Today’s quiz involves 10 clues to well known people whose first name begins with C. Most have only one possible answer but in the event that there may be more than one valid answer you have to get the one I had in mind. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.
"Genie in a Bottle" singer

2.
Starred as Batman

3.
Wrote the main theme from 1952 movie “Limelight”

4.
Has a museum dedicated to him at 48-49 Doughty St, London WC1

5.
Directed the 2014 film “American Sniper”

6.
Debbie Reynolds’ daughter

7.
Latin American revolutionary

8.
Native American warrior who is sculpted into a South Dakota mountainside

9.
Former athlete who was briefly a Minister in Heath’s government

10.
Possibly history's 2nd most-famous psychiatrist

Just a reminder that you have until 5am tomorrow to enter the TV characters or the 1920s quizzes or to add to or amend an entry already made.

The answers to the clues given below all relate to events or people from the 1920s. How many can you answer correctly? One guess per clue. You have to get the answer I was looking for in the event that there may be other valid answers. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Influential figure in jazz who came to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player,

2. What invention of 1928 gave rise to a commonly used saying to describe something that is the best thing since a previous event?

3. What event on 29th October 1929 had catastrophic effects worldwide in the 1930s?

4. What is the adjective often added to “twenties” to describe the decade?

5. Who wrote "Farewell to Arms" and "The Sun Also Rises"?

6. What fascist leader rose to power in Italy?

7. "The Jazz Singer", starring Al Jolson, released in 1927 is recognised as being the movie that ended what?

8. Who composed "Rhapsody in Blue"?

9. What was the name of the German government during this period?

10. Who became the first President of Turkey (surname only needed)?

Below are images of 4 actors when playing a character in a well-known TV programme. Can you guess the names of the TV series and the characters (NOT the actors' real names)? One guess for each picture. One point for the name of the series. Two points for the full name of the character and one point for only getting first or second names. 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

Just a reminder you have until 5am tomorrow to enter the Southernmost countries quiz or to add to or amend an entry already made.

Your challenge today is to guess the names of the 10 southernmost countries in the world. This means sovereign states that are UN members and does not include overseas territories such as The Falklands or land in Antarctica. A little trickier than the recent Northernmost countries quiz methinks. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Just a reminder you have until 5am tomorrow to enter the longest word D - A or the cities ending in S quizzes or to add to or amend an entry already made.

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with D and ends with A. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by 5am tomorrow. Good luck

The clues below are each to a city whose name ends with S. 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. Known as "The City of Lights"

2. Will host the Summer Olympics for the third time in 2028

3. The most populous city in South America that is not in Brazil

4. Where Plato founded the Academy in 387 B.C.

5. Often considered to be the capital of the European Union

6. Near the location of ancient Carthage

7. City where many Americans go to get a quick wedding (or divorce)

8. With St. Paul, it is one half of the "Twin Cities"

9. This city in the Levant was the capital of the Arab world from 661 to 750

10. Megacity in West Africa with more than 20 million people

Just a reminder you have until 5am tomorrow to enter the car brand logos or the people beginninmg with A quizzes or to add to or amend an entry already made.

The following list gives clues to the names of 12 famous people whose first name begins with A. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for 2 points. One point for getting only one or the other. You have to get the person I was thinking of although most have only one possible answer. One guess per question allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


1.
Fourth wife of Henry VIII

2.
Leader of the Pop Art movement

3.
Author of "The Corsican Brothers"

4.
VP to Bill Clinton

5.
Soul singer – Erma’s sister

6.
One half of duo who had hit with “America” in 1972

7.
English director well known his cameo roles in most of his films

8.
American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show

9.
U.S. President who killed a
man in a duel in 1806

10.
Had a hit with “Scottish Soldier” in 1961

11.
Well-known US golfer who died in 2016

12.
Wore the number 7 shirt in England’s World Cup final 1966

Below are images of 4 more Car Brand Logos. How many can you guess? One guess for each picture. 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

Just a reminder you have until 5am tomorrow to enter the pop band/artist or the northernmost countries quizzes or to add to or amend an entry already made.

Your challenge today is to guess the names of the 10 northernmost countries in the world. This means sovereign states that are UN members and does not include overseas territories such as Greenland. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Below are 4 images that give a clue to the name of a pop or rock band or artist. How many can you guess? One guess for each image and you have to get the name I was thinking of. 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.

