Below are 4 more shots of brand logos (with names missing on some of course!). How many of the brands can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. 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 B and ends with M. 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 midnight. Good luck.

The following list gives clues to the names of 10 famous people whose first name begins with K. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for 2 points. One point for getting only one or the other. One guess per question allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1
U.N. Secretary General,
1997–2006

2
Lead singer of Nirvana

3
Actress who starred as
Spiderman's girlfriend

4
Bandmate of Lake and Palmer

5
Britney Spears's ex-husband

6
"Cheers" and "Frasier" star

7
Statuesque leading lady who won 4 Oscars

8
North Korean dictator,
1948–1994


9
"Pride and Prejudice" actress

10
Former leader of the GLC

Below are 4 shots of dishes featuring different types of pasta. How many of the pasta types can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are 4 shots featuring well known people. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are clues to 10 Spanish words which have 'sneaked' into the English language. Can you guess what they are? 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. Liquor made from distilled agave

2. One who takes justice into his own hands

3. Wide-brimmed hat

4. Beach hut

5. Donkey

6. Naval fleet

7. Afternoon rest period

8. Elevated plateau, surrounded by cliffs

9. What the crowd says when the matador dodges a bull

10. Small grocery/liquor store, particularly in New York City

Below are 9 statements – all you have to do is to guess whether each is true or false. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Serbia is landlocked

2. Indonesia is more populous than Japan

3. Most of Greenland is covered by an ice sheet

4. Tanzania is on the east coast of Africa

5. The Cayman Islands are an independent country

6. The "s" in Cannes is silent

7. The Rio Grande forms the border between Mexico and Texas

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

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

Below are 4 shots featuring types of animal. The first is, of course, a giraffe. Your challenge is to guess which of the other animals shown is most closely related to the giraffe. One guess per entry. Label your answer using either 2, 3 or 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to guess the movie titles that are being described in each clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. This is a medical procedure to remove cerebrospinal fluid from the lumbar region


2. Large amount of disorder in an Asian enclave of a Western city


3. Institute of tertiary education for legendary, fear-inducing creatures


4. Person who resists authority and social convention yet does not support a specific program of political action


5. Adult male Homo sapiens composed of the element with atomic symbol Fe


6. The daughter of the monarch who is also a woman whose nuptials are pending

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with L. 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 midnight. Good luck.

Below are 4 shots featuring famous world sites. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are things to be ashamed of.

When a country is ill governed, riches and honor are things to be ashamed of.


- Confucious

I have found 11 words seven letters long and 4 six letters long ending in “ory” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 15 words as you can for one point each. I am aware that there are a number of valid words and you can list as many as you like - but only ones in my list of 15 of the commonest will count. Proper nouns/words that begin with a capital letter and hyphenated words or words containing apostrophes or slang words are not allowed. Foreign words will count provided they are in common use in English language. It would be a great help to me in checking entries if you can list your words in alphabetical order. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Did you know that there are a lot of rock formations in the world that have been called Elephant Rock for obvious reasons.

The images below are of four of these. Have a guess at the countries where they are located. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. Two points if you manage to correctly guess the country for the image - one point if you guess a corrrect country but link it to the wrong image. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are 4 shots featuring Brand Logos. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

The answer to each clue below consists of a single word beginning with A - how many can you get? Some easy, others less so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. World's most massive river


2. One way of saying "Thank you" in Japan


3. Cherub or seraph


4. Sunburn-soothing plant


5. Medieval Kingdom in Northeastern Spain


6. Blacksmith's tool that might crush a cartoon character


7. Greek fabulist


8. "Water" in Spanish


9. City where you can find the Plaka


10. Sampras's rival

Below are the names of 10 American cities in random order. Your challenge is to place them in order starting with the furthest East and ending with the furthest West. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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New York


Dallas


Anchorage


Boston


Chicago


Seattle


Honolulu


Washington DC


Los Angeles


Las Vegas

Below are 4 shots featuring a type of fish. How many can you identify? NOTE that #4 needs a two word answer. One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. 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 B and ends with K. 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 midnight. Good luck.

How well do you know the Wizard of Oz movie? Ten questions below - 15 maximum points to be scored. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Who starred as Dorothy in the 1939 movie?


