Below are the names of 10 French cities in random order. Your challenge is to place them in order starting with the furthest north and ending with the furthest south. PM me by midnight as usual. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.



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Lille

Strasbourg

Marseille

Calais

Paris

Nice

Ajaccio

Rouen

Bordeaux

Lyon

Below are 5 shots of the foreheads of well known people. How many can you identify – I guess for each photo. When you clickon them they are labelled 1 of 5 etc so link your answers to that. I think that you may have to click on the image that is overwritten with "see more photos" to get #5.


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I have found 21 eight letter words ending in “all” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 21 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 21 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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Below are 5 shots of the foreheads of well known people. How many can you identify – I guess for each photo. When you clickon them they are labelled 1 of 5 etc so link your answers to that. I think that you may have to click on the image that is overwritten with "see more photos" to get #5.


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Below are clues to the name of a recording artist which starts with the letter shown. How many can you identify? This is the name as it appears on the record label but disregarding “The”. 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 but W is definitely one for afficionados of the 4 Seasons. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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A. Popular current artist whose name sounds rather like a continental version of large auditorium

B. Born Peter Gene Hernandez in1985

C. His boomerang wouldn’t come back

D. Started out as a one man band in 1965

E. Had No. 1 hit with Stay another day in 1994

F. Old blue eyes

G. Made the original version of The greatest love of all

H. American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host who recorded the
soundtrack for When Harry met Sally

I. Heavy metal group still going since 1975

J. Only act to have won the Eurovision song contest more than once

K. Won the 1997 Eurovision song contest

L. Had 1975 hit with the theme from Jaws

M. Heather Small fronted this group

N. American singer/composer who dropped his first name in the early 1970s
onone single and then restored it

O. Came second on the X Factor in 2009

P. One half of what many consider to be the greatest pop duo of all time

Q. Had a No. 11 hit in 1974 with Now I’m here

R. First white artist to have a big hit in the UK charts on the Tamla Motown label (in 1968)

S. Started out under the name Tom & Jerry

T. Did the original version of My Girl

U. Jamaican town gave this group a hit

V. Much-loved British songstress who had lots of hits in the 50s

W. Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons recorded under this name in 1965

X. Had No. 5 hit in 1982 with English Settlement

Y. Group that had first hit in 1967 then shortened their name to sound more adult

Z. 1960s group whose members included Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone

Today your challenge is to name the five UN Member States that are closest (as the crow flies) to Nigeria. 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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Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with A 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 midnight. Good luck.

Below are 5 shots of the foreheads of well known people. How many can you identify – I guess for each photo. When you clickon them they are labelled 1 of 5 etc so link your answers to that. I think that you may have to click on the image that is overwritten with "see more photos" to get #5.


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Below are clues to the name of a plant which starts with the letter shown – mostly flowers. How many can you identify? 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 (some for obvious reasons). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.



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A. Commonly known as the snapdragon

B. Often called the Butterfly Bush

C. Otherwise known as Aquilega

D. Perennial flowering plant that is toxic to humans and livestock -

E. Heather is a type of …. -

F. Also known as Digitalis -

G. Common bedding plant -

H. Tall upright flowers in the mallow family -

I. Commonly known as Busy Lizzie -

J. Shares its name wioth a 1990 film -

K. Resembles a tennis ball sprouting kale leaves -

L. Tree also known as a Linden -

M. Aniother common bedding plant -

N. Also known as the water lily -

O. Exotic hothouse plant -

P. Often found in hanging baskets -

Q. A tree that bears a fruit, similar in appearance to a pear, which is bright golden-yellow when mature -

R. Quintessential English flower -

S. Common succulent -

T. Holland is well known for growing them -

U. Coniferous tree that is well-named -

V. Small version of the pansy -

W. Common name for Erysimum -

X. Also known as the Strawflower -

Y. Slow-growing coniferous tree -

Z. Member of the Aster family -

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

Below are the names of 10 English cities in random order. Your challenge is to place them in order starting with the furthest north and ending with the furthest south. PM me by midnight as usual. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Scarborough

Nottingham

Oxford

Durham

Manchester

Swindon

Leeds

Birmingham

Leicester

Milton Keynes

The following list gives clues to the names of 18 famous people (real or fictional) whose first name begins with I. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for the point. Half a 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
Notorious Ugandan dictator

2
"A couple of swells" composer

3
Rapper who said "today was a good day"

4
Soviet boxer who battled Rocky Balboa

5
English actor. Star of "Luther" and "The Dark Tower".

6
Author of “Chitty-Chitty-Bang- Bang: The Magical Car”

7
India's only female Prime Minister

8
R&B singer famous for the theme from Shaft

9
Russian version of John Doe

10
Played by Harrison Ford several times

11
1980s Czech tennis great

12
Filipino first lady and shoe collector

13
A falling apple inspired his work on gravitation

14
Sang lead in Jethro Tull

15
Liverpool's all-time leading goalscorer

16
"Rite of Spring" composer

17
Daughter of recent POTUS

18
Author of "Trainspotting"

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with A and ends with T. (I decided against including A – S as you would all have come up with antidisestablishmentarians.😎) 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.

