Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this shot as a child (a clue - born in 1992)? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Today’s challenge is to name the country to which each statement applies. Most not difficult – one or two a bit more tricky. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Home to the Atomium built for a 1958 World’s Fair Belgium

2. Where the movie "The Sound of Music" was set Austria

3. Its largest island is Baffin Island Canada

4. Scheduled to host the World Cup in 2022, despite international opposition Qatar

5. Its capital starts with B and its largest city starts with Z Switzerland (Bern and Zurich)


6. Hamlet was a (fictional) prince of this country Denmark

7. The largest country in Africa until 2011 Sudan

8. Had ten days in a week from 1793 to 1805 France

9. Location of Lake Garda and Lake Como Italy

10. Transylvania is part of this country Romania

11. Country from which Russia leases its spaceport, the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan

12. The only country to be kicked out of the United Nations (in 1971) Taiwan

13. Has the largest economy in Europe Germany

14. Former first lady Imelda Marcos had thousands of pairs of shoes Philippines

15. Controlled almost 25% of the world's land area in 1920 United Kingdom

16. Closest country to Australia, geographically Papua New Guinea

17. In 2011, a woman was sentenced to 10 lashes for the crime of driving.(The decision was overturned by the King). Saudi Arabia

18. Once led by emperor Haile Selassie Ethiopia

19. Country of birth of former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali Egypt

20. Home to the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Thailand

Below is a list of the 11 officer ranks in the British Royal Air Force in random order. Your task is to put them into order starting with the lowest rank and ending with the highest. One point for every rank you place in its correct position.


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Air Marshall

Group Captain


Flying Officer

Officer Cadet


Air Chief Marshall


Wing Commander


Flight Lieutenant


Squadron Leader


Air Commodore


Pilot Officer/Acting Pilot Officer


Air Vice Marshall

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Today, your challenge is to move on a map from Madrid to Mecca in Saudi Arabia through land borders with adjacent countries. The winner will be the person who gets to Saudi through the lowest number of intervening countries. So, you have to list in order the counties you intend to pass through on your way. Each county must have a land border adjacent to the previous one.


Points scored will be for every county you identify on your route until you name one that is not adjacent to the previous one. If you get to Mecca successfully your score will then depend on how many counties you passed through in getting there – the smaller the number the higher your score.


I hope that is clear and that you enjoy the challenge. 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 mouth and nose shot only? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Today a music-based quiz. Most people will be reasonably familiar with the song American Pie by Don McLean. Below are the first three verses of the song. Each numbered section has missing words – the XXXs indicate how many words are missing. One point for each time you get all of the missing words in a numbered section. No internet use of course to ensure fair play and good luck.

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1. A long, long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to XXX XXX XXX make me smile


2. And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be XXX XXX XXX XXX happy for a while


3. But February made me shiver
With every XXX XXX XXX paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step


4. I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his XXX XXX widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died


5. So bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them XXX XXX XXX good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die ………………


6. Did you write the book of love
And do you have XXX XXX XXX XXX faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?


7. Now do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to XXX XXX XXX dance real slow?

8. Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both XXX XXX XXX XXX kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues


9. I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a XXX XXX pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died


I started singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
……………..


10. Now for ten years we've been on our own
And XXX XXX XXXX moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be


11. When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from XXX XXX James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me


12. Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his XXX XXX thorny crown


13. The courtroom was adjourned
XXX XXX No verdict was returned


14. And while Lenin read a XXX XXX XXX book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park


15. And we sang XXX XXX XXX XXX dirges in the dark
The day the music died

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a mouth and nose shot only? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Your challenge today is to guess the usual name given to the following male, female or young animals. Many will be 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. Young cattle

2. Male cattle


3. Female cattle


4. Female chicken


5. Young cat


6. Male cat


7. Young dog


8. Young goat


9. Female deer


10. Young deer


11. Female sheep


12. Male sheep


13. Adult female horse


14. Young male horse


15. Young female horse


16. Young horse under 1 year old


17. Young horse aged between 1 and 2 years


18. Adult, male horse


19. Male bear


20. Female bear


21. Male duck


22. Male ass


23. Female ass


24. Young frog


25. Male goose


26. Young goose


27. Young kangaroo


28. Female tiger


29. Female pig


30. Male pig


31. Young butterfly


32. Young pigeon

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

How familiar are you with US Presidents? The challenge today is to identify the last 20 in order starting with the latest and ending with the earliest. I have given the answers to 3 to help with placement.
US presidents

