Here’s a quiz for Beatles fans. It’s in two parts. Firstly, I’m looking for the 5 top 40 hits from the 1960s with a title that has two or more words that begin with the same letter. Secondly, I’m looking for the 10 top 40 hits from the 1960s that have one or more words of at least 7 letters in their title (both sides will count separately in the case of double-sided hits). Where an EP or LP has made the top 40, only the name of the EP or LP applies. A small clue – two hits appears in both lists. You can make as many guesses as you want. 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.

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

A homonym is a word that is spelled and pronounced the same but has different meanings. For each pair of words below, can you guess the homonym applying to them. Most are not difficult but a few may take more thought. As usual, you have to get the answer I'm looking for. 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.

1.Duck noise Unqualified doctor * Quack


2.Half of a half To billet * Quarter

3.Celestial body Celebrity * Star

4.Weighing device To climb to the top of * Scale

5.To enter an airplane Plank of wood * Board

6.Sheltered from the sun Untrustworthy * Shady

7.Container for arrows To tremble * Quiver

8.Card game Fire prodding stick * Poker

9.To hurry Fraternity recruitment period * Rush

10.Tall tale Knitting material * Yarn

11.To tussle Discarded metal * Scrap

12.Vessel for holding liquid Baseball position * Pitcher

13.Source of water or oil In good health * Well

14.Drinking vessel To rob * Mug

15.Folding makeup case Small car * Compact

16.Body part Keyboard instrument * Organ

17.Stem of a plant To pursue furtively * Stalk

18.Bathroom compartment To pause * Stall

19.Military level Malodorous * Rank

20.Timber To move clumsily * Lumber

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 identified 8 six-letter words and 7 five-letter words ending in “ral” 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. 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

Here’s a topical challenge as the Tokyo Games start today. How many of the last ten cities to host the summer Olympic Games can you name. One point for each correct city named and an extra point for each you place with the correct year. 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.


1. 2016

2. 2012

3. 2008

4. 2004

5. 2000

6. 1996

7. 1992

8. 1988

9. 1984

10. 1980

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

Here’s a quiz for ABBA fans. It’s in two parts. Firstly, I’m looking for the 6 top 40 hits with a title that repeats one or more words. Secondly, I’m looking for the 7 top 40 hits that have a word of 7 letters or more in their title (not including words that appear only in brackets). A small clue – one hit appears in both lists. 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.

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

The following is a list of things that can be applied to countries. Your challenge is to name one country to which each item in the list applies more than it does to the USA. In most cases there is more than one country that beats the USA but you only have to get one of them. To assist, I have put the number of countries that beat the USA in each respect in brackets. 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.

1 Population (2) China | India


2 Surface area (3) Russia | Canada | China

3 Most international tourists in 2019 (2) France | Spain

4 Northernmost point (3) Canada | Russia | Norway

5 Most wine production in 2018 (3) Italy | France | Spain

6 Most Spanish speakers (3) Mexico | Colombia | Argentina

7 Olympic medals in Alpine skiing (3) Austria | Switzerland | France

8 Most 7.5 earthquakes since 1900 (2) Indonesia | Chile

9 Most farmland (1) India

10 Fastest person in the 100 meter sprint (1) Jamaica

11 Highest obesity rate (9) Nauru | Palau | Marshall Islands | Tuvalu | Tonga | Samoa | Kiribati | F. S. Micronesia | Kuwait


12 Most nuclear warheads (1) Russia

13 Most languages spoken (4) Papua New Guinea | Indonesia | China | Nigeria

14 Most CO2 emissions per capita in 2019 (12) Palau | Qatar | Trinidad and Tobago | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Bahrain | Oman | Saudi Arabia |Australia | Brunei | Luxembourg | Canada


15 Olympic gold medals in baseball (1) Cuba

16 Most wolves (4) Canada | Kazakhstan | Russia | Mongolia

17 Beef consumption per capita (2) Argentina | Uruguay

18 Most active volcanoes (1) Indonesia

19 Most Winter Olympics medals (1) Norway


20 Most stripes on its flag (1) Malaysia

Following on from yesterday’s quiz, I have identified 13 seven-letter words ending in “kle” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 13 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 13 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.


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

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is pictured as a child in the 1960s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

I have identified 14 six-letter words ending in “kle” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 14 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 14 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.


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

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.

Carrying on the latin theme, here we have a number of clues to facts about Italy or Italian people or things. Each answer begins with the last letter of the previous question (including the answer to #1 which follows from #20). 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.