Today’s quiz involves guessing which of the three answers given to the questions below is correct. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Who was the first Tudor monarch? A Henry VI B Henry VII C Edward V

2. Which is the only planet that takes longer to rotate through 360 degrees than it takes to orbit the sun? A Jupiter B Neptune C Venus

3. In which year did Fairy Liquid first become available in the UK A 1940 B 1950 C 1960

4. Who was considered to be the first European to land in the Americas A Christopher Columbus B Leif Eriksen C Amerigo Vespucchiu

5. Who was born first A Frank Sinatra B Dean Martin C Sammy Davis Jnr

6. Who is considered to be the first British Prime Minister A Sir Robert Walpole B William Pitt the Elder C Spencer Percival

7. In which city was Abraham Lincoln assassinated A Philadelphia B New York C Washington DC

8. In which year did the threepenny bit cease to be legal tender A 1966 B 1971 C 1976

9. How far away is the sun from Earth A 93 million miles B 93 billion miles C 93 trillion miles

10. Which of these is not the county town of the county which bears its name A Hertford B Lancaster C Buckingham

The answers to the clues given below all relate to events or people from the 1920s. How many can you answer correctly? One guess per clue. You have to get the answer I was looking for in the event that there may be other valid answers. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Who became the first leader of the Soviet Union in 1922?

2. The seal to whose tomb was broken on 17 February 1923 ?

3. What miracle drug was discovered in 1928?

4. The first live working system of what was achieved on 26 January 1926

5. Who was Chicago's most notorious gangster?

6. Who flew the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris?

7. What art movement was represented by Salvador Dalí and René Magritte?

8. Who wrote The Great Gatsby in 1925

9. Name given to fashionable young women intent on enjoying themselves and flouting conventional standards of behaviour

10. Who died on 31 October 1926 after being punched in the stomach?

Below are images of 4 actors when playing a character in a well-known TV programme. Can you guess the names of the TV series and the characters (NOT the actors' real names)? One guess for each picture. One point for the name of the series. Two points for the full name of the character and one point for only getting first or second names. 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

Your challenge today is to name the top 5 global apps by monthly active users (in quarter 1, 2022). One point for each correct app name and one point for each you get in the correct order from 1 to 5. Hint: think social media. PM me by 5am tomorrow as usual. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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The 13 clues below are each to a compound word (being a word made of two words such as crossword). How many of the compound words can you guess? You have to get the word I was thinking of in the event there may be more than one valid answer. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. A person who is the first to do something

2. What you find in a doggy-bag

3. 1966 mystery thriller film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

4. Occasionally

5. Found on posh dining tables

6. Type of moustache

7. A final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute

8. Military commander who rules an area in lieu of a functioning government

9. Device for opening a wine bottle

10. Small computer image used to preview a larger image

11. Tube shaped animal that lives in soil

12. Piece of furniture for little ones

13. Troglodyte

Below are images of 4 more Car Brand Logos. How many can you guess? One guess for each picture. 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

Each of the clues below relate to a one word answer. 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.System of Islamic law

2. Blockbuster movie set on the moon Pandora

3. Rodent that lives in the Andes at high elevations

4. South Pacific isle where Papeete is located

5. Hit song by Alanis Morissette

6. Mediterranean country whose flag has an image of it

7. Brightest star in the night sky

8. Prawn Cocktail - in US called ????? Cocktail

9. Length equal to about 3.26 light years

10. Peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014

11. Opposite of digital

12. Said to warn off Vampires

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with C and ends with Y. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by 5am tomorrow. Good luck

Below are 4 images that give a clue to the name of a pop or rock band or artist. How many can you guess? One guess for each image and you have to get the name I was thinking of. 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.

Below are images of 4 actors when playing a character in a well-known TV programme. Can you guess the names of the TV series and the characters (NOT the actors' real names)? One guess for each picture. One point for the name of the series. Two points for the full name of the character and one point for only getting first or second names. 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

The clues below are each to a compound word (being a word made of two words such as crossword). How many of the compound words can you guess? You have to get the word I was thinking of in the event there may be more than one valid answer. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Parent's parent

2. Long intestinal parasite

3. Pedestrian path, made of wood

4. Structure that spans a moat

5. Insect called a locust when swarming

6. Crime of threatening to publish damaging information unless demands are met

7. Person who has seen a crime take place

8. Sedimentary rock made of calcium carbonate

9. Railway or flight schedule

10. Corporate recruiter or murderous trophy collector

11. Coccyx

12. Handle

13. Cemetery

14. American football equivalent of a try

15. Medieval weapon that fired bolts

The answers to the clues given below all relate to events or people from the 1950s. How many can you answer correctly? 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 art movement was exemplefied by Jackson Pollock?

