You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. What am I?

I suspect many of you will remember Roger Miller’s hit King of the Road. Today’s challenge is to fill in the missing word or words as indicated by Xs in the lyrics below. Where there is more than one word you must get each word correct for the point. And note that where the lyrics refer to numbers they are spelt as words. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Trailer for sale or rent
Rooms to let, 50 cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom
Buys an eight by 12 four-bit room
I'm a man of means, by no means
King of the road
Third boxcar, midnight train
Destination: Bangor, Maine
Old worn out suit and shoes
I don't pay no union dues
I smoke, old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around
I'm a man of means, by no means
King of the road
I know every engineer on every train
All of the children and all of their names
Every handout in every town
Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around
I sing, trailers for sale or rent
…………………



Trailer for sale or rent

Rooms to let, (1) xxxxx xxxxx
No phone, no (2) xxxx, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but (3) xxx hours of (4) xxxxxxx xxxxx
Buys an (5) xxxxx xx xxxxxx four-bit room
I'm a man of means, by (6) xx xxxxx
King of the road
Third (7) xxxxxx, midnight train
Destination: (8) xxxxxx, xxxxx
Old worn out suit and shoes
I don't pay no (9) xxxxx xxxx
I smoke, (10) xxx xxxxxxx I have found
(11) xxxxx, but not too big around
I'm a man of means, by (6) xx xxxxx
King of the road
I know every (12) xxxxxxxx on every train
All of the children and all of their names
Every (13) xxxxxxx in every town
Every lock that ain't locked when (14) xx xxx’x xxxxxx
I sing, trailers for sale or rent
...............................

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.

I have a sea but no water
I have a tea but no cup
I have a bee but no honey
I have a pea but no pod
What am I?

Following on from the last words quiz, I have found 27 other words ending in “ide” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. This comprises 10 x six letter words, 10 x five letter words and 7 x four letter words. Your challenge is to name as many of the 27 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 27 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. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Today’s quiz involves identifying 18 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.


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1. Precipitation in the penultimate month of the year November Rain Guns n Roses

2. Existing on a supplication to a celestial diety Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi
3. Free-flowing musical composition related to the western half of the Czech Republic Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
4. Creature of the class Aves which is not in a state of bondage or imprisonment Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. Ambulating upon shards of transparent silicon dioxide Walking on Broken Glass Annie Lennox
6. There is no mercantile activity like the mercantile activity of stage productions There's No Business Like Show Business

7. The high speed thoroughfare which leads to a place of suffering for the damned Highway to Hell AC/DC
8. Heavy spherical object employed in the demolition of structures Wrecking Ball Mylie Cyrus
9. Adult with a Y chromosome located within an object designed for viewing reflections Man in the Mirror Michael Jackson
10. The rhythmic sequence of movement which reduces the risk of death or injury The Safety Dance Men without hats
11. We did not initiate the exothermic chemical process of combustion We Didn't Start the Fire Billy Joel
12. Sweet concoction of flour, eggs, and other ingredients near a gigantic body of water Cake by the Ocean DNCE
13. Audiovisual media terminated the lifespan of celebrities from mediawhich was solely audial in nature Video Killed the Radio Star Buggles

14. Women of a high social status who are not currently part of a romantic pairing Single Ladies Beyonce
15. I identify as a large tusked pinniped I am the Walrus Beatles
16. It is my conviction that I have the ability to travel through a gaseous substratewithout being in contact with a grounded surface I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly

17. Yuletide season that reflects all light in the visible spectrum White Christmas Bing Crosby
18. Spherical object made from secretions of Hevea brasiliensis Rubber ball Bobby Vee/Marty Wilde

or just having a break from us lot - getting a bit worried about him.