Here's a potentially tricky one. Below are the English meanings of the names of 7 capital cities, all of which are in Central or South America. Can you guess the Spanish name by which they are usually known? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by midnight. Good luck.



1. Assumption

2. Fair Winds

3. The Peace

4. Saint Joseph

5. Holy Saviour

6. Saint James

7. Saint Dominic

Arsenic trioxide was once in fairly common use as a poison. Rates of poisoning decreased after the invention of the Marsh Test in 1836 which made it possible to detect arsenic in human remains.

As a result, it was often referred to as [what ???]. PLEASE no use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have a guess. Good luck.

I have found 7 words four to seven letters long ending in “ald” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 7 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 7 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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I decided to change our loop's name to better reflect what it offers now.

Who was the first person to have a net worth in excess of $1 billion U.S. dollars?


PLEASE no use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

Below are the names of ten movie stars. Your challenge is to place them in order of how old they are starting with the oldest down to the youngest. PM me by midnight as usual. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Robert de Niro

George Clooney

Dwayne Johnson

Jack Nicholson

Tom Hanks

Will Smith

Chris Hemsworth

Jim Carrey

Ben Stiller

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Today your challenge is to name the five UN Member States that are closest (as the crow flies) to Ecuador. 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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Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with A and ends with R. 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.

By what name is the English Channel known to the French? PLEASE no use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

Which creature has the biggest eyes in the animal kingdom? No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

Some general knowledge questions - 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. What is bull ring in Spanish?

2. What is the capital of the Philippines?

3. Mahatma Ghandi died in 1948, having never won the Nobel Peace Prize – but what was his first name

4. What element has the symbol Pb?

5. Who was John Lennon's 1st wife?

6. The West Bank is one Palestinian territory. What is the other one?

7. In what language was Catholic mass always delivered, until the 1960s?

8. What country built the Maginot Line to resist invasion from its eastern
neighbour? (it didn't work)

9.Who are the best-selling Norwegian band of all time?

10. What city is bordered by the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus, and the Sea of Marmara?

11. What is the term for the smallest animal in a litter?

12. On what island would you find the city of Honolulu?

13. Two elements of the periodic table start with Z. One is zinc but what is the other?

14. Who said, of his son, "I want him to be Christened, but I don’t
know into what religion yet"?

15. What is the nearest city to New York City that has a population over 10 million?

16. From where can you check out, but never leave?

17. What were Harvey, Irma, and Maria?

18. What former patent clerk was named Time Magazine's
"Person of the Century" in 1999?

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with A and ends with P. 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.

Which country, beginning with M, has an AK-47 assault rifle on its flag? PLEASE no use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

Below are the names of eight members of the Royal Family. Your challenge is to place them in order of how tall they are starting with the tallest down to the shortest. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me by midnight as usual. Good luck.


Prince Harry


Katherine (Duchess of Cambridge)


Prince William


Prince Edward


HM The Queen


Prince Charles


Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall)


Princess Anne

Below are clues to famous people whose name is a good match to their profession. Some easy, others not so. 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. Jamaican runner as fast as lightning
Usain ………..


2. Australian tennis player who often won on the...
Margaret ………….


3. American golfer who uses irons and...
Tiger ………….


4. English 1966 World Cup winner who kicked this
Alan ………….


5. English romantic poet who knew writing's value
William ………..


6. British weather presenter who might predict a snowstorm
Sara ……………...


7. Investment banking partner of Wall Street firm who was made of money
Marcus ……….


8. The 2018 MTV Europe Best German Act was this pop...
Mike …………..


9. British celebrity chef who cooks here
Tom ……………...


10. Director of the Amazing Spider-Man movies
Marc ………...


11. 2000 Olympics American high jumper, or perhaps high...
Nathan …..……...


12. President who signed hundreds of these into law
Bill ……………..

Do you know or can you guess which is the only country to have imposed a tax on the wearing of beards. PLEASE no use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

What now common metal used to be difficult to extract from ore resulting in its selling in the mid-1800s for about twice the price of gold. PLEASE no use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with A and ends with O. 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.

From the first show in 1955 to the last show of the first revival series in 1974 there were seven individuals who acted as its compere. How many of them can you name? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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The State of Wyoming is 10k sq kms larger than the whole of the UK. Can you guess how many escalators there are in the whole of the State? Nearest guess will be the winner. PLEASE no use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess (it has to be a complete guess doesn't it!!). Good luck.

I have found 11 six letter words ending in “ile” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 11 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 11 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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Below is a list in random order of 10 classic novels followed by a random list of their authors. Your challenge is to match the novel with its author. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Westward Ho

2. White Fang

3. Bring ‘em back alive

4. A Connecticutt Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

5. Master of Ballantrae

6. The Corsican Brothers

7. TheTalisman

8. Jane Eyre

9. Moll Flanders

10. Moby Dick



Jack London

Robert Louis Stevenson

Daniel Defoe

Herman Melville

Frank Buck

Sir Walter Scott

Charlotte Bronte

Charles Kingsley

Mark Twain

Alexander Dumas

Gallup Polls on the use of marijuana in the USA have regularly been conducted since 1969 (the year of Woodstock). Can you guess the percentage of the US population that the first such poll suggested had tried marijuana by that date? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with A and ends with N. 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.