2. What is Dorothy's last name?


3. What U.S. state does Dorothy come from?


4. What carries her to Oz?


5. What is the name of her dog?


6. What colour are her slippers? (1 point for the basic colour and 1 extra for the specific shade)


7. Who are Dorothy’s three companions? (1 point for each)


8. What do the three companions lack? (1 point for each)


9. What is the name of the Good Witch?


10. What animals does the Wicked Witch of the West send after Dorothy?

Below are 4 shots featuring more British birds. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. NOTE that 1 and 2 need two word answers. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

- Abraham Lincoln

Below are 4 shots featuring more food types. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to guess the movie titles that are being described in each clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Digit of the upper body consisting of the 79th element of the Periodic Table

2, The multidimensional array of mathematical elements

3. Nocturnal time period during which previously deceased people experience a renewal of life functions

4. Refrain from casting your visual attention to a higher position on the vertical plane

5. Association of those who celebrate deceased bards

6. The person suffering from severe kyphosis who inhabits the cathedral
of the archdiocese of Paris

A bit of a different picture quiz today. Below are 4 shots featuring types of animal. The first is, of course, a squirrel. Your challenge is to guess which of the other animals shown is most closely related to the squirrel. One guess per entry. Label your answer using either 2, 3 or 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Below are clues to the usual name of a UN Member State which starts with the letter shown. How many can you identify? The Vatican City and Palestine do not count as they have observer status only in the UN. Kosovo and Taiwan have no UN membership. Most of the clues have only one possible answer but otherwise you have to get the name I was thinking of. Some easy, others less so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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A. Situated in the Pyrenees

B. Formerly known as Bechuanaland

C. Island country near Madagascar

D. One half of the island of Hispaniola

E. You’ll find Karnak there

F. Has land in Europe, America, Africa and Oceania

G. Island nation invaded by the USA in the 1980s

H. Central American nation

I. One of the few countries that does not have any indigenous snakes

J. Home to Petra

K. Pacific island nation

L. Formerly part of Indo-China

M. Island nation in the Indian Ocean

N. Possibly the country with the least number of people of a different nationality

O. Capital city is Muscat

P. Has a hat named after it

Q. Sounds like a nasal infection

R. Where you can find Transylvannia

S. Connected to Malaysia by a bridge

T. Very small island nation

U. First World Cup host nation

V. Used to be split North and South like Korea

W. No country starts with W

X. No country starts with X

Y. Formerly contained the Aden Protectorant

Z. Used to be Northern Rhodesia

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with I. 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 midnight. Good luck.

I used to be Snow White, but I drifted - Mae West

Below are 4 shots featuring more brand logos. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

(Confuscus?)

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.

Your challenge today is to guess the usual Cockney Rhyming Slang for the words listed below. You have to get the answer I was thinking of for the point. Some are fairly easy but a few not so much. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Believe

2. Stairs

3. Gravy

4. Lodger

5. Legs

6. Hair

7. Hands

8. Money

9. Look

10. Later

11. Knackered (tired/broken)

12. Sun

13, Car

14. Word

15. Phone

Below are 4 shots featuring more famous foreheads. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Your challenge today is to guess the movie titles that are being described in each clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Male monarch of the species Panthera leo


2.The below average size creature whose upper extremities are human and whose lower extremities are piscine


3. The fear-inducing REM cycle which occurs prior to the Yuletide season


4. Person from the United States with a personality disorder characterized by antisocial behavior and an inability to feel remorse


5. Aerosolized polymers applied to follicles on the head for cosmetic purposes


6. The codex regarding a tropical forested area receiving at least
168 cm of rain per annum

Below are 4 shots featuring more British birds. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. 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 B and ends with H. 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 midnight. Good luck.

Below are 18 clues to persons whose first name is Thomas or a derivative thereof. How many can you guess? Some easy, others less so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.He purchased Louisiana from France

2.Inventor of the light bulb

3."Captain Phillips" actor

4."Eyes wide shut" actor

5.Playwright with actor son named Ed

6.Archbishop of Canterbury killed in 1170

7.(Fictional) Boy who became Voldemort

8."What’s new pussycat" singer

9.English actor who starred as Bane in "The Dark Knight Rises"

10.Motley Crue drummer; Ex-husband of Pamela Anderson

11.Huckleberry Finn's friend

12.Author of "Utopia"

13.Was in the Travellin’ Wilburys

14.Author with many novels about CIA analyst Jack Ryan

15.Starred as Loki in "The Avengers"

16.Mustachioed star of "Magnum, P.I."