1. Joe Biden
2. Donald Trump
3. Barack Obama
4. George W Bush
5. Bill Clinton
6. George H W Bush
7. Ronald Reagan
8. Jimmy Carter
9. Gerald Ford
10. Richard Nixon
11. Lyndon B Johnson
12. John F Kennedy
13. Dwight D Eisenhower
14. Harry S Truman
15. Franklin D Roosevelt
16. Herbert Hoover
17. Calvin Coolidge
18. Warren G Harding
19. Woodrow Wilson
20. William Howard Taft

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from a mouth and nose shot only? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

To the best of my knowledge there are just 15 five letter words in reasonably common usage which do not have any vowels (y not being regarded as a vowel). Does not include plurals such as myths or words that are hyphenated such as fly-by. How many can you think of – maximum 15 guesses. 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 whether the following statements are true or false. Just answer Yes or No to each one. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Been able to lick their nose with their tongue, without surgery
YES https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/03/man-claims-to-be-only-person-in-the-world-who-can-lick-their-forehead-8202929/


2. Captured a giant squid and put it in an aquarium
NO


3. Lived to 150 years old
NO The oldest person ever to have lived is Jeanne Calment (France), who lived to be 122 years and 164 days, and the oldest man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (Japan), who was born on 19 April 1897 and passed away aged at the age of 116 years and 54 days on 12 June 2013.


4. Scored an own goal directly from the kick-off in a football match
NO Although it could theoretically happen, the rules say that it would not, in any case, be a goal but a corner kick to the opponents.


5. Run a mile (1.609 km) in less than 4 minutes
YES Roger Bannister became the first person to do it in 1954


6. Been struck by lightning twice
YES Roy Sullivan of Virginia USA is recognized by Guinness World Records as the person struck by lightning more recorded times (7) than any other human being.



7. Escaped from ADX Florence, Colorado, America's only "Supermax" prison
NO


8. Climbed Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen
YES On 8 May 1978, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler reached the summit of Mount Everest; the first men known to climb it without the use of supplemental oxygen. Prior to this ascent it was disputed whether this was possible at all.


9. Cloned a primate
YES Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua (born 5 December 2017) are a pair of identical crab-eating macaques that were created through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the same cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep in 1996. They are the first cloned primates produced by this technique.


10. Been hit by a meteorite
YES The Sylacauga meteorite fell on November 30, 1954, at 12:46 local time (18:46 UT) in Oak Grove, Alabama, near Sylacauga. It is commonly called the Hodges meteorite because a fragment of it struck Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (1920–1972).



11. Refused a Nobel Prize
YES Jean-Paul Sartre was the first to refuse one in 1964


12. Seen the dark side of the moon
YES Apollo 8, in 1968, was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon.


13. Shot a birdie or better on every hole in a round of golf on a regulation 18 hole course
NO The record for most birdies in a single round is 10


14. Given birth while serving as Pope
NO There has never been a female pope, although in the Middle Ages people made one up


15. Given birth to more than 20 surviving children
YES A Tuscan woman named Gravata gave birth to a total of 62 live children


16. Taken part in an international football match that produced more than 25 goals
YES On 11 April 2001, the Australian and American Samoa teams played each other in a qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Australia set a world record for the largest victory in an international football match, winning the game 31–0. Australia's Archie Thompson also broke the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by scoring 13 goals


17. Served as UK prime minister for four or more separate terms
YES William Ewart Gladstone was prime minister for 4 separate terms (from 1868-1894)


18. Dived from a high board set 200 feet or more above the water
NO The highest dive from a diving board is 58.8 m (192 ft 10 in) and was achieved by Lazaro "Laso" Schaller (Switzerland/Brazil) in Switzerland, on 4 August, 2015.

Can you guess who I was sketching here?
Initials and asterisks only please.

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Your challenge today is to name the 10 best-selling car brands in the UK during the first quarter of 2020. 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, do you know or can you guess who this is from a mouth and nose shot only? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Today’s quiz features a number of fairly well-known song titles where I have used antonyms to give the opposite meaning. You simply have to identify the song title! Some easy but some more difficult. No internet use of course.