Here’s a number of acronyms frequently used in medical situations and in line with the NHS website. You've probably heard of them all but do you know what they stand for? You must get the full name correct for the point. Some easy others not and if you get #11 you get an extra point and must be a medical professional. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.GA General Anaesthetic

2.OT Occupational Therapist
3.MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
4.BMI Body Mass Index
5.IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome
6.CT (Scan) Computerised Tomography
7.FBC Full Blood Count
8.ICU Intensive Care Unit
9.ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
10.GP General Practitioner
11.MRSA Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
12.MS Multiple Sclerosis

13.EEG Electroencephalogram
14.SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder
15.PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
16.DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis
17.MMR Measles, Mumps and Rubella
18.HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
19.DNR Do Not Resuscitate
20.ECG Electrocardiogram

21.TFT Thyroid Function Test

Today we’re off on another Superfunguy cruise – this time in the Baltic Sea. We’re sailing from Oslo in a clockwise direction around the entire coast of the Baltic Sea ending eventually at Aarhus in Denmark. Your challenge is to place in order each country whose coast we pass. Bear in mind that it is possible to encounter the same country more than once (as you would, for example, if you passed Spain, Gibraltar and then Spain again). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Norway
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. Denmark

One for football fans today although those not really interested could probably still have a reasonable guess at most. What I’m looking for are the names of the last ten different clubs to be champions of the Premiership or the old First Division. Any order but limited to 10 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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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.

I have found 24 seven letter words ending in “ide” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 24 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 24 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. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Below is a list of 10 monarchs of England/GB followed by a random list of years in which each one of them reigned. Your challenge is to match the monarch with the correct year. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. George V

2. James I

3. Charles II

4. Richard III

5. Mary I

6. Henry IV

7. Stephen

8. William II

9. John

10. Victoria


1622

1555

1210

1922

1484

1090

1840

1661

1402

1140

The following list gives clues to the names of 24 famous people whose first name begins with D. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for the point. 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. He was a Blues Brother and a Conehead Dan Aykroyd
2. "Bend It" like him David Beckham
3. V.P. for George W. Bush Dick Cheney
4. Schwarzenegger's "Twin" Danny DeVito
5. WWII Allied commander Dwight Eisenhower
6. Child actress who starred in "War of the Worlds" Dakota Fanning
7. "Lethal Weapon" star Danny Glover
8. Had a shootout at the O.K. Corral Doc Holliday
9. Also known as "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson
10. Boxing promoter and convicted killer Don King
11. "Women in love" author D. H. Lawrence
12. Led Argentina to World Cup victory in 1986 Diego Maradona





13. President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega
14. Country singer who founded a theme park Dolly Parton
15. Former V.P. who sounds like a bird Dan Quayle
16. Singer who played Billie Holliday on screen Diana Ross
17. Disco singer who sang "MacArthur Park" Donna Summer
18. The tenth doctor David Tennant
19. Spanish painter of "Las Meninas" Diego Velazquez
20. Star of "Training Day" and "Malcolm X" Denzel Washington
21. Chinese leader who introduced a market economy Deng Xiaoping
22. “Jeans on” 70s singer David Dundas
23. Appeared in first ever episode of Corrie Doris Speed (Annie Walker)
24. Revived Nat Cole’s “Too Young” in the 70s Donny Osmond

Apollo astronauts brought 381 kilograms of moon rocks back to Earth. It is currently illegal to sell these rocks, but you can still own a piece of the moon for the right price. That's because there are also 370 known meteorites on Earth which originally came from the moon.

There are just 9 sovereign countries in Asia that have no coastline on an ocean or sea (including the Caspian Sea). How many can you name – maximum 9 guesses allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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This word quiz might be more of a challenge than the last one. I have identified 32 words of between 5 and 9 letters that begin and end with a “c” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 32 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 321 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. To help, I have indicated below how many words I have found in each number of letters. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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9 letter Words (4)

8 letter Words (6)


7 letter Words (9)

6 letter Words (8)

5 letter Words (5)

Below is a list of celebrities and a random list showing the places in which they were born. All you have to do is to match each celebrity with their place of birth. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Natalie Portman


2. Cliff Richard


3. Keanu Reeves


4. Mel Gibson


5. Emma Watson


6. Nicole Kidman


7. Charlize Theron


8. Amy Adams


9. Joaquin Phoenix


10. Kiefer Sutherland


11. Freddie Mercury


12. Audrey Hepburn


13. Eddie Izzard



India


France


Puerto Rico


Zanzibar


Yemen


Lebanon


South Africa


UK


Israel


USA (New York City)


