939 – often considered to be the
official beginning of the war

5. It suffered about 10 million military deaths, the most of any country

6. It produced the greatest number of vehicles, airplanes, and ships of any country

7. Annexed by Germany in the "Anschluss" of 1938

8. Its Sudetenland region was ceded to Germany at the 1938 Munich Conference

9. General MacArthur fled this country in 1942 but returned in 1944

10. Island country which was occupied by the UK, US, and Canada to prevent it
from falling into German hands

Something different. Each sentence below has two words which are anagrams of each other – the words have the number of letters shown in brackets. One point for each of the words that youcan get so 24 points total possible. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. After we (5) for many hours we got (5) and fed up.

2. Chief Red Bull took his rickety (5) deep into the blue (5).

3. Philomena bought forty (5) of Jean’s in (5).

4. When Bart grabbed a hot (4) of stew, Pipkin suggested he (4) on it.

5. Alec complained that the (5) was as sour as a (5).

6. After tending to a prickly (4) bush Barts fingers were (4).

7. If you want to wash off the oil from your (4) use the kitchen (4).

8. Jan always like to (3) something savoury with her evening (3).

9. Drive carefully, (5) the car carefully between the (5).

10. After Alice played a sour (4) on the piano the whole (4) was ruined.

11. Instead of taking my car I’ll take the (4). I can hop off right in front of the
shopping (4).

12. The DGCA found out that the (5) crashed after an electrical fault in the control (5).

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Can you guess what these New York City landmarks are? One guess per image. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with RA. The word I am looking for has the number of letters shown in brackets. How many can you guess? One guess per clue and you have to get the word I was looking for. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. North American scavenger (7)

2. Word containing four Zs (10)

3. Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous (12)

4. An establishment or resumption of harmonious relations (13)

5. Marmalade hit from 1972 (8)

6. A religion (14)

7. Relating to the emission of ionizing particles (11)

8. Dishonest and fraudulent business dealings (12)

9. Poisonous plant also called Stinking Willie (7)

10. US word for postponing something (9)

11. Fit to fall down e.g. a building (10)

12. Famous Prince (7)

13. North African capital city (5)

14. Black and white medium-sized seabird (9)

15. Frank, Dean, Sammy and Peter (7)

16. Disorderly crowd of people (6)

17. Surname of character Arthur Lucan is famous for having portrayed on TV and in film (5)

18. A spiritual leader/religious teacher (5)

19. US word for a slip road (4)

20. Former British sovereignty in India (3)

21. Surname of English cricketer who went on to win Strictly come dancing (10)

22. What you may be said to be doing to your brain when trying to recall something (7)

Not too difficult - each set of emojis represents a country. Can you guess what they are? One guess per image. Label your answers 1 to 9 first column top to bottom and 10 to 18 for the second. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Below are three lists – 10 US States, their capital cities and their nickname. All you have to do is match each State to its capital and nickname. Two points for getting both correct and one point for just getting one. You have all the answers – so how many can you match correctly? One answer per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland


Augusta
Annapolis
Boise
Baton Rouge
Des Moines
Frankfort
Indianapolis
Honolulu
Springfield
Topeka


The Aloha State
The Bluegrass State
The Gem State
The Hoosier State
The Hawkeye State
The Old Line State
The Pelican State
The Pine Tree State
The Prairie State
The Sunflower State

Ten more questions on food and drink. One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. In which country is the Staropramen brewery?

2. From which type of flower does a vanilla pod come?

3. Which salad vegetable has varieties named ‘White Icicle’, ‘Sparkler’ and ‘Cherry Belle’?

4. Which mineral water has been marketed with the slogan ‘Live Young’?

5. Claret is a dry red wine produced in which region of France?

6. How many standard 750ml bottles of wine would fit into a Methuselah?

7. In a ‘Carpetbag Steak’, what are placed into a pocket cut into the meat?

8. What is the national dish of Hungary?

9. ‘Scrag End’ is the name for a cut of which type of meat?