1. 2006 Winter Olympics host - Turin

2. City near Mount Vesuvius - Naples

3. Italy's second largest island - Sardinia

4. Sea on Italy's east coast - Adriatic

5. Gladiatorial arena of ancient Rome - Colosseum

6. Italy's most populous metro area - Milan

7. Emperor during the great fire of ancient Rome - Nero

8. Musical style of Verdi and Puccini - Opera

9. Saint Francis of _____ - Assisi

10. Name of 13 popes - Innocent

11. Italian word for Earth - Terra

12. Fashion mogul Giorgio - Armani

13. Lampedusa or Elba, for example - Island

14. Italian term for a cathedral - Duomo

15. Ancient Roman poet who wrote "Metamorphoses" - Ovid

16. Michelangelo's most famous sculpture - David

17. Motorcycle manufacturer - Ducati

18. Team with 19 Serie A titles: ____ Milan - Inter


19. Country invaded by Italy in 1941 - Romania

20. Marco Polo or Fiumicino, for example – Airport

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

Today we test your knowledge of Latin words. There is a list of Latin words – of how many do you know or can you guess the English equivalent word. 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.


1. Sol

2. Mille

3. Rex
4. Mater
5. Contra

6. Lumen

7. Annus

8. Stella

9. Leo

10. Bellum

11. Emptor

12. Post

13. Nihil

14. Pax

15. Avis

16. Deus

17. Sanguis

18. Ovum

19. Lupus

20. Luna

21. Amicus
22. Ursus

23. Corpus

24. Caput

Your challenge today is to name the 7 English counties that have land borders with at least 7 other English counties. 7 Guesses maximum – a point each plus a bonus point if you can identify which one of those counties shares 8 such land borders. For these purposes I’m not including the City of London (the square mile) as a county. 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.

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.

Here’s a challenge for all of you who like these word quizzes. I have identified 10 six-letter words and 12 seven-letter words ending in “ite” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing etc. Your challenge is to name as many of the 22 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 22 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 – neither are American versions of words we spell …ght. 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

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

Below is a random list of 10 British TV drama series. Your challenge is to place them in the correct order as to when 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.


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.


Downton Abbey


Upstairs Downstairs


I Claudius


Armchair Theatre


Primeval


Quatermass and the pit


The prisoner


The human jungle


Heartbeat


Harry’s game

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is pictured in 1951? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

The following list gives clues to the names of 22 famous people whose first name begins with a J. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required. 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.


1. Director of "Titanic" James Cameron

2. English airport is named after him John Lennon

3. Sister of Michael and LaToya Janet Jackson

4. Are you experienced? This guitarist was Jimi Hendrix

5. Current P.M. of Canada Justin Trudeau

6. Star of "The Shining" Jack Nicholson

7. Author of "Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austen

8. Star of "The Wizard of Oz" Judy Garland

9. Actress who visited Hanoi and made workout tapes Jane Fonda

10. "Ich bin ein Berliner", he said John F. Kennedy

11. Spain's best-selling singer of all time Julio Iglesias

12. Obama's Veep Joe Biden

13. Won 4 gold medals in 1936 Jesse Owens

14. 4th U.S. President James Madison

15. Western actor known as "The Duke" John Wayne

16. Oil baron who was the world's first billionaire John D. Rockefeller

17. He was a rebel without a cause James Dean

18. Starred as the Joker, in 2019 Joaquin Phoenix

19. His jail cell death in 2019 raised many an eyebrow Jeffrey Epstein

20. French author of "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" Jules Verne

21. Discovered the polio vaccine Jonas Salk

22. President of South Africa, 2009–2018 Jacob Zuma

....was the ostrich running when it collided with the tree

Do you know or can you guess who or what this is emerging from the earth in this photo?

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is at 11 years old? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

There are 16 countries in Africa that are landlocked/have no coastline. How many can you name – maximum 16 guesses allowed. 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 (but you can still make changes up until midnight). 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.

Here's one especially for anyone who's looked after young children. There have been 50 Mr Men books in the Roger Hargreaves series of children’s stories. Your challenge is to name a Mr Man book which starts with each of the following letters of the alphabet. Most of these letters apply to more than one Mr Man book – you only have to get one of them. Maximum number of points available is 19 - one guess only per 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 Adventure

B Bounce Brave Bump Busy

C Calm Chatterbox Cheerful Clever Clumsy Cool

D Daydream Dizzy

F Forgetful Funny Fussy

G Good Greedy Grumble Grumpy

H Happy

I Impossible


J Jelly

L Lazy

M Marvellous Mean Messy Mischief Muddle

N Nobody Noisy Nosey Nonsense

P Perfect

Q Quiet

R Rude Rush

S Silly Skinny Slow Small Sneeze Snow Strong

T Tall Tickle Topsy-Turvy

U Uppity

W Worry Wrong

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is a fair bit younger than now? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

I have identified 14 six-letter words ending in “end” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 14 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 14 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.

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

You may not be aware (I certainly wasn’t until recently) that the humble Kit Kat bar is probably the favourite item of confectionary in Japan. Nestle have created more than 300 limited-edition seasonal and regional flavours of Kit Kat chocolate bars produced in Japan since 2000, many exclusive to the country and not produced elsewhere. So it will almost certainly be pure guesswork but how many of the following 15 flavours do you think are among the 300 plus limited editions. Just answer true or false to each one. 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.



