Can you name the 20 countries of the world where the highest % of adults have a Body Mass Index of 30 or greater? Just post your guesses

For each adjective below can you name the animal type to which it relates? Just post your guesses.

1. Ursine

2. Ovine

3. Apian

4. Asinine

5. Corvine

6. Anserine

7. Simian

8. Taurine

9. Vulpine

10. Cygnine

11. Caprine

12. Murine

13. Vermian

14. Anguine

There are 14 capital cities of UN member states which have only 4 letters. How many can you name? Just post your guesses.

Your challenge is to identify the countries which rank higher than Japan in relation to the statements given. How many countries beat Japan in each case is indicated. How many of all of them can you guess?

1. Largest economy (PPP) - 3

2. Most earthquake deaths in the 21st century - 7

3. Lowest obesity rate - 6

4. Most populous island country - 1

5. Oldest average age - 1

6. Most people to run a marathon in less than 2:10 - 2

7. Highest number of active volcanoes - 2

8. Highest life expectancy - 2

9. Most tropical cyclones striking the country since 1970 - 4

10. Most restaurants with a Michelin star - 1

11. Lowest murder rate since 2000 - hint: the answer country didn't have any murders - 1

12. Most common destination for Chinese tourists (2023) - 1

13. Flag that is the highest percentage white - 2

14. Highest % of population living in an urban area of more than 1 million - 4

15. Number of "extra" women, defined as the female population minus the male population - 2

16. Highest current account balance (exports minus imports) - 2

There are 6 countries whose ordinary name is made up 50% of the same letter (a vowel in each case) – as in Banana for example. How many can you name?

Seventeen actors/actresses have achieved 8 or more Academy Award nominations for best or supporting actor/actress. How many can you name? Just post your guesses.

I’m looking for the 20 most common verbs in the English language (Based on the Corpus of Contemporary American English) – how many can you name?

- Modal verbs such as would, could, or shall are not included

- Conjugations such as swim, swam, and swum are grouped together

Twentyfour clues to the name of an island. How many can you name? Just post your guesses.

1.Largest island in the world (not counting Australia or Antarctica) - Greenland

2.Largest Caribbean island - Cuba

3.Largest island in the Mediterranean - Sicily

4.Most populous Caribbean island - Hispaniola

5.Smallest island nation - Nauru

6.Southernmost major island of the Caribbean - Trinidad

7.Island shared by the most countries (3) - Borneo

8.Largest island in Canada - Baffin Island

9.Largest island in the U.S. - Hawaii/The Big Island

10.Largest Balearic island - Mallorca

11.Largest Canary island - Tenerife

12.Largest island in Greece - Crete

13.Most populous island in the world -Java

14.Most populous island of Europe - Great Britain

15.Largest island in the Indian Ocean - Madagascar

16.Island that contains the most populous urban area

17.Largest volcanic island which was formed from volcanic activity - Iceland

18.Largest island of the Philippines - Luzon

19.Most populous island in the U.S.

20.Most populous island in French Polynesia

21.Largest island of China (not including Taiwan) - Hainan

22.Most densely populated island in the U.S. - Manhattan

23.Island with the highest mountain - New Guinea

24.Most populous island in a river

Among current world capitals, which are believed to have had a continuous urban settlement for the longest period of time? I'm looking for the 10 oldest cities. Below is a very rough indication of how far each of the 10 cities dates back. Just post your guesses.

before 1300 BC - Beirut

before 1300 BC - Damascus

before 1300 BC - Jerusalem

before 1300 BC - Athens

before 1000 BC - Ankara

1050 BC - Nocosia

1045 BC - Beijing

782 BC - Yerevan

753 BC - Rome

600s BC - Tripoli

Whose distorted face is this? Just post your guesses.

I’m looking for the names of the 10 countries that have the largest number of residents for whom Spanish is their Mother tongue. Below shows the rough percentage of the population and the rough number of speakers for each country. Just post your guesses.


94 123 m

99 52.4 m

13 45.4 m

99 45.3 m

81 38.8 m

87 29.8 m

98 27.9 m

99 19.6 m

93 16.9 m

98 11.2 m

I’m looking for the names of the 13 African nations which have ever reached the World Cup finals. Below you can see how many times each of the 13 has made it to the finals and the highest level they attained. Just post your guesses (BTW I'm not expecting you to have to link the country to its level of attainment 😎).


