I have identified 21 six-letter words ending in “ee” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 21 words as you can for one point each. I am aware that there is a far greater 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 are not allowed. I have not included Humvee as it appears to begin with a capital letter. 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 clues, the answers to which are former states that no longer exist as countries in their own right. How many can you identify? Some easy - others more difficult perhaps. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. East Berlin was its capital 1990 East Germany
2. Czech Republic + Slovakia 1992 Czechoslovakia
3. Its capital was Constantinople 1453 Byzantine Empire
4. Conquerors of answer to 3 1923 Ottoman Empire
5. Split into 7 different countries 1991 Yugoslavia
6. Most serene republic of the northern Adriatic 1797 Venice
7. In 2014, they voted against independence 1707 Scotland
8. Led by Otto von Bismarck 1871 Prussia
9. Country in the southeast of Germany 1871 Bavaria
10. Free city between Poland and Germany 1939 Danzig


11. Former superpower 1991 USSR
12. Led by a reincarnated Lama 1950 Tibet
13. Won independence from Mexico 1845 Texas
14. Losers of three Punic Wars 146 BC Carthage
15. Conquered by Edward Longshanks 1282 Wales
16. Became the 14th U.S. state 1791 Vermont
17. Merged with Tanganyika to form Tanzania 1964 Zanzibar
18. Japanese puppet state in northern China 1945 Manchukuo /Manchuria
19. Greek city that Alexander never attempted to conquer 146 BC Sparta
20. Unrecognized white-ruled state that preceded Zimbabwe 1979 Rhodesia

Here's a difficult one (because it's a name most older members will recognise but whose face was perhaps not seen that much in the UK). So, without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken in their 90s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

Below is a random list of 10 British police 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.


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Z Cars

The Bill

A Touch of Frost

Line of Duty

Dixon of Dock Green

No Hiding Place

Dalziel and Pascoe

Broadchurch

The Sweeney

Life on Mars

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

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken in their 90s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

There are 27 US States that are landlocked/have no coastline. How many can you name – maximum 27 guesses allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Today’s challenge is to identify the movie title which is given by means of synonyms. Most will probably be fairly easy. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Serpents on an Aircraft Snakes on a Plane
2. Uppermost Pistol Top Gun
3. Murder William Kill Bill
4. US goddess American Beauty
5. Sunrise of the Deceased Dawn of the Dead
6. The Deity Dad The Godfather
7. Yuletide Holiday Christmas Vacation
8. Tank canines Reservoir Dogs
9. Stony Rocky
10. Cop School Police Academy
11. Temporality Police Timecop
12. Knife Jogger Blade Runner
13. Charles's Seraphim Charlie's Angels
14. Croonin' in the Precipitation Singin' in the Rain
15. Plaything tale Toy Story
16. Vanished with the Breeze Gone with the Wind
17. No Nation for Geriatric Males No Country for Old Men
18. The Monarch's Enunciation The King's Speech
19. Faunus's Maze Pan's Labyrinth
20. Mandibles Jaws
21. Colossal Titanic
22. Carnivore Predator
23. Spring-powered citrus fruit Clockwork Orange
24. Back viewing-pane Rear Window

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess what this is? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

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

I have identified 33 six-letter words ending in “her” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 33 words as you can for one point each. I am aware that there is a far greater number of valid words and you can list as many as you like - but only ones in my list of 33 of the commonest will count. Proper nouns/words that begin with a capital letter and hyphenated words or words containing apostrophes are not allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken as a child some time during the 1970s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

British Cigarette Brands quiz

The following is a list of British cigarette brands that were popular in the 1960s/1970s (some still around today I believe) with some random letters shown and Xs indicating the number of missing letters - none of the x's represent the letter x of course. How many can you name (probably helps if you used to smoke back then but even non-smokers have probably heard of most). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1 Sxxaxd