1. Matcha Green Tea

2. Wasabi

3. Earwax

4. Fried Chicken

5. Fish and Chips

6. Hokkaido Melon and Mascarpone Cheese

7. Chestnut

8. Miso Soup

9. Swedish Meatballs

10. Fresh Linen

11. Soy Sauce

12 Ramen Noodles

13. Absinthe

14. Baked Potato

15. Cough Drop

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is a fair bit younger than now? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

Your challenge today is to guess which name in each group of four is the odd one out. One point for the correct answer and an extra one point if you can guess the reason why (which must be the reason I have given). 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.

1. Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad - Anni-Frid Lyngstad is Norwegian, the others are all Swedish

2. King’s Cross, Marylebone, St Pancras, Fenchurch Street - St Pancras is not a station on the Monopoly board

3. Caruso, Bocelli, Domingo, Pavarotti - Placido Domingo is Spanish, the others are all Italian

4. Liverpool, Arsenal, Brighton, Manchester City - Manchester City is the only team in the list that has ever been relegated from the Premier League


5. Angelica, Cinnamon, Woodruff, Sorrel - Cinnamon is a spice, the others are herbs

6. Flying fox, Prairie dog, Guinea pig, Pygmy hippopotamus - Pygmy hippopotamus is the only one that is what its name says it is


7. Richard III, Henry VII, Mary I, Edward VI - Richard III was not a Tudor monarch

8. A murder is announced, The ABC murders, The body in the library, The moving finger - The ABC Murders featured Poirot, all the others were Miss Marple stories

9. New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut - New Jersey is not a State in New England

10. Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Stan Laurel, Charlie Chaplin - Lou Costello was American, all the others were British

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.

Below is a random list of 10 British game show series. Your challenge is to place them in the correct order as to when 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.


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.


The Golden Shot


The Chase


Take your pick


The price is right


Countdown


University challenge


Call my bluff


3-2-1


Tipping point


The generation game

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

I have identified 15 six-letter words ending in “ant” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. 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. 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

Just seen the platypus swim by in San Diego Zoo
https://www.sdzsafaripark.org/cams/platypus-cam

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

A bit more difficult after the obvious ones perhaps, your challenge today is to guess the names of the 10 largest cities or towns in Scotland by population (as given on the website of worldatlas). Entries limited to 10 guesses. 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.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is missing from this photo of Mount Rushmore? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

Here’s a fun quiz for today. Can you identify the film from the description of a major hole in its plotline. 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.



1. It would take decades for a T-Rex to reach maturity Jurassic Park


2. Kicks to the face were against the rules of the tournament The Karate Kid


3. It's highly unlikely that the alien mothership would be compatible with Earth computers Independence Day


4. When the main character instantly doubles in size, his pants remain intact The Incredible Hulk


5. It would be impossible to go missing on a casino roof because casinos are blanketed with security cameras The Hangover


6. Kevin can't be called because the phones are down - but he still orders
pizza from Little Nero's Home Alone




7. They rebuilt the second space station with the exact same design flaw as the first Return of the Jedi


8. The Nazis were digging in the wrong place - why not just let them? Raiders of the Lost Ark


9. It would take far more than 500 years for people to evolve gills Waterworld


10. Why not use the eagles for transportation, rather than take an arduous journey on foot? The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here from a recent photo? Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance.

I have identified 8 seven-letter words and 5 six-letter words ending in “ote” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 13 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 13 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.


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

Here's a fairly easy one I think. Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken quite a few years ago? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

Your challenge today is to guess the names of the 10 largest cities in England by population as at the end of 2020. Entries limited to 10 guesses. 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.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken quite a few years ago? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day

Your challenge today is to guess which name or number in each group of four is the odd one out. One point for the correct answer and an extra one point if you can guess the reason why (which must be the reason I have given). 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.


1. Donegal, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Meath - Fermanagh is only county in NI not in the Republic of Ireland

2. Richard Burton, Richard Todd, Eddie Fisher, Michael Wilding - Richard Todd was not married to Liz Taylor (Mike Todd was however)

3. Curly Wurly, Double Decker, Wispa, Kit Kat - Kit Kat not made by Cadbury's

4. Italy, Portugal, France, Spain - Portugal has never won the World Cup

5. 23, 17, 27, 29 - 27 is a composite number/not a prime number

6. Tuba, Euphonium, Serpent, Harpsicord - Harpsichord is not a wind instrument

7. Einsteinium (Albert Einstein), Lawrencium (Ernest Lawrence), Rutherfordium
(Ernest Rutherford), Vanadium - Vanadium is not named after a scientist

8. Formentera, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Fuerteventura - Formentera is in the Balearics and not the Canaries

9. Monument, Sloane Square, Fleet Street, Great Portland Street - Fleet Street as there is no tube station of that name

10. Science Museum, London Eye, London Aquarium, London Zoo - Science Museum as it doesn't charge for entry

At the start of 2021, YouGov published the results of a survey of the most popular beer brands in the UK. Popularity, for these purposes, being the % of people surveyed who have a positive opinion of a beer brand. Your challenge is to guess which brands filled the top 10 spots. Entries limited to 10 guesses. 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.