10. Which came first: McDonalds or KFC?

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Your challenge today is to list these English counties by their population from the largest (1) to the smallest (5). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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South Yorkshire

Northumberland

East Sussex

Hampshire

Staffordshire

How well do you know France? Here are 10 images of French landmarks. Can you guess what they are? One guess per image. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Each of the cities/towns listed below are county towns in England but they are not the most populous city/town in that county. Your challenge today is to guess the name of the county and its most populous city/town in each case. One point for getting the county and 3 points for getting the city/town. Remember that Yorkshire is made up of four counties and Sussex of two. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Barnsley

2. Wakefield

3. Bedford

4. Aylesbury

5. Chester

6. Stafford

7. Lewes

8. Lancaster

9. Dorchester

10. Winchester

Another beaks quiz. Can you guess the bird to which they belong? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.Oh and apologies if they come up rather small.

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Can you guess the last 5 African countries alphabetically? That is countries that are UN member states. Entries limited to 5 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Some general knowledge questions - how many can you get? Some easy, others less so. One guess per clue. I believe there should only be one valid answer to each clue but, if not, you have to get the one of which I was thinking. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. What, primarily, do giant pandas eat?

2. How many countries border Switzerland?

3. What movie took place on the moon of the planet Pandora?

4. What country was formerly known as Ceylon?

5. What is necrotizing fasciitis commonly known as?

6. What comes between milli and nano?

7. From which type of sturgeon’s fish eggs does caviar traditionally come from?

8. What plant is used to make tequila?

9. What tongue-tied Bible character relied on his brother Aaron to do his public speaking?

10. 2, 3, 7, 11, and 19 are all examples of what type of number?

11. What is the name of the three-headed dog that guards Hades?

12. What word means either "a business tycoon" or "a bump on a skiing course"?

13. What is a chorophobe afraid of?

14. What actress starred as Hermione Granger?

15. What country is mostly located in Anatolia?

Your challenge today is to list these pairs of international cities by the distance between them (as the crow flies) from the longest distance (1) to the shortest (5). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Tokyo to London

Moscow to Dubai

Paris to Toronto

San Francisco to Sydney

Beijing to Buenos Aires

Can you guess the names of the movies from the 2000s which are featured in the stills below? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.Oh and apologies if they come up rather small.

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Ten more questions on food and drink- how many can you guess? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. What designation of German riesling wine comes between Kabinett and Auslese?

2. An Indian meal which included ‘masoor’ would have what ingredient?

3. ‘Hendrick’s’, ‘Larios’ and ‘Seagram’s’ are some of the best-selling brands of which spirit?

4. Which type of tea, originally from the Chinese province of Fujian, gains its distinctive flavour from being smoke-dried over pinewood fires?

5. Castelo Branco cheese originates from which country?

6. ‘Black Krim’, ‘Green Zebra’ and ‘Yellow Pear’ are all varieties of which salad ingredient?

7. ‘Gallo’ is a winery and distributor which is headquartered in which country?

8. Production of Singha beer began in which country in 1934?

9. If you saw ‘chou-fleur’ on a French menu which vegetable would the dish include?

10. From which sea-creature is ‘tomalley’ obtained?

Here you have to identify the name of the singer from two films in which they appeared. How many can you guess? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. The Bodyguard | Waiting to Exhale

2. Dreamgirls | Austin Powers in Goldmember

3. A Star is Born (2018) | House of Gucci

4. Chicago | Bringing Down the House

5. Precious | Glitter

6. Lady Sings the Blues | The Wiz

7. Steel Magnolias | 9 to 5

8. Don't Worry Darling | My Policeman

9. Moonstruck | Mermaids

10. Battleship | Ocean's Eight

11. Finders Keepers | Take me high

12. Calamity Jane | Showboat

13. Goodbye Mr Chips | The Runaway Bus

14. Carousel | Oklahoma

15. The Silencers | Murderers Row

Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with PA . The word I am looking for has the number of letters shown in brackets. How many can you guess? One guess per clue and you have to get the word I was looking for. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. An MP for example (15)

2. A four-sided shape with two pairs of parallel sides (13)

3. The branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants (13)

4. Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity (13)

5. Surname of former Hollywood tough guy star who won best supporting actor for Shane in 1953 and who died aged 87 in 2006 (7)