2 Sxxxox Sxrxxxe

3 Cxaxen

4 Excxxt

5 Cxxsxxn

6 Mxxlxxxo

7 Sxxx xxt


8 Cxmxrxdxe

9 Cxdxxs


10 Pxcxxdxxxy


11 Cxxsxxaxe


12 Exxaxxy


13 Pxxyxx’s Wxxxxxs


14 Pxxx Dxxxe


15 Kxxsxtxs


16 Wxxdxxxe


17 Gxxrxs


18 Bxxxxn & xxdxxs


19 Rxxhxxx's


20 Exerxxt

There are 23 counties in England that are landlocked/have no coastline. How many can you name – maximum 23 guesses allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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I have identified 18 six-letter words ending in “den” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 18 words as you can for one point each. You can list as many words as you like but only ones in my list of 18 will count. 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 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.
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1. Buckingham, Chester, Cambridge, Derby – Buckingham-the others are county towns


2. Lemur, Tamarin, Galago, Pangolin – Pangolin-the others are primates


3. Cabinet Office, Department for Education, Department of Trade and Industry, Department for Transport - Department of Trade and Industry-there is no longer a Government Department with that name

4. Pat Cash, Ivan Lendl, Michael Stich, Jimmy Connors – Ivan Lendl-never won men’s singles at Wimbledon


5. Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Cilla Black – Petula Clark is the only one known professionally by her real surname


6. Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin – Chopin was born in the 19th Century-the others were born in the 18th

7. Hydrogen, Osmium, Yttrium, Tungsten – Osmium-the others all have one letter chemical symbols H, Os, Y, W

8. Wonder Woman, Wolverine, The Hulk, Captain America – Wonder Woman is from DC comics and the others are from Marvel

9. Island of Adventures, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, Magic Kingdom - Island of Adventures is not a Disney Park-it’s part of Universal Studios Florida

10. Peter Ustinov, Roger Moore, Kenneth Branagh, Albert Finney – Roger Moore has never portrayed Hercule Poirot on film

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken as a child around the mid-1980s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

Here’s a more difficult one. Imagine drawing a straight line on a map from Cape Town to Cairo. The line would pass through 10 African countries in all. Your challenge is to name the 10 countries – 1 point for each correct country you guess and an extra point for each one that you put in the correct order from Cape Town to Cairo. Maximum 10 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Everyone knows the song New York, New York by Sinatra. Your challenge today is to name the 9 different words in the lyrics that contain 6 or more letters. Words containing apostrophes do not count. Entries must contain 9 words only - any more will not count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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I have identified 22 six-letter words ending in “age” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 22 words as you can for one point each. You can list as many words as you like but only ones in my list of 22 will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Can you guess what well-known feature has been removed from this photo? No use of the internet etc of course to ensure fair play.

Here’s 20 linked statements on the lines of William is to Catherine as Andrew is to Fergie. All you have to do is to complete the missing comparator. Most easy but a few perhaps not so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Richard is to Lionheart Attila is to Hun

2. Michelangelo is toSistine Chapel Leonardo is to Mona Lisa

3. Midway is to Pacific Theater Stalingrad is to Eastern Front

4. Churchill is to Conservative Attlee is to Labour

5. Amundsen is to South Pole Armstrong is to Moon

6. Stone Age is to Bronze Age Bronze Age is to Iron Age

7. Sultan is to Ottoman Empire Tsar is to Russia

8. Tolstoy is to Russia Hugo is to France

9. Louis XIV is to Bourbon Henry VIII is to Tudor

10. Santa Maria is to Columbus Golden Hind is to Drake

11. Siam is to Thailand Nyasaland is to Malawi

12. 1815 is to Waterloo 1066 is to Hastings

13. Cogito Ergo Sum is to Descartes Veni Vidi Vici is to Caesar

14. Catherine is to Russia Frederick is to Prussia

15. Lancaster is to Red Rose York is to White Rose

16. Siddhārtha Gautama is to Buddhism Laozi is to Taoism

17. Cooper is to Barrel Fletcher is to Arrow

18. "I cannot tell a lie" is to George Washington "Let them eat cake" is to Marie Antoinette

19. Memphis is to Nile Babylon is to Euphrates

20. England vs. France is to 100 Years Arabs vs Israelis is to Six Days

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken as a child around the mid-1980s? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

According to the website Carkeys.co.uk, there are 13 car manufacturers who produce at least one of their models in the UK. Can you guess who the 13 brands are? Maximum 13 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
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Can you guess what well-known feature has been removed from this photo? No use of the internet etc of course to ensure fair play.