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1. Rainy morning – Sunny afternoon – Kinks

2. Put you in jail – Release me – Engelbert

3. Adult go away – Baby come back – Equals


4. All the happy - Only the lonely – Roy Orbison

5. Run wrong front - Walk right back – Everlys

6. You’re dead – I’m alive – Hollies


7. Go inside - Come outside – Mike Sarne

8. Well-behaved still air - Wayward wind – Frank Ifield/Gogi Grant


9. Static nobody – Wandrin’ star – Lee Marvin


10. On holiday – Back home – England football team


11. Daughter of my mother – Son of my father – Chickory tip


12. Father of yours – Mother of mine – Neil Reid


13. First hello – Last farewell – Roger Whittaker


14. You’re in hate – I’m not in love – 10cc


15. Please sit near to them – Don’t stand so close to me – Police


16. Apart we are ugly – Together we are beautiful – Fern Kinney

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from an eyes shot only - either real name or a main character played? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Today you’re going on another cruise, courtesy of Superfunguy, round the Mediterranean.. The cruise ship departs from Gibraltar and follows the coastline of Europe clockwise stopping in each country up to Istanbul where it then goes south and follows round Turkey to the Middle East and North Africa ending up in Morocco. Your challenge is to list the countries it will stop at in order. 17 points maximum available. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Gibraltar


1. Spain


2. France


3. Monaco


4. Italy


5. Slovenia


6. Croatia


7. Bosnia


8. Montenegro


9. Albania


10. Greece


Turkey


11. Syria


12. Lebanon


13. Israel


14. Egypt


15. Libya


16. Tunisia


17. Algeria


Morocco

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Your challenge today is to name the films the basic plot of which is being described. This includes films that start with "The" followed by a word beginning with B. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. Pig wins a sheep-herding competition

2. Ugly monster must find true love with the help of a talking candelabra

3. Teenager must go back in time to make his parents fall in love so that he can exist

4. Angsty teens from different cliques bond in Saturday detention

5. Young deer witnesses the death of his mother before growing up and finding true love

6. Red-headed archer girl doesn't want to get married


7. Charioteer wins the big race and witnesses the crucifixion of Jesus

8. Dude and his bowling buddies battle nihilists

9. Holly Golightly is a country girl turned Manhattan socialite who schemes to marry a rich man - but has to settle for true love

10. In the year 2019, a bounty-hunter must kill escaped replicants in dystopian Los Angeles

11. During the Great Depression, a man and a woman rob banks until they are machine-gunned by police

12. Nordic hero must defeat Grendel and his sexy mother

13. High-kicking martial artist competes in the kumite, a deadly underground
tournament in Hong Kong

14. Street-savvy Detroit cop goes to Los Angeles to solve a murder

15. The pressures of "Swan Lake" cause a ballerina to descend into madness

16. Two western men can't quit each other or move to a more tolerant part of the country

17. Amateur filmmakers go into the woods to find a witch - all that survived was this videotape

I expect that most of you will remember Zaeger and Evans’ 1969 #1 hit In the year 2525. Your challenge here is to name all the specific years that are mentioned in the lyrics to (apart from 2525 of course). There are 7 years so only 7 guesses per entry.
No internet use of course to ensure fair play and good luck.

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Can you guess who I was sketching here?
Initials and asterisks only please.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from an eyes shot only - taken in 1954? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Your challenge today is to name who or what occurred first. You can always have a complete guess – 50/50 chance of being correct. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. The fire of London or the Great Plague


2. FA Cup winners Tottenham or Arsenal


3. Eastenders or Brookside


4. Discovery of Uranium or discovery of plutonium


5. Genghis Khan or Kublai Khan


6. Danny La Rue or Des O’Connor re birthdate


7. Incorporation of Shell or BP


8. Jules Verne or H G Wells re birthdate


9. The Sound of Music or West Side Story re first appearance on Broadway


10. The Battle of Waterloo or the Battle of Trafalgar


11. The creation of Basildon or the creation of Telford


12. Beethoven or Mozart re birthdate


13. Tom Hanks or Daniel Day Lewis re first Oscar award for best actor


14. Thomas Jefferson or John Quincy Adams re assuming US Presidency


15. Panama Canal or Suez Canal re date of opening

The British Wildlife Wiki site lists 26 types of freshwater fish that can be found in Great Britain. How many can you name? Two points of clarification:

1. The list only concerns fish that are native/indigenous to Great Britain and does not include fish that have been commonly introduced by the likes of Angling Clubs; and

2. I am only looking for ONE WORD names – e.g. shark but not whale shark, tiger shark, etc..

Not including the burbot which has not been recorded in British waters since the 1970s.