Belgium


Italy


USA (Hawaii)

I suspect this may be another not too difficult one but, without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this young girl is? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

How’s your French these days? Today’s challenge is to guess the English equivalent of the following French words, each of which relates to a place of some kind (i.e. somewhere you could visit or meet). One guess allowed per word. No use of reference material or the internet, of course, to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Ville City
2. Île Island
3. Pont Bridge
4. Mer Sea
5. Fleuve River
6. Plage Beach
7. Côte Coast
8. Rue Street


9. Banlieue Suburbs
10. Boulangerie Bakery
11. Église Church
12. Marché Market
13. Musée Museum
14. Maison House
15. Lac Lake
16. Salon Living Room

17. Piscine Pool
18. Stade Stadium
19. Pays Country
20 .Jardin Garden
21. Palais Palace
22. Magasin Shop
23. Gare Station

24. Ecole School

I have identified 28 six-letter words ending in “nder” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 28 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 28 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. 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 top 10 countries that have the most islands of at least 10 sq kms in size. Entries limited to 10 guesses only. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Who has Liam Neeson morphed into here?

Your challenge today is guess the continent or continents in which the following animals may be found in the wild (including where they have been introduced to the wild). Where there is more than one continent I’ve indicated how many in brackets. You get one point for each correct continent – number of guesses for each animal limited to the number of continents indicated. So, 43 points maximum available. For the avoidance of doubt, I am taking the continents to include North America (Canada down to Panama), South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia - but not including the Arctic or Antarctica. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Tiger (1) Asia

2. Cheetah (2) Africa Asia
3. Mandrill (1) Africa
4. Opossum/possum (4) North America South America Asia Australasia
5. Fruit bat (3) Africa Asia Australasia
6. Wart hog (1) Africa
7. Coyote (1) North America
8. Reindeer/caribou (3) North America Asia Europe
9. Rhinoceros (2) Asia Africa
10. Python (4) North America Asia Australasia Africa
11. Gazelle (2) Asia Africa
12. Beaver (4) Europe North America Asia South America
13. Yak (1) Asia
14. Tapir (2) Asia South America
15. Ring-tailed Lemur (1) Africa
16. Komodo Dragon (1) Asia
17. Rhea (1) South America
18. Chameleon (3) North America Asia Africa
19. Grey Wolf (3) Europe North America Asia
20. Dromedary/one-humped camel (3) Asia Africa Australasia

Apparently pythons were introduced to the Florida Everglades and one was reported to have swallowed an alligator.

I have identified 16 words of between 3 and 9 letters that begin and end with a “b” and which might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 16 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 16 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. A clue – there is at least one word for each number of letters from 3 to 9. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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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.

Which one is Ariana Grande - which one is the look-a-like?

The following list gives clues to the names of 22 famous people whose first name begins with C. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for the point. 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. Starred as Batman in Batman Begins Christian Bale


2.Silent film star Charlie Chaplin

3."A Tale of Two Cities" author Charles Dickens

4.Main "Kelly's Heroes" actor Clint Eastwood

5.She was Princess Leia Carrie Fisher

6.Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara

7.Native American warrior who is sculpted into a South Dakota mountainside Crazy Horse


8.Possibly history's 2nd most-famous psychiatrist Carl Jung


9.Designer jeans namesake Calvin Klein

10.Flew non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927 Charles Lindbergh


11.Lead singer of Coldplay Chris Martin

12.American musician known as Mr Guitar Chet Atkins

13.Chart-topping comic actor Clive Dunn


14.Beboping saxophonist known as "Bird" Charlie Parker


15.Starred as Superman in 1978 Christopher Reeve

16.South African actress who played a serial killer in "Monster" Charlize Theron

17.Country singer who won "American Idol" in 2005 Carrie Underwood


18.19th century shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt


19.Actor from "The Deer Hunter" who wants more cowbell Christopher Walken


20.Beach Boys’ lead guitarist Carl Wilson

21.Broke the sound barrier Chuck Yeager

22.Wife of Michael Douglas Catherine Zeta-Jones

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this young lad is? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