8 Quarterfinals - Cameroon

6 4th place - Morocco

6 Second round

6 Group stage - Tunisia

4 Quarterfinals - Ghana

4 Second round - Algeria

3 Quarterfinals - Senegal

3 Group stage - Ivory Coast

3 Group stage - Egypt

3 Group stage - South Africa

1 Group stage - Togo

1 Group stage - Dem Rep of the Congo/Zaire

1 Group stage - Angola

I'm looking for the names of the 25 most photographed cities in Europe, based on photos uploaded to Google Panoramio. Just post your guesses.

Each clue below is to the name of the movie whose last line is as shown together with the year of its release. How any can you get? Just post your guesses.

1. 2008
We will hunt him down because he can take it. Because he's not our hero.
He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A ____ ______.

2. 1995
That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.

3. 1995
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
And like that, he's gone.

4. 1994
I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand.
I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.

5. 1991
Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard?

6. 1991
I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner.

7. 1990
Kevin, what did you do to my room?

8. 1987
As you wish.

9. 1986
(After the credits) You're still here? It's over! Go home. Go!

10. 1985
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.

11. 1985
But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain... and an athlete... and a
basket case... a princess... and a criminal. Does that answer your question?
Sincerely yours, ___ _______ ____.

12. 1979
The horror, the horror.

13. 1979
This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.

14. 1976
Yo, Adrian, we did it. We did it.

15. 1942
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

16. 1939
There's no place like home!

17. 1939
And I'll think of some way to get him back. After all... tomorrow is another day.

18. 1933
Oh, no! It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.

I’m looking for the names of the 20 US cities which received the most visitors/tourists in 2023.

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Here’s one to really test your knowledge of British geography. I’m looking for the names of the 15 largest islands in the British Isles (disregarding the islands of Great Britain and Ireland themselves). Also, for these purposes, the British Isles does NOT including the islands of the Channel Islands or of the Orkneys and Shetlands.

Each clue below lists three movies which all have a particular main actor in common. Can you guess the actor in each cae? They get more difficult towards the end. Just post your guesses.

1.Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Mission Impossible

2.Independence Day, Men in Black, King Richard

3.Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction, Battlefield Earth

4.Silver Linings Playbook, A Star Is Born (2018), The Hangover

5.Shakespeare in Love, Iron Man, Shallow Hal

6.Footloose, Apollo 13, A Few Good Men

7.Batman, Birdman, The Founder

8.Maid in Manhattan, The Wedding Planner, Gigli

9.Twilight, On the Road, Snow White and the Huntsman

10.Million Dollar Baby, Boys Don't Cry, P. S. I Love You

11.Jobs, The Butterfly Effect, Dude Where's My Car?

12.Boogie Nights, The Fighter, The Departed

13.The English Patient, The Menu, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

14.The Social Network, Zombieland, Now You See Me

15.300, Olympus Has Fallen, The Bounty Hunter

16.Big Momma's House, Bad Boys, House Party

17.Cool Runnings, Canadian Bacon, Brewster's Millions

18.Julie & Julia, Arrival, Trouble with the Curve

19.Grosse Point Blank, High Fidelity, Being John Malkovich

20.Madea Goes to Jail, Madea's Witness Protection, Alex Cross

I'm looking for the names of the 10 largest islands in the world (disregarding Australia as effectively being a continent).

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I’m looking for the names of the 20 countries that sit atop the all-time medal table for the Summer Olympics (including 2024). NB: some of these countries no longer exist and Germany is combined with West Germany.

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I'm looking for the names of the 10 longest rivers in the British Isles

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Twenty clues to the names of an island but which island?

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1. Scottish Island where Goat Fell mountain is located

2. It split from the Indian subcontinent around 88 million years ago ...
over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth

3. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in its capital city

4. The role of the Communist Party is enshrined in the Constitution

5. The world's second-largest island and the largest wholly or partly in the Southern Hemisphere

6. Home to about two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii

7. Officially the Republic of China

8. The least populated of the NYC boroughs

9. Connected to Saudi Arabia by the 25-kilometre (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway

10. Separated from the mainland by Victoria Harbour

11. Has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin Chinese, and Tamil

12. Still commonly known as Southern Philippines

13. They attributed the lack of large mammals such as bears, wolves, jackals, and
poisonous snakes, to the labour of Hercules (who took the live bull to the Peloponnese)

14. The historical centre of Japanese cultural and political power

15. The 1970s were marked by the Cod Wars—several disputes with the United Kingdom over the extension of its fishing limits

16. In - French: Maurice [mɔʁis, moʁis] ; Creole: Moris [moʁis]

17.Together with Aruba and Curaçao, it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands

18. The site of the city of ?????? it is located at the confluence of the
Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers

19. An increase in direct international flights to Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown has boosted the number of overseas tourists

20. Was the setting for the 1986 film The Karate Kid Part II, in which
Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) returns home

I'm looking for the names of the 10 largest types of bird by average adult weight. That is the type of bird not specific species - e.g. pigeon but not feral pigeon/crow but not carrion crow.