No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Everyone knows of the Taj Mahal but in which year was it built? Have a guess - closest to the actual year is the winner.


No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Your challenge today is to identify the words which end with the letters given. You have the number of letters in the word and to the best of my knowledge each has only one answer (should I be wrong you have to get my answer). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. XXaud 5


2. XXpth 5

3. XXXaz 5


4. XXXlf 5


5. XXrpet 6


6. XXooth 6


7. XXapon 6


8. XXucer 6


9. XXgime 6


10. XXuple 6


11. XXXiek 6

12. XXXnze 6


13. XXXmur 6


14. XXXvoy 6


15. XXtlass 7


16. XXXaust 7

17. XXXmach 7

18. XXXason 7


19, XXXamid 7


20. XXXegar 7


21. XXXXkel 7


22. XXundary 8

23. XXXrdian 8


24. XXXXabet 8

Can you guess who I was sketching here?
Initials and asterisks only please.

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

Today you’re going on a cruise, courtesy of Superfunguy, round South America. The cruise ship departs from Colombia in the Caribbean Sea and follows the coastline of South America clockwise stopping in each country (not including overseas territories) that it passes until it arrives back in Colombia on the Pacific Ocean side. Your challenge is to list the countries it will stop at in order. 9 points maximum available. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Colombia


1. Venezuela


2. Guyana


3. Suriname


France (French Guiana)


4. Brazil


5. Uruguay


6. Argentina


7. Chile


8. Peru


9. Ecuador



Colombia

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo displaying a very human-looking row of bottom teeth? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

Today’s quiz is all about the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody. Each section of the lyrics numbered below contains a hidden word (xxx). Your challenge is to identify as many of the 16 missing words as you can. The lyrics all follow the order of the song.

No internet use of course to ensure fair play and good luck. Oh and apologies if this gets the song in your head all day long

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1. Is this the real life?
Is this just FANTASY?

2. Caught in a landslide
No ESCAPE from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see

3. I'm just a poor boy
I need no SYMPATHY

4. BECAUSE I'm easy come, easy go
Little high, little low
Any way the wind blows...
Doesn't really matter to me, to me

5. Mama, just KILLED a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead

6. Mama, life had just begun
But now I've GONE and thrown it all away
Mama, oooooooh
Didn't mean to make you cry

7. If I'm not back again this time TOMORROW
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters

8, Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's ACHING all the time

9. Goodbye, everybody - I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the TRUTH

10. Mama, oooooooh (Anyway the wind blows)
I don't want to die
I SOMETIMES wish I'd never been born at all


11. I see a little SILHOUETTO of a man
Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango

12. THUNDERBOLT and lightning, very, very frightening me
(Galileo) Galileo (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo Figaro
Magnifico-o-o-o-o

13. I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this MONSTROSITY

14. Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?
BISMILLAH! No, we will not let you go! Let him go!
……………


15. BEELZEBUB has a devil put aside for me! For me! For me!!

16. So you think you can STONE me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
………………..

For anyone interested, here is the 2021 gold cup winners league table as at end February.
1. Robert 18

2. Charlotte 17

3. Boots 13

4. Michael 10

5. Terry 5

6. Lesley 4

7. Sheila and Audrey 2

8. Ray 1

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

How well do you know your pastas? The challenge today is to place the pasta shape with the description that best describes it. 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. Bucatini



2. Calamarata



3. Campanelle



4. Cannelloni



5. Capellini



6. Conchiglie



7. Farfalle



8. Fettuccine



9. Fusilli



10. Linguine



11. Pappardelle



12. Penne



The thinnest string pasta also known as angel hair


Long and thin with narrow hole down the centre


The widest and flattest ribbon pasta


Long flat pasta slightly that means ‘little tongues’ in Italian


Bowtie-shaped pasta


Tubular pasta cut at an angle to resemble quills


Small cones with ruffled edges


Ribbon-shaped pasta


Short and thick ringed pasta


Shell-shaped pasta


Corkscrew-shaped pasta


Cylindrical filled pasta

Can you identify the things that are described in the list below? All relate to military history and you have the initial letter of the answer to help. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.