I have identified 11 six-letter words that begin and end with an “a” and which 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. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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For this quiz, your challenge is to guess the name of the largest country in area that starts with each letter of the alphabet (other than W or X). One guess per clue allowed. Somme obvious but other definitely not. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Answers (figures in sq kms)

A 7,692,024 Australia
B 8,515,767 Brazil
C 9,984,670 Canada
D 2,344,858 Democratic Republic of the Congo
E 1,104,300 Ethiopia
F 640,679 France
G 357,114 Germany
H 112,492 Honduras
I 3,166,414 India
J 377,930 Japan
K 2,724,900 Kazakhstan
L 1,759,540 Libya
M 1,964,375 Mexico
N 1,267,000 Niger
O 309,500 Oman
P 1,285,216 Peru
Q 11,586 Qatar
R 17,098,242 Russia
S 2,149,690 Saudi Arabia
T 945,087 Tanzania
U 9,526,468 United States
V 916,445 Venezuela
Y 527,968 Yemen
Z 752,612 Zambia

Remember the film Twins where Arnie has an unlikely twin - well here he is with another unlikely twin!

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Here’s a straight-forward yes or no quiz. You have to guess whether each of the statements below is fact or misconception. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Tortoises can live longer than humans Fact


2.Most people in Mexico speak Spanish as a first language Fact

3.The whale shark is a type of whale Misconception - It’s a large shark


4.More than 5% of people who contract Covid-19 will die from it Misconception -
Estimates of the infection fatality rate vary, but tend to fall between 0.5% – 1%, with younger people having much lower rates


5.David Hasselhoff was once a popular singer in Germany - fact


6.Snakes kill thousands of people in Australia each year Misconception -
On average, only one or two people are killed


7.Humans evolved from chimpanzees Misconception

8.A large percentage of the U.S. budget goes to providing aid to other countries Misconception - Foreign aid only represents about 1% of the U.S. federal budget


9.In the western world, the average man has less testosterone than his grandfather did at the same age Fact

10.French people drink a lot more wine than people in most other countries Fact -
According to one study, France drinks 44 liters per person per year, more than every other country except the Vatican and Andorra


11.The Incan Empire lasted for thousands of years before the Spanish conquest Misconception - It was only about 4 hundred years or so


12.Based on current estimates, most of New York City will be under water by the year 2100 Misconception - It has been stated that NYC’s coastline areas could be under water by 2100 but most of the city is not near the coastline


13.In the United States, pit bulls kill far more people than any other breed of dog Fact

14.Fortune cookies were invented in China Misconception -They were invented by Japanese people in the United States


15.Iceland is colder than most other European countries Fact

16.There are actual bird nests in traditional Chinese "bird's nest soup" Fact

A man, a plan, a canal, Panama

Bruce Willis and US WW2 General Douglas MacArthur

Here's another list in random order of 10 TV police drama series. Your challenge is to place them in the order in which they were first shown on British TV – starting with the earliest. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Hawaii 50

CHiPs

Scott and Bailey

Naked City

Police Woman

Law and Order (UK)

Unforgotten

Cannon

Prime Suspect

Cagney and Lacey

Your challenge today is to guess one word that contains each of the letter combinations in the list below. For the avoidance of doubt, the word I’m looking for must contain the specified letters in the order shown with no other letters inserted between them. As long as the word can be found on an internet dictionary search it will count – however, proper nouns/words that begin with a capital letter, hyphenated words, words containing apostrophes or slang words are not allowed. One guess per word allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. PTC

2. CESH
3. TAPO
4. ETAW
5. IDIG
6. WILI
7. PTAG
8. TEBU
9. RLP
10. ESWE
11. ICTL
12. NANS
13. GHTM
14. EGM
15. RRH

Spaghetti is plural. A single strand of spaghetti is a spaghetto.