Today your challenge is to name the five UN Member States that are closest (as the crow flies) to the USA. 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.


I hope this is clear and good luck. PM me with your guesses. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.

Just as we were talking about her being nearly 100 sadly she didn't make it.

Can you guess which US state is the closest to Africa as the crow flies. You may be surprised. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Here's a map of the US to help. Good luck.

The following films were all on general release in 1973 but which is the odd one out? One point for getting the right film and one more for the reason which I had in mind. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. PM me your guesses by midnight. Good luck.


Live and let die (Roger Moore and Jane Seymour)


The Exorcist (Linda Blair)


Paper Moon (Ryan and Tatum O'Neal)


The way we were (Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford)

I've seen the posts in other loops about last night. Just to say that it was entirely my decision to delete the thread as I want my loop to remain solely a source of fun quizzes . No comments on this please.

Do you know or can you guess from which country did the Romani people originate? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

Below are clues to the name of a recording artist which starts with the letter shown. How many can you identify? This is the name as it appears on the record label but disregarding “The”. 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 (some for obvious reasons}. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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A. Claimed that it never rains in Southern California Albert Hammond

B. Went for a different beat in 1996 Boyzone

C. Wanted to be your one and only Chesney Hawkes

D. Pat’s daughter Debby Boone

E. Group formed by white-haired multi-instrumentalist Edgar Winter Group

F. Mid-70s group with a canine name FOX

G. Mid–70s Dutch group Golden Earring

H. W.O.L.D. disc jockey Harry Chapin

I. 74 year old long-haired American often seen performing stripped to the waist
Iggy Pop

J. Famous for recording Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah and drowned in 1997 aged 30
Jeff Buckley

K. Won American Idol in 2002 Kelly Clarkson

L. Won the X Factor in 2007 Leon Jackson

M. British orchestra leader Geoff Love recorded under this pseudonym Manuel
and the Music of the Mountains

N. British hip hop group which had big hit with I need you N-Dubz

O. Canadian jazz pianist, virtuoso and composer died in 2007 Oscar Peterson

P. Known as the singing barber Perry Como

Q. Had hit with the Lone Ranger in 1979 Quantum Jump

R. Born in 1936 in Wink, Texas Roy Orbison

S. Well known star born in Tiger Bay Shirley Bassey

T. Lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes in the 1970s Teddy
Pendergrass

U. British new wave group that started out as Tiger Lily in 1974 Ultravox

V. British group that scored with Hitchin’ a ride in 1970 Vanity Fare

W. British/Irish boy band The Wanted

X. Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana,
Cuba. Xavier Cugat

Y. British rock group whose first release was I wish you would The Yardbirds

Z. Left top boy band in 2015 Zayn Malik

Your challenge today is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with A 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.

Can you guess which country, after the USA, is closest to Canada as the crow flies. You may be surprised. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. No need for PMs or initials – just have your guess. Good luck.

Below are clues to the name of an animal which starts with the letter shown. How many can you identify? 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 (some due to the letter). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.


A. Domesticated version of the South American vicuna - Alpaca

B. Large venomous African snake - Boomslang

C. Lizard that can change colour - Chameleon

D. Another name for the Arabian camel - Dromedary

E. Type of heron : species include cattle and little- Egret

F. Small fox with large ears - Fennec

G. Primate found in South East Asia - Gibbon

H. African carnivore famous for laughing - Hyena

I. Type of Madagascan lemur - Indri

J. Anubis has the head of this animal - Jackel

K. Another animal that is associated with laughing - Kookaburra

L. Domesticated version of the South American guanaco - Llama

M. Largest monkey with red and blue nose - Mandrill

N. Sang in Berkeley Square - Nightingale

O. Forest-dwelling relative of the giraffe - Okapi

P. Scaly-skinned creature sometimes mistakenly referred to as a scaly anteater =
Pangolin

Q. National bird of Guatemala - Quetzal

R. Known as the caribou in Canada - Reindeer

S. British bird that often ‘flocks’ in the sky - Starling

T. Large mammal that has Brazillian and Malaysian species - Tapir

U. Bald-headed South American monkey - Uakari

V. Bird of prey that circles potential food - Vulture

W. Otherwise known as the gnu - Wildebeest

X. Brilliantlycoloured very small fish often seen in aquarium - X-Ray Tetra

Y. Woolly domesticated member of cattle family found in the Tibetan plateau - Yak

Z. Large domesticated species of Indian cattle – Zebu

Merry Christmas everybody and I hope you all have a great time with your families and friends this year. This will be my last quiz until Christmas is done.


AndI fancy this may bean easy one but do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here? Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance.

Your challenge tyoday is to come up with the longest word that you can think of that begins with A 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.

Here’s a possibly difficult one. There are four countries in the world that end in a letter which no other country ends in. Country here means a UN member state. Can you guess any or all of them? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.