2. Name given to young people belonging to a sub-culture associated with the beat generation.

3. What country had an "economic miracle" under the leadership of Konrad Adenauer?

4. What were the four major record companies whose labels accounted for the vast majority of hits in the UK charts? One point for each.

5. What peninsula was divided between two countries at the 38th parallel?

6. In what (modern-day) country did The Mau Mau Uprising occur?

7. What international agreement was the Communist equivalent to NATO?

8. What was the world's largest corporation by revenue, according to the first edition of the US Fortune 500 in 1955?

9. American jazz singer who died of cirrhosis on July 17, 1959, at age 44

10. What was discovered by Francis Crick and James Watson?

Below are 4 images that give a clue to the name of a pop or rock band or artist. How many can you guess? One guess for each image and you have to get the name I was thinking of. 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.

Here is another set of clues which all relate to one word beginning with O. How many do you know or can you guess? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Pioneer trail from Missouri to the Willamette Valley

2. One of two epics attributed to Homer

3. Drug that led to two wars in China

4. "Father" of the A-bomb

5. Jacqueline Bouvier's second husband

6. Site of 1993 Israel/PLO accords

7. Cartel that declared an oil embargo in 1973

8. Ancient Mexican civilization known for colossal head sculptures

9. Deadliest D-Day beach

10. Title held by the heir to the Dutch throne – Prince or Princess of ?????

11. The science and study of wine and winemaking

12. Home to Walt Disney World

13. Officially called the "Academy Award of Merit"

14. Scene of Edith Piaf’s comeback concert in December 1960

15. South American smaller wild cat

There are seven countries (Sovereign States that are members of the UN) whose ordinary short-form name ends in R. How many do you know or can you remember? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Below are images of 4 actors when playing a character in a well-known TV programme. Can you guess the names of the TV series and the characters (NOT the actors' real names)? One guess for each picture. One point for the name of the series. Two points for the full name of the character and one point for only getting first or second names. 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

19 letters of the alphabet occur in English language words where they are silent. The 19 letters are shown below. Your challenge is to name one valid word for each silent letter. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

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A
B
C
D
E
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
S
T
U
W
Z

Below are images of 4 more Car Brand Logos. How many can you guess? One guess for each picture. 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

The clues below all relate to one word beginning with O. 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. Turkish empire that conquered Constantinople

2. Site of a "land rush" in 1889

3. Japanese island which was the site of bitter fighting in WWII

4. Greek athletic competition that started in 776 BC

5.????? Revolution also known as the Bolshevik Revolution

6. Nickname of Joan of Arc – Maid of ?????

7. The treatment of medical disorders through the manipulation and massage of the skeleton and musculature

8. Roman poet who wrote "Metamorphoses"

9. Element with atomic number 76 - a lustrous and silvery metal

10. Had a 1969 hit with a song from Hair the Musical

One for Elvis fans. Below in random order are the first 10 movies that starred Elvis Presley. Your challenge is to place them in the order in which they were first released – earliest first. One point for each film in the correct position. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Loving you

G.I. Blues

Follow that dream

Love me tender

King Creole

Blue Hawaii

Kid Galahad

Jailhouse rock

Wild in the country

Flaming star

Today’s quiz involves identifying 14 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. Good luck.


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1. Free-flowing musical composition related to the western half of the Czech Republic

2. Creature of the class Aves which is not in a state of bondage or imprisonment

3. Ambulating upon shards of transparent silicon dioxide

4. There is no mercantile activity like the mercantile activity of stage productions

5. The high speed thoroughfare which leads to a place of suffering for the damned

6. Heavy spherical object employed in the demolition of structures

7. Adult with a Y chromosome located within an object designed for viewing reflections

8. We did not initiate the exothermic chemical process of combustion

9. Sweet concoction of flour, eggs, and other ingredients near a gigantic body of water

10. Audiovisual media terminated the lifespan of celebrities from media
which was solely audial in nature

11. Women of a high social status who are not currently part of a romantic pairing

12. I identify as a large tusked pinniped

13. It is my conviction that I have the ability to travel through a gaseous substrate without being in contact with a grounded surface

14.Yuletide season that reflects all light in the visible spectrum

Below are 4 images of pop stars from the 1960s/70s taken in their later years. How many can you guess? 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.