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1. A knight's assistant S
2. A pilot who shoots down 5 enemy aircraft A
3. Type of sword used by samurai K
4. Group of about 5,000 Roman soldiers L
5. German "lightning war" during WWII B
6. Self-propelled missile which travels underwater T
7. Blade attached to the end of a firearm B
8. Rectangular formation of spearmen in ancient Greece P
9. Either a large Scottish sword or a U.S. land mine C
10. Powerful type of catapult from the Middle Ages T
11. Most powerful type of warship prior to the aircraft carrier B
12. Combatant who uses irregular tactics to fight a larger, more powerful force G
13. Type of firearm commonly used from 1600 to about 1850 M
14. Firearm that replaced 13. Has grooves to "spin" the bullet. R
15. Very long spear. Once the favorite weapon of the Swiss P
16. Flammable liquid that sticks to the skin. Invented by the U.S. in 1942. N
17. Byzantine weapon similar to the above G
18. Warship propelled by rows of oarsmen G
19. Powerful, easy-to-use bow that fires bolts C
20. Combat engineer. Originally a trench digger. S
21. A victory that is so costly it is like a defeat P

Here's a sketch that didn't really work out - nevertheless, can you guess who I was attempting to sketch here?
Initials and asterisks only please.

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

The challenge today is to list the 10 Westernmost European capital cities. Two points for each city you correctly name. If you aren’t sure of the capital, you can get one point by identifying the country concerned. Maximum of 10 guesses per entry. 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 - pictured during the 1970s - from an eyes shot only? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Below is a list of 15 UK Soap operas together with a list of the years in which they first appeared on UK TV. The challenge today is to place the soap with the correct start year. One point for every one placed in the correct position. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1. 1954


2. 1957


3. 1960


4. 1964


5. 1965


6. 1972


7. 1975


8. 1980


9. 1981


10. 1982


11. 1985


12. 1986


13. 1992


14. 1995


15. 2000


Emergency Ward 10


Emmerdale


Take the High Road


Hollyoaks


Casualty


The Groves


Doctors


Triangle


Crossroads


Angels


El Dorado


Coronation Street


Brookside


The Newcomers


Eastenders

Can you guess which type of animal is featured in this photo? Initial(s) and asterisks ony please and no internet etc use of course.

The challenge today is to identify the missing words from these former Government Departments. The missing words have the same number of letters as the Xs. I have indicated the years they were operative which may give a clue to some. Plenty of opportunity to guess if you don’t know. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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1, Ministry of Agriculture, XXXXXXXXX and Food (1955 – 2002)


2. Ministry of Posts and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (1969-1974)


3. Department of Health and XXXXXX XXXXXXXX (1968 – 1988)


4. The XXX Ministry (1918 – 1964)


5. XXXXXX Revenue (1849 - 2005)


6. Ministry of XXXX Security (1939-1945)


7. Department for Business, XXXXXXXXXX and Regulatory Reform (2007 – 2009)


8. Department for Innovation, Universities and XXXXXX (2007 – 2009)

9. Ministry of Public Buildings and XXXXX (1962-1970)


10. Department for Constitutional XXXXXXX (2003-2007)


11. Department of XXXXXX and Consumer Protection (1974-1979)


12. Ministry of XXXXXXXX and National Insurance (1953-1968)


13. XXXXXXXX Office (1885-1999)


14. The XXXXX Office (1858 – 1947)


15. The XXX Office (1857 - 1964)

Here you have to identify a five letter word that fits each of the statements. The big clue you have is that each one begins with the last letter of the previous one. Lots of easy ones but some more difficult. 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. Boot-shaped country
2. Neighbour of Oman
3. River and country in Africa
4. Chain of hills or mountains
5. Major Ruhr Valley city
6. Israeli desert
7. Europe's longest river
8. Book of maps
9. Egyptian peninsula located in Asia
10. Religion that started in Saudi Arabia
11. Capital of Belarus
12. Spit-roasted meat of the Middle East
13. Waikiki or Ipanema, e.g.
14. Language of Bollywood films
15. Country called a subcontinent
16. First letter in the Hebrew alphabet
17. Head covering for Muslim women
18. Highest peak in the Alps, Mont _____
19. Suez or Panama, e.g.
20. Biggest metro area in Africa
21. _____ Ste. Marie, City in Ontario
22. Yokohama's northern neighbour
23. Type of lake caused by a river changing course
24. Quay, pier, jetty
25. Deep, narrow, ocean inlet common in Norway
26. Triangle-shaped place where a river meets the sea
27. Bearded religious group of Pennsylvania
28. Half of Hispaniola