17.Touched Jesus's wounds

18.This desert fighter of WWI is often known by his initials T.E.

Below are 4 shots featuring more dog breeds. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Where any of you fans of the original Dallas series? If so, this may be right up your street. Below are 4 shots featuring actors who played a regularly recurring character at some stage in the series. And a fifth in the following post. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture - two points for getting both their real names and the characters they portrayed - one point for only getting one or the other. Both Christian and surnames required for each point. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

DO you know your cocktails? Below is a list of the ingredients of 12 well-known cocktails. You have to guess the usual name of the cocktail that has those ingredients. I have not included ice or things such as olives or cherries when they are merely garnishes and not essential.


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1. Whisky or Bourbon and Angostura Bitters


2. Whisky, Sweet Vermouth and Angostura Bitters


3. Vodka, Cointreau, Lime Juice and Cranberry Juice


4. Vodka, Ginger Beer and Lime Juice


5. White Rum, Mint Leaves, Lime Juice and simple syrup


6. Vodka and Orange Juice


7. Gin, Lemon Juice, Club Soda and Simple Syrup


8. Whisky, Sugar and Mint Leaves


9. Pineapple, white rum, coconut cream and crushed ice


10. White and dark rum with orgeat syrup (or amaretto), curaçao, and lime juice.


11. Tequila, Orange Juice and Grenadine


12. Prosecco and peach schnapps

Below are 4 shots featuring more exotic fruits. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Do you know or can you guess what this is? No need to PM on this one or put initials and asterisks - just post.

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with F. 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 midnight. Good luck.

Below are 4 shots featuring well known F! championship drivers. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Today your challenge is to name the five UN Member States that are closest (as the crow flies) to Oman. The Vatican City and Palestine do not count as they have observer status only in the UN. Kosovo and Taiwan have no UN membership. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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A big welcome to the Group to Jenny @Jenniferw.

Below are the names of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. Your challenge is to name the modern day country in which they are or were believed to be situated. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Great Pyramid of Giza


2.Hanging Gardens of Babylon


3.Temple of Artemis at Ephesus


4.Statue of Zeus at Olympia


5.Mausoleum at Halicarnassus


6.Colossus of Rhodes


7.Lighthouse of Alexandria

Below are 4 shots featuring British birds. How many can you identify? One guess for each picture. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by midnight. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary.

Anything that's invented between when you're fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting.

Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.


- Douglas Adams

Each answer to the questions below starts with the letter shown. How many do you know or can you guess? Most are fairly easy but a few not so much. I believe that there is only one possible answer to each question but if not 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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A
Town on the West Coast

B
Woodwind musical instrument associated with Scotland

C
Roman name for Scotland

D
City on the Firth of Tay

E
Scotland's capital

F
Biologist and physician who discovered penicillin

G
Popular sport from Scotland

H
Fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle

I
"Capital" of the Scottish Highlands

J
King who commissioned an English translation of the Bible

K
Pleated skirt for men

L
Scottish term for a lake

M
Shakespeare play set in Scotland

N
Colony in the Americas whose name is Latin for "New Scotland"

O
Island chain that lies about 10 miles north of the Scottish mainland

P
City that gave its name to a major city in Australia

Q
Book by Sir Walter Scott about a Scottish archer in France

R
Largest bank

S
Scottish Enlightenment figure known as "The Father of Economics"

T
Criss-cross patterns on cloth, sometimes associated with a specific clan

U
National animal

V
People that invaded Scotland in the 8th century

W
Hero portrayed in the movie "Braveheart"

X
Chemical element discovered by William Ramsay

Y
Treaty of [where] that established the border between England and Scotland in 1237

Z
Scotland got its first ever win at the FIFA World Cup in 1974 against
this country (which now has a different name)

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with B and ends with E. 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 midnight. Good luck.