Each of the clues below relate to a one word answer. 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. Type of fruit such as Grapefruit

2. Element with symbol Na

3. Easternmost capital city in Europe

4. English kingdom ruled by Alfred

5. …?….. Cugat - Spanish musician and bandleader

6. Jamaican Capital City

7. "Father of Geometry" in ancient Greece

8. Shrek's best friend

9. The Japanese mafia

10. Faster than largo, slower than andante

11. Pearl-bearing animal

12. Famous Oxford scholarship

To help, each answer starts with a different letter and these are they in random order S X Y O M R A C W E D K

The answers to the clues given below all relate to events or people from the 1950s. How many can you answer correctly? 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 actor died in a car crash on 30 September 1955 at age 24?

2. By what name was Norma Jeane Mortenson better known ?

3. What became the 50th U.S. state?

4. For what disease did Jonas Salk create a vaccine?

5. What was fist launched on October 4, 1957 ?

6. What was J. D. Salinger's most famous novel?

7. Which three countries invaded Egypt after it nationalised the Suez Canal? One point for each country.

8. What region did China annex?

9. Who starred as Moses in "The Ten Commandments"?

10. What event caused Jerry Lee Lewis to lose much of his popularity in 1958?

Below are images of 4 Car Brand Logos. How many can you guess? One guess for each picture. 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

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with C and ends with X. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by 5am tomorrow. Good luck

Below are 4 images that give a clue to the name of a pop or rock band or artist. How many can you guess? One guess for each image and you have to get the name I was thinking of. 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.

Are you a real Wimbledon fan? Even if you aren’t you can have some guesses on this Wimbledon quiz – based on the open era (i.e. from 1973 to the present). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Who has played in the most men’s singles finals without ever winning

2. Which 5 players have appeared in 4 or more consecutive men’s singles finals (1 point for each)

3. What was the highest number of consecutive ladies’ singles finals which featured Martina Navratilova

4. How many ladies’ singles finals have featured a British player

5. Which Australian player has appeared in the most ladies’ singles finals

6. Who is the only Belgian to have featured in a ladies’ singles final

7. How many ladies’ singles finals did Martina Hingis appear in

8. How long was the longest ever match in Wimbledon history – 7 hours; 9 hours; or 11 hours

9. How many times has play taken place on the middle Sunday

10. In what year was the retractable roof over Centre Court completed

The 12 clues below all relate to a single word that ends in X. 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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1. To cast a spell upon

2. Levy owed to the government

3. Only comes at the end of a word

4. A sign or measure of something.

5. Opposite of wane

6. Opposite of concave

7. Depiction of Jesus's cross

8. American term for maisonette

9. Mixture of fat and flour

10. Variety of medium-sized wild cat

11. Scandinavian dish of dry-cured salmon marinated in herbs

12. Extremely clever person

Today’s quiz involves identifying 10 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. Good luck.


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1. The chronological instances in which a pigeon expresses lacrimal fluid

2. In all future states I will express amorous emotions directed at you

3. Greetings upon entering a densely forested area with a high temperature and
an annual precipitation of at least 250 centimeters

4. Complete occultation of the primary organ of the circulatory system

5. Fermented fruit of the genus Vitus that reflects light in the wavelengths
between 620 and 740 nanometers

6. Ambulate in the method employed by a person of the northeast of the African continent

7. Ending my biological functions at a low decibel level with his melodious
intonations

8. Lunar object of a malevolent nature in ascendence

9. Precipitation in the penultimate month of the year

10. Existing on a supplication to a celestial diety

Below are images of 4 actors when playing a character in a well-known TV programme. Can you guess the names of the TV series and the characters (NOT the actors' real names)? One guess for each picture. One point for the name of the series. Two points for the full name of the character and one point for only getting first or second names. 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

An easy one today (if you know your Roman numerals that is😎). Place the 5 Roman numerals given below in order from highest to lowest. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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X

C

D

L

M

The answers to the clues given below all relate to events or people from the period 2000 - 2009. How many can you answer correctly? 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 famous religious leader died on 2 April 2005?

2. What was the name of the conflict which began in 2003 in western Sudan?

3. What caused much destruction in Texas and Florida in 2005?

4. Which top pop star died on 25 June 2009?

5. Which extremely popular online social media/sharing service first opened on a limited basis in May 2005?

6. Who was Team GB's gold-winning heptathlete at the Sydney 2000 Olympics?

7. Which major British star famously played Glastonbury for the last time in 2000?

8. In which year did HM Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Golden Jubilee?

9. In which year did the military invasion of Iraq take place?

10. Who became Prime Minister in 2007?

Below are images of 4 Car Brand Logos. How many can you guess? One guess for each picture. 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

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with C and ends with W. One guess per entry and whoever has the longest word is the winner. No proper nouns; apart from that, provided your word can be found in an Online English Dictionary it will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by 5am tomorrow. Good luck