I have identified 19 six-letter words ending in “ght” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 19 words as you can for one point each. You can list as many words as you like but only ones in my list of 19 will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


PS. In contrast, I could only find one 6 letter word ending in 'gth' - what is it?


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I am the new moderator of Pastime. Everyone is invited to join in the quizzes etc, or start their own.

Difficult one perhaps. Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who the child is in this photo taken with his dad? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

There are 15 Sovereign States in Europe that are landlocked/have no coastline. How many can you name – maximum 15 guesses allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Are you superstitious perhaps? Here are clues to items or things associated with good or bad luck – most fairly easy (much easier than yesterday's) but a few perhaps less so. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1.Bad luck if one crosses your path Black Cat
2.Bad luck to walk underneath one Ladder
3.This animal's foot is good luck Rabbit
4.Knock on it to avoid a jinx Wood
5.Breaking one = seven years bad luck Mirror
6.Unlucky day / number combination Friday the 13th
7.Bad score for cricketers to be on 111
8.Used by Native Americans toprevent nightmares Dreamcatcher
9.Throw this food at newlywedsto ensure fertility Rice
10.Equine equipment that's good luck Horseshoe


11.Bad luck to spill this, unless you toss some over your shoulder afterwards Salt
12.Bad luck to open one indoors Umbrella

13.Good luck to find a four-leaf one Clover
14.Play whose name isn't said by actors Macbeth
15.Kiss this stone to get the gift of gab Blarney Stone
16.When you see one in the sky, make a wish Shooting Star
17.Bad luck for a sailor to kill this type of bird Albatross
18.Good luck to find one of these heads up Penny
19.Bad luck to bring an old one to a new home Broom
20.England will stand as long as these animals remain in the Tower of London Ravens

Do you know or can you guess who I was sketching here from a photo taken in 2008? Initial(s) and asterisks only and please no clues until later in the day to give everyone a chance. If you can't think of her name you can guess a character name but don't mention the programme etc.

A number of pop/rock deaths recently which seem to have slipped under my radar at least:
1. Barry Mason (songwriter often with Les Reed - co-wrote Delilah and many otehr hits)

2. Joe Long (long-time member of teh 4 Seasons)

3. B.J.Thomas (Raindrops
keep falling ...)

4. Lloyd Price

RIPall

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Here’s one I made especially for those who like cryptic clues. Today’s challenge is to guess the US city from the clues below. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Bashful lady – Cheyenne, Wyoming

2. Six million dollar man – Austin, Texas

3. Lots of exhibitions held here perhaps – Olympia, Washington

4. Presidential biscuit – Lincoln, Nebraska

5. Stoke-on-TRENT ON a Sunday provides the answer – Trenton, New Jersey

6. Very holy figure – Corpus Christi, Texas

7. Mixed up son cut – Tucson, Arizona

8. Pantomime character cut short – Pierre, South Dakota

9. Do they make bicycles here perhaps – Raleigh, North Carolina

10. Grassland? - Savannah, Georgia

11. May be found in garDEN VERsion – Denver, Colorado

12. Sounds like messing with something – Tampa, Florida

13, A dance from the early 1960s –Madison, Wisconsin

14. Something of the monks about this city – Des Moines, Iowa

15. Sounds like a character from OFAH – Boise, Idaho

16. Associated with a bill but not a bird – Portland, Oregon

17. Might be appropriate if you came to this city by supersonic jet – Concord, New Hampshire

18. Might it be Atlantis – Atlantic City, New Jersey

Can you guess what well-known feature has been removed from this photo? No use of the internet etc of course to ensure fair play.

Below is a random list of 10 London Boroughs. Your challenge is to put them in order of size by area starting with the largest. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Harringay

Greenwich

Tower Hamlets

Hillingdon

Kensington and Chelsea

Lewisham

Croydon

Westminster

Richmond

Bromley

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

I have identified 17 six-letter words ending in “cer” that might be reasonably likely to arise in ordinary conversation/discussion or in writing. Your challenge is to name as many of the 17 words as you can for one point each. You can list as many words as you like but only ones in my list of 17 will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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For today’s quiz, we have a list of languages. Your challenge is to name the city which has the largest number of inhabitants who speak the language. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.English
2.Spanish
3.French
4.Korean
5.Portuguese
6.Arabic
7.Russian
8.Turkish
9.Mandarin
10.Japanese
11.Wu
12.Hindi

Can you guess what famous feature has been removed from this photo? No use of the internet etc of course to ensure fair play.