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Twenty clues to the name of a country in Asia - only one country fits each clue.

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The only Asian country which:

1. starts with the letter Y

2. has the lowest lying national capital in the world (28m below sea level)

3. has a GDP over $20 trillion

4. was attacked with nuclear weapons

5. borders the Black and Mediterranean seas

6. has the same name as a U.S. state

7. has over 30 million people living on less than $2/day

8. is technically at war with its southern neighbour

9. ends in the letter Q

10. has land on the Equator

11. has a population that is 30% nomadic (or semi-nomadic)

12. has more than one skyscraper per ten square kilometres

13. has a capital whose name starts with H

14. has a capital city with an elevation over 2500 meters

15. borders the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf

16. was named for a Spanish king

17. lost its seat in the United Nations

18. was led by a one-eyed mullah

19. has Portuguese as an official language

20. had a lower population in 1980 than it did in 1975

I'm looking for the names of the 10 largest (by area) islands in the Mediterranean Sea (including the Adriatic, Aegean etc).

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Twenty clues to pairs of capital cities of sovereign countries that are the only ones to whom the clues apply.

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Which are the only two capital cities which:

1. are mentioned in the Old Testament

2. are named for a U.S. president

3. are on the Pacific Coast of North or South America

4. start with S and are in South America

5. have a latitude above 60° N

6. had a population over 300,000 in the year 1500 AD

7. start with T and are in Europe

8, are on an island in the Mediterranean Sea

9. in the foothills of the Himalayas

10. are located on the Río de la Plata

11. are not within 2000 km of any other capital

12. are on the the same island as another national capital

13. are more than 400km away from an international border or the sea

14. end in "ville"

15. are below sea level

16. has five or fewer letters, two of which are O

17. are also a capital of the EU

18. end in the letters "est"

19. are on the Mekong River

20. border another capital city

I'm looking for the names of the smallest 20 countries WHICH have at least one land border with another country. Eighteen are UN member states and two not. Not including Palestine.

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Trying a different style with no PMs any more. Just post your guesses - Perhaps no more than 3 guesses per post and please give others a chance to get some guesses in 😎.

I'm looking for the names of the 10 cities which received the highest number of passengers from the London airports in 2023. Good luck.

House to rent just 5 minutes from the beach - even quicker if you fall 😎

... has topped the heritage chart for two weeks now at 85

https://www.heritagechart.co.uk/chart-archive?month=04-2024

Also he has featured in the charts every decade since the 50s as singer or songwriter

Twenty interesting facts – can you correctly complete them with the missing words?

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1. Earth has nearly 10 times the mass of ___

2. Parliament spent 700 hours debating whether to ban fox hunting, but only 7 hours debating whether to invade ____

3. Mongolia has more ______ than people

4. The Lake of Menteith is the only "lake" in Scotland. All the other lakes in Scotland are generally referred to as "____".

5. The world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall is _____ Falls in Venezuela

6. Nowhere in the nursery rhyme does it ever say that Humpty Dumpty was an ___

7. The name _____ saw a huge surge in popularity starting the in mid-1920s when
actor Frank Cooper changed his screen name to _____ Cooper in honour of his agent's home town of _____, Indiana

8. ______ is an archaic word that means guilty, the opposite of innocent

9. The world's oldest, tallest, and heaviest trees can all be found in the U.S. state of _________

10. In 1929, 78% of the world's _________ were located in the United States

11. The President of ________ of America is named Doug Bowser

12. Of all the legal tender coins made by the U.S. mint, every one is made mostly of ______ except the penny which is 97.5% zinc

13. The word _____ was invented in England as a shortening of "association football"

14. The tiny suburb of Medina, Washington has a population of 2,969 but was once home to the two richest people in the world: Jeff Bezos and ____ ____

15. In 1932, the government of _________ fought a war against emus but lost

16. In 2019, a Japanese restaurateur paid $3.1 million dollars for a single Pacific
______ _____, more than $5000 a pound

17. Ebola, SARS, Marburg virus, and possibly Covid-19 are all thought to have originally come from ______.

18. In 1969, the height of the "hippie" movement, only 4% of Americans had ever tried ________

19. An adult human's _____ accounts for 2% of body weight, but uses 20% of the
body's caloric budget

20. Moose are excellent swimmers who will sometimes dive to eat tasty vegetation under the surface of the water. Occasionally, they are eaten by ______ _______

21. The first ______ restaurant in the UK was opened 50 years before the first fish and chip shop.

There are 12 countries in the world that have fjords. How many can you guess? Entries limited to 12 guesses. Bear in mind that some countries may refer to fjords by a different name.