6. May drop out of the sky (11)

7. American dummy (8)

8. May describe a quilt for example (9)

9. Street beggar in the US (10)

10. Alternative legal form to company for conducting business (11)

11. Country with the world's second-largest Muslim population (8)

12. A typical example or pattern of something (8)

13. Elvis Presley hit from 1957 (9)

14. City in greater Los Angeles (8)

15. A minute portion of matter (8)

16. Bohemian Rhapsody is an example of a ?????? (8)

17. A Poppy is a plant in the ????? family (7)

18. Name of a former amusement park in New Jersey about which Chuck Berry wrote a song which was a hit for Freddy Cannon (9)

19. A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases (7)

20. Lions, Tigers and Leopards are all categorised as being a ?????? (7)

21. Country whose flag is shown below (6)

There have been 9 French Monarchs/Emperors from 752–1870 who have shared the same name 2 times or more. Below are the number of times each name has been used together with the first letter of the name. How many names can you guess? One guess per letter No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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18 L

10 C

6 P

4 H

3 N

2 C

2 J

2 F

2 R

Can you guess the last 5 Asian countries alphabetically? That is countries that are UN member states so does not include Taiwan. But it does include countries which may be partly in Europe and partly in Asia. Entries limited to 5 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

Here are 10 images of famous bridges in the UK. Can you guess both the name of the bridge and where it is located? One guess per image - one point for the bridge name and one for the locatiion. 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 list the following things by how many there are of them - from the most (1) to the least (5). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Kilometres in a mile

Lines on the London Underground

Strings on a Ukelele

Jaws on a medicinal leech

Acres in a hectare

Here you have to identify the name of the singer from two films in which they appeared. How many can you guess? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Charro | Speedway

2. Fight Club | The Rocky Horror Picture Show

3. Labyrinth | The Prestige

4. Guys and Dolls | From here to eternity)

5. Evita | A League of Their Own

6. Selena | Gigli

7. Meet the Fockers | Yentl

8. Tommy | Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

9. The Stepford Wives | The First Wives Club

10. The Social Network | Trouble with the Curve

The clues below are each to a city (in the general sense of the word) whose name begins with the letter O. How many can you guess? You have to get the answer I had in mind should there be more than one possible valid answer. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. A major financial center of Japan

2. City in south-western Siberia with a population of over 1.1 million

3. Hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics

4. Capital city of Burkina Faso

5. Mentioned in the lyrics of Route 66

6. City across the bay from San Francisco

7. English town whose football team is called the Latics

8. Signposted from J8 and 9 of the M40

9. The third largest city in Denmark e

10. Japanese city that lies on an island that bears the same name

Can you guess who this is shown in this distorted image? No need to PM - just post your guess.

Can you guess the 10 most common words in the English Language, according to Oxford Online? Entries limited to 10 guesses. One clue - none of them are more than 4 letters long. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Eight world country flags. Can you guess the name of the countries? One guess per image. A clue - 2 are in each of Africa, Europe and Asia, 1 in South America and 1 in Oceania. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Can you guess the last 5 European countries alphabetically? That is countries that are UN member states so does not include Vatican City or Kosovo or Wales etc. But it does include countries which may be partly in Europe and partly in Asia. Entries limited to 5 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Fairly easy one today for the most part – can you identify the capital cities shown in the images below and their country . One point per city and one per country. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Fifteen more questions about food and drink – can you answer them all? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. What type of wheat is used to make pasta?

2. From which country does saganaki come?

3. How many standard-sized bottles of champagne are in a magnum?

4. Which animal can be found on the Toblerone logo?

5. What is the national dish of Hungary?

6. What type of beans are used to make baked beans?

7. Where in the UK was Cadbury founded?

8. What type of pastry are Steak and kidney puddings made out of?

9. The KFC secret recipe uses how many herbs and spices?

10. What region of France is a Claret wine produced in?

11. Which chocolate did Mars announce it was removing from select tubs of Celebrations as a trial in 2022?

12. Which country produces the most bananas?

13. What was the original name for a Snickers bar?

14. Which two ingredients are used to make a Screwdriver cocktail?

15. Which overall company owns the makers of Walkers Crisps, Tropicana and Doritos?

Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with OB . The word I am looking for has the number of letters shown in brackets. How many can you guess? One guess per clue and you have to get the word I was looking for. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. One who systematically blocks or interrupts a process (14)

2. Very annoying or objectionable (9)

3. A doctor with specialist qualifications in delivering babies and providing medical care to women during pregnancy (12)

4. Surname of Hollywood actress from the 1950s (6)

5. State of no longer being needed or useful (12)

6. 44th POTUS (5)

7. Name for a triangle that is either acute or obtuse (7)

8. To rebuke severely or scold (9)

9. A hard, dark, glass-like volcanic rock formed by the rapid solidification of lava without crystallization (8)

10. Famous Calvin Klein fragrance (9)

11. The Washington Monument for example (7)

12. Type of woodwind instrument (4)

Can you guess what object is shown in this distorted image? No need to PM - just post your guess.