To complete the four directions, today’s challenge is to name the 10 Northernmost capital cities in mainland Europe (i.e. no island states such as Iceland). Two points for each correct city. You don’t need to name the country unless you can’t think of its capital – then you get one point for naming the country instead. To clarify, the Caucasus countries (Georgia, Armenia, etc) and Turkey are to be considered as being in Asia. Entries limited to 10 guesses. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Without using the internet etc, - and assuming you didn't see the name at the bottom when I first posted it😞 - do you know or can you guess who this is from a photo taken as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only and PLEASE no clues until later in the day.

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


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1. Essex is the English county with the most islandsTRUE It has 35


2. The winning couple in the “Great Dunmow Flitch Trials” win a flitch of halibut
FALSE They win a flitch of bacon

3. Colchester is Britain’s second oldest town behind Winchester
FALSE Colchester is the oldest recorded town

4. Southend-on-sea pier is over one mile long
TRUE It is 1.34 miles long

5. The flag and coat of arms for Essex is made up of three hammers
FALSE It contains three swords

6. The county town of Essex is Colchester
FALSE It is Chelmsford


7. Essex shares a land border with four other counties
TRUE Herts, Cambs, Suffolk and Greater London


8. Cruise lines operate from Essex
TRUE Some smaller cruise lines operate cruises from Tilbury


9. The M25 is the only motorway that passes through Essex
FALSE The M11 also does


10. If you travelled due east of Colchester you would reach Amsterdam
FALSE You would reach Rotterdam

11. Essex is one of the 10 largest counties in England by area
FALSE It is 11th just behind Kent


12. Essex are the current reigning County Cricket Champions (from 2019)
TRUE


13. The Essex was the name of a pop group in the 1960sTRUE The Essex was an American R&B vocal group formed in 1962. They are best known for their 1963 song "Easier Said Than Done".


14. The Conservatives control Essex County Council
TRUE


……and a bonus question (for which no point are awarded)….
15. All Essex ladies wear white stilletos


Had some good answers to this one but I'll leave it to those concerned as to whether they want to share with the group.

..and Michael's extra #16 The Empire Windrush is dry docked in Essex? I've received the answer 'yes' - No it sank. Michael can confirm if this is right.

Here's a shot taken in a well-known City. Can you guess what famous feature has been removed from it? No use of the internet etc of course to ensure fair play.

Who remembers A day in the life from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The lyrics are set out below with words missing. Each missing word is signified by xxxxx. Your challenge is to identify as many as you can of the missing words. 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. I read the news today—oh, boy
About a LUCKY MAN who made the grade

2. And though the news was rather sad
Well, I just had to LAUGH

3. I saw the PHOTOGRAPH

4. He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the LIGHTS HAD CHANGED

5. A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his FACE before

6. Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of lords

7. I saw a film today, oh boy
The ENGLISH ARMY had just won the war

8. A crowd of people turned away
But I just had to look
Having READ THE BOOK
I'd love to turn you on


9. Woke up, fell out of bed
DRAGGED a comb across my head

10. Found my way downstairs and DRANK A CUP
And looking up I noticed I was late

11. Found my coat and grabbed MY HAT
Made the bus in seconds flat

12. Found my way UPSTAIRS and had a smoke
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream

13. I read the news today—oh, boy
FOUR THOUSAND holes in Blackburn, Lancashire

14. And though the holes were rather SMALL

15. They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the ALBERT HALL
I'd love to turn you on

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

I have identified 15 six-letter words ending in “ary” 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. You can list as many words as you like but only ones in my list of 15 will count. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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What's missing? quiz

Here's a shot taken in a well-known City. Can you guess what famous feature has been removed from it? No use of the internet etc of course to ensure fair play.

Below is a list of the main British coins pre- and post-decimalisation – 13 in all. Your challenge is to try to place the coins in their correct order by weight starting with the heaviest. 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.


Pre-decimalisation coins

Half Crown
Florin (two shillings)
Shilling
Sixpence
One penny

Post-decimalisation coins

£2
£1
50 pence
20 pence
10 pence
5 pence
2 pence
1 pence