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Below is a list of 18 countries. Each country includes one of the three sports listed as being a national sport – AND one country includes two of the sports as national sports. All you have to do is to match each country to to its national sport (or sports) from the list.

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Sports

Rugby Cricket Baseball

Countries

Dominican Republic
Antigua
England
Australia
New Zealand
Cuba
Wales
Grenada
USA
Bahamas
Barbados
Jamaica
Papua New Guinea
Madagascar
India
Venezuela
Georgia
Guyana

Just the occasional quiz now. Today, I'm looking for the names of the 10 most grown crops in the world. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Im taking a break from posting quizzes.

Some more general knowledge questions. 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.What is the hardest material that is naturally-occurring on Earth?

2. What celebrity chef wrote the book Humble Pie?

3. Which two planets in our solar system have no moons?

4. What book was a predecessor to "The Lord of the Rings"?

5. What was Voldemort's birth name?

6. With what country did Germany sign the "Pact of Steel" in 1939?

7. Which U.S. state can be spelled without using any of the letters in "mackerel"?

8. Panais is the French word for which vegetable?

9. On what island would you find the city of Taormina?

10. What rock band has a name that is often abbreviated as GNR?

11. Who is the Roman goddess of love and beauty?

12. Who is the leader of the Autobots?

13. What religious document does a person have to memorize to become a "hafiz"?

14. The young of which animal are called hoglets?

15. What tree does latex usually come from?

16. What musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber debuted in the West End in 1993?

17. What metallic element, starting with C, is used to make blue pigments?

18. On which peninsula was Yugoslavia located?

19. What "secret" society has many different orders including the Scottish Rite and the York Rite?

20. Which ‘rose’ did Karl Denver take into the charts in 1961?

21. What kind of animal is a Wockia Chewbacca - mammal, bird, insect, mollusc or tape worm?

Your challenge today is to guess the names of the ten European capital cities that are closest to London (as the UK capital). 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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Your challenge today is to guess the names of the ten highest paid actresses in 2023. 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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Twenty questions the answers to which begin with AL. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. A country in Europe

2. The Muslim name for God

3. The first U.S. state, alphabetically

4. An element of the Periodic Table

5. Has a capital city Edmonton

6. A Disney animated movie from the 1990s

7. Its bad luck for a sailor to kill one of these birds

8. The attempt to turn base metals into gold

9. State-owned news channel based in Qatar

10. Sequel to the movie "Alien"

11. American singer and songwriter who is a classically trained pianist

12. A capital city in Africa

13. Historical region of France which at times has belonged to Germany

14. Branch of mathematics improved by an 9th century Baghdad scholar named
Al-Kwarizmi

15. Inconveniently, he lost a Presidential election by the thinnest of margins

16. Kelp and seaweed are not plants, they are ...

17. Actor who, at age 83, became a father again

18. An alter-ego; a pseudonym

19. Something with the chemical formula C2 H5 OH

20. California's top cash crop

Your challenge today is to link the 10 birds to the collective noun that can be applied to them (accordingto RSPB website). Entries limited to 1 guess per bird. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Avocets
Bullfinches
Crows
Eagles
Flamingos
Geese
Hens
Kingfishers
Owls
Peacocks

Bellowing
Brood
Colony
Concentration
Congress
Flamboyence
Murder
Parliament
Pride
Skein

Merry Christmas all 🎅. The following artists were top of the UK charts on Xmas in the 1960a and 70s. Can you guess the song however?

1960 Elvis Presley
1961 Frankie Vaughan
1962 Elvis Presley
1963 Beatles
1964 Beatles
1965 Beatles
1966 Tom Jones
1967 Beatles
1968 Scaffold
1969 Rolf Harris

1970 Dave Edmunds
1971 Benny Hill
1972 Little Jimmy Osmond
1973 Slade
1974 Mud
1975 Queen
1976 Johnny Mathis
1977 Wings
1978 Boney M
1979 Pink Floyd

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Today's challenge is to guess the names of the10 best-selling brands of jams, honey or spreads in the UK in 2021. This includes supermarket own label brands. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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A relatively easy one today. Each image in this post and in the following two comments contains 4 possible answers as to which beer brand originated from the country shown in the image. All you have to do is guess which of the 4 answers is the correct one. One answer per image which are numbered 1-10. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Some more general knowledge questions. 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. What tourist destination is known as "Sin City"?