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 today is to identify a country that satisfies each of the requirements set out below. In all cases, there is more than one answer but you only need one of them to get a point and you can only have one guess. I have indicated (in brackets) how many countries satisfy each requirement. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Name a country……

1.with land on the Equator (11) Brazil | Colombia | D.R. Congo | Ecuador | Gabon |
Indonesia | Kenya | R. Congo | São Tomé and Príncipe |Somalia | Uganda

2.with an X in its name (2) Luxembourg | Mexico
3.bordering only China and India (2) Bhutan | Nepal
4.on the island of Borneo (3) Brunei | Indonesia | Malaysia
5.whose flag is only blue and white (6) Greece | Finland | F. S. Micronesia | Honduras |Israel | Somalia

6.whose flag is only blue and yellow (4) Ukraine | Sweden | Kazakhstan | Palau
7.completely surrounded by another country (3) Lesotho | San Marino | Vatican City
8.touching Lake Victoria (3) Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda
9.that averages less than 6 cm of precipitation per year (3) Egypt | Libya | Saudi Arabia
10.with an average elevation over 3000 meters (3) Bhutan | Nepal | Tajikistan
11.bordering the Black Sea (6) Bulgaria | Georgia | Romania | Russia | Turkey | Ukraine
12.bordering the Red Sea (8) Djibouti | Egypt | Eritrea | Israel | Jordan |Saudi Arabia | Sudan | Yemen

13.which gained independence from the Netherlands (3) Belgium | Indonesia | Suriname
14.considered by the United States to be astate sponsor of terrorism (4) Cuba | Iran | North Korea | Syria

15.whose population shrunk more than 5%between 2010–2021 (9) Andorra | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria |
Croatia | Latvia | Lithuania | Romania | Syria | Ukraine

16.whose capital starts with J (3) Israel | Indonesia | South Sudan
17.that grows more than 600,000 metric tons of coffee (4) Brazil | Vietnam | Colombia | Indonesia

18.that borders the Ivory Coast (5) Burkina Faso | Ghana | Guinea | Liberia | Mali
19.that had no people in the year 600 AD (7) Bahamas | Cape Verde | Iceland | Mauritius | New Zealand | São Tomé and Príncipe | Seychelles

20.is one of the four countries (other than Australia) which have the largest islands (4)Denmark (Greenland) | Madagascar | Canada (Baffin Island) | Indonesia (Sumatra)

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess to what type of animal the nose being shown in this photograph in close up belongs? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

For this quiz, you have to find an answer to each clue that has ‘back’ somewhere in it. One guess per clue allowed. Not too difficult on the whole I suspect. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.Spine Backbone
2.Useful for carrying schoolbooks Backpack
3.Swimming event Backstroke
4.Well-known type of whale Humpback
5.Where Marty McFly went Back to the Future
6.When sound from the speakers goes back into the microphone Feedback
7.Remote interior regions of Australia Outback
8.Boy band of the 1990s Backstreet Boys
9.Board game Backgammon
10.Hardcover alternative Paperback
11.American football position Quarterback


12.Quasimodo, e.g. Hunchback
13.Where less important Members of Parliament sit Backbenches
14.Second half of a round of golf Back Nine
15.Riding without a saddle Bareback
16.What the empire did Struck Back
17.Tennis players will hit this with one hand or two Backhand
18.Delete key alternative Backspace
19.Sweet revenge Payback or Get your own back
20.Way for a person to carry another person Piggyback

Don Everly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rvoHIML1SI

The U.S. government owns 79.6% of the land in the state of Nevada.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess what is being shown in this photograph in close up? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

Following on from the last words quiz, I have identified 16 six-letter words ending in “nce” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 16 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 16 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. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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In 1992, Pepsi held a promotion in the Philippines, promising a $40,000 prize to people whose bottle cap had the number 349 printed on it. But Pepsi screwed up. They accidentally printed 800,000 bottle caps with that number. Pepsi was let off the hook due to some legal fine print, but five people died in the ensuring riots