Here you have to fill in the missing word or words based on like to like. One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Bovine is to Cow as ????? is to Sheep

2. Beef is to Cow as Calamari is to ??????

3. Pride is to Lion as Parliament is to ??????

4. Jupiter is to Rome as ???? is to Greece

5. 125 is to CXXV as 37 is to ?????

6. Snow is to Flake as Rain is to ????

7. Arabic is to Islam as ?????? is to Hinduism

8. Au is to Gold as W is to ?????

9. 32 is to Teeth as 206 is to ?????

10. Professor is to University as Acrobat is to ??????

11. Halal is to Islam as ???? is to Judaism

12. Belle is to Beauty & the Beast as Ariel is to ??????

13. Bowser is to Mario as ??????? is to Harry Potter

14. Apprentice is to Master as Squire is to ???????

15. Apple is to York as ???? is to Orleans

16. Solomon is to Proverbs as ???? is to Psalms

Each of the clues below is to the name of a type or species of animal. How many can you guess? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Big cat in the water

2. Shake the soil to remove stones etc

3. Strange network reveals a small mammal

4. You’ll find it in your raincoat in the pocket

5. Rowan’s partner

6. Dean Martin observed

7. Naked but for glasses

8. Feline from Eastern Europe

9. Almost a type of whale

10. An accessory according to Anthony Newley in a 1960 hit

What everyday object is shown in this distorted image? No need to PM - just guess with initials and asterisks

Ten more questions about food and drink – a bit more difficult this time. Can you answer them all? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. What year did the first McDonald's store open (+ or - 5 years)?

2. What are the real names of the Hairy Bikers?

3. Which pungent plant has its own festival held on the Isle of Wight every year?

4. How many calories does a glass of water contain?

5. Who is leaving their role as host of The Great British Bake Off before the 2023 season?

6. Grenadine is obtained from which fruit?

7. How many lunches does Geraldine have to eat in the Christmas Lunch Incident episode of The Vicar of Dibley?

8. Gluten is found in which cereal grain?

9. Which fast-food franchise has the second largest number of restaurants in the world, after McDonalds?

10. What French city does bouillabaisse originate from?

There have been 11 Popes from 30AD to the present time who have shared the same name 8 times or more. Below are the number of times each of those 11 names has been used together with the first letter of the name. How many names can you guess? One guess per letter. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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23. J

16. B

16. G

14. C

13. I

13. L

12. P

9. S

9. B

8. A

8. U

Seven silhouettes of British raptors in flight. How many can you recognise/guess - just the type of bird needed? Label your guesses 1-7 from T-B and L-R with middle one as #4. No need to PM - just guess with initials and asterisks. No internet help of course

The clues below are each to a city (in the general sense of the word) whose name begins with the letter N. How many can you guess? You have to get the answer I had in mind should there be more than one possible valid answer. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Largest N city in the world by population

2. City that was ceded by the Dutch to the English in 1665

3. Title of Tommy Steele hit from 1958

4. Where pizza is claimed to have been invented

5. Location of Nazi war crime trials

6. Shares its name, in English, with Neuchâtel in Switzerland

7. Welsh city in Gwent in which the Business Statistics Office was situated

8. Sixth largest city in France

9. City in Virginia USA named after an English county

10. Market town signposted from J15 of the M1

A fairly recent photograph but who is this? No need to PM - just guess with initials and asterisks. No internet help of course 😎.

There are 12 Official Disney Princesses (even though one at least was born a commoner). How many can you get? To help I have indicated the movie which features the Princess – those left blank are where the Princess’ name is or is in the title of the movie - and they are listed in order of their first release date. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. ---- -----

2. -----------

3. Sleeping Beauty

4. The Little Mermaid

5. Beauty and the Beast

6. Aladdin


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8. -----

9. The Princess and the Frog

10. Tangled

11. Brave

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