2. The Eastern border of Nigeria is against which other country?

3. Who is Darth Vader’s son?

4. Which famous artist had the middle names Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y ?

5. What beats 4 of a kind in poker?

6. Who was Robin Hood's second in command?

7. Which other two countries were allied to the UK in the Peninsular War of 1807–1814 against the French Empire?

8. Who had an affair with Queen Guinevere?

9. What actress is singer Keith Urban married to?

10. In the beer world, what does IPA stand for?

11. Chang and Eng were conjoined twins famous in the 1800s. What country were they born in?

12. In what alphabet would you find the letters Alef and Gimel?

13, In literature, how is Myrtle Elizabeth Warren better known?

14. What type of food was famously shared by Lady and the Tramp?

15. How is the actress born Caryn Elaine Johnson better known?

16. What is the name of the currency unit used by North and South Korea?

17. What is the plural of quantum?

18. Founded in Switzerland in 1735, Blancpain is the World’s oldest registered brand of what?

19. The Cupra is the sister brand to which other car brand?

20. What does the Spanish word "corazón" mean?

21. What kind of animal is a Linsang - mammal, bird, fish, reptile or amphibian?

Your challenge today is to list the 10 countries that are closest to Ecuador (any part of Ecuador including its islands) BUT who do not share a land border with it. 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 the name of the country which was first to achieve each of the feats listed below. To assist, the year of achievement is indicated. Good luck.

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1. Put a man on the moon
1969

2. Put a satellite into orbit
1957

3. Surpass 1 billion in population
1982

4. Build a steam-powered passenger railroad
1825

5. Circumnavigate the globe
1522

6. Host the modern Olympic Games
1896

7. Build a high speed rail system
1964

8. Control the entire Mediterranean Sea
44

9. Build a hot-air balloon
1783

10. Sail from Europe to India
1498

11. Win the FIFA World Cup
1930

12. Legalize gay marriage
2000

13. Build a structure taller than 100 meters high
c. 2600 BC

14. Fire a rocket into space
1944

15. Perform a heart transplant
1967

16. Control a territory larger than modern-day Russia
1200s

17. Ban chewing gum
1992

18. Gain independence from the French colonial empire
1804

19. Have more than 1/3rd of the world population
c. 500 BC

20. Adopt Christianity as a state religion
301

Something a bit different. Twelve playdough figures representing famous people. How many can you guess? Label your guesses 1 to 12 T-B and L-R. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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A true or false quiz with a geographical flavour. How many can you get? Just answer true or false to each statement. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Bolivia is landlocked

2. Most of Greenland is covered by an ice sheet

3. Indonesia is more populous than Vietnam

4. Bermuda is an independent country

5. The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system

6. The "s" in Cannes is silent

7. The border between Mexico and Texas is formed by the Rio Grande river

8. The highest mountain in the United States is in Colorado

9. Moscow is the most populous urban area whose name starts with the letter M

10. The White Cliffs of Dover are sometimes visible from France

11. Finland is part of NATO

12. Lagos is the capital of Nigeria

13. Hindi and Urdu are closely related languages

14. The United States exports more than it imports

15. Crimea is located on the Caspian Sea

16. It snows in Hawaii

Your challenge today is to guess the exact full name of the following acronyms which represent professional qualifications. Good luck.

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1. FRGS

2. CA

3. FCIB

4. MRAeS

5. CEng

6. CMC

7. Cstat

8. FCIArb

9. MIBE

10. MRINA

Some more general knowledge questions. 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. What type of weapon does Thor carry?
2. What type of tree is closely associated with the country of Lebanon?
3. In the U.K., it's called Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. What is it called in the U.S.?
4. What Bible character had the longest life span - 969 years?
5. How many Wimbledon singles titles did Steffi Graf win?
6. What alcoholic beverage is made from fermented honey?
7. What is the present title of Prince Edward, born on 9 October 1935?
8. What country has the most Shia Muslims?
9. What is the southernmost U.S. state?
10. Which South American country’s flag is shown below
11. In what country would you find Lake Baikal?
12. What gentle shark is the largest species of fish?
13. What shape of pasta is shown below?
14. What vocal range comes between tenor and a bass?
15. In Greek mythology, what did the primordial goddess Gaia personify?
16. Who is the only female instrumentalist to have a No. 1 hit in the UK?
17. Venustraphobia is the fear of what?
18. Swiftly, quickly and slowly are all examples of which type of word?
19. A U-Boat was what type of marine craft?
20. What style of hair did Bob Marley wear?
21. What kind of animal was the now extinct Aurochs - mammal, bird, fish, reptile or amphibian?