Today's quiz is a little different to usual. The aim here is to relate the statements below as they apply (or not as the case may be) to California and Florida. There are only 4 possible answers you could give to each, namely that the statement applies to: (1) Califonia; (2) Florida; (3) Both; or (4) Neither. In the statements, contiguous States means the 48 States that are connected together by land borders. Even if you don’t know you can have your best guess. Without using reference material or the internet, of course.

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ALSO REMEMBER that your answer can only be California, Florida, Both or Neither.

1. Is located on the West Coast of the United States

2. Has a Disney theme park

3. Has hosted the Olympic Games

4. Its capital city is also its largest city

5. Was the birth place of U.S. President Richard Nixon

6. Known as "The Golden State"

7. Was, at one time, part of the Spanish Empire

8. Is generally considered a "swing state" in Presidential elections

9. Achieved statehood before Texas

10. Is the third largest of the contiguous States by land area

11. Has the longest coastline of the contiguous States

12. Has the largest population of all the States

13. Has the oldest median age of all the States

14. Is struck by hurricanes more often than any other State

15. Has more people moving out than moving in

16. Experiences more earthquakes than any other US State

17. Is geographically closer to Texas

18. Is furthest south of all the contiguous States

19. Has the same number of seats in the House of Representatives as New York

20. Has more resident billionaires than Texas

How well do you know songs recorded by Frank Sinatra? Can you identify each song from the lyrics shown below? No use of the internet of course - purely from memory (and find them buzzing round your head all day long!). Good luck.
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1. Like the kicker in a julep or two

2. Some girls think of as handsome

3. She may be waiting, just anticipating

4. Those eyes how familiar they seem

5. Though I see the danger there

6. You'd never know it but, buddy, I'm a kind of poet

7. You and you alone bring out the gypsy in me

8. Someday my happy arms will hold you

9. It's a honky tonk parade

10. Molly and me, and the baby makes three

11. Do do that voodoo that you do so well

12. Is your mouth a little weak

13. The British Museum

14. They're gonna knock me off my feet

15. How'd they get so lit up?

16. We're going to the promised land

17. When you're alone, who cares for starlit skies

18. I tried to hide in vain, underneath my counterpane

19. Since you went away the days grow long

20. Raised in every bar across the Argentine

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please

Each of the following describes a word (verb) that ends in “ise”. How many can you identify or guess at? Without using reference material or the internet, of course.
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1. To cast out evil spirits -
2. To destroy or deface property -
3. To make text sloping -
4. To make infertile -
5. To vaccinate -
6. To brown sugar by heating it -
7. To act condescendingly towards -
8. To heat a liquid (such as milk) in order to kill harmful germs -
9. To pass off someone else's work as one's own -
10. To kill for mercy -
11. To shun -
12. To make friends with enemy troops -
13. To treat rubber to make it more durable -
14. To remove original sin with holy water -
15. To spread out a debt payment over instalments -
16. To smash into very small pieces -17. To speak at someone's funeral -
18. To turn into a gas -
19. To burn flesh in order to prevent bleeding or infection -
20. To rust -
21. To deprive of a privilege, or right –
22. To cause a significant change in procedure –
23. To cause to become widely known –
24. To create dislike or opposition in another person -

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

Slight change to usual as this is someone you may well recognise from a character he has played but not be familiar with his real name - so your answer can be his real name or a character name.

Today’s quiz concerns chemical symbols. How many of the chemical symbols for the following elements do you know or can you guess at? Without using reference material or the internet, of course.
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1. Nitrogen
2. Calcium
3. Gold
4. Magnesium
5. Sulphur
6. Potassium
7. Iron
8. Vanadium
9. Copper
10. Arsenic
11. Silver
12. Antimony
13. Lead
14. Helium
15. Sodium
16. Plutonium
17. Neon
18. Tin
19. Mercury
20. Silicon

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Today’s quiz is about songs from musicals. Do you know or can you guess from which musical each song comes? No use of the internet of course - purely from memory. Good luck.

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1. June is busting out all over

2. Ol’ Man River

3. I dreamed a dream

4. Memory

5. Big spender

6. Don’t rain on my parade

7. Lullaby of Broadway

8. All that jazz

9. Summertime

10. Send in the clowns

11. With one look

12. Tell me it’s not true

13. Defying gravity

14. Bewitched, bothered and bewildered

15. The impossible dream

16. I am what I am

17. Maybe

18. People will say we’re in love

19. I feel pretty

20. Let the sunshine in

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please

Our super fun guy. Thank you James for all your hard work giving us "fun" things to do and keeping "those little grey cells" active, not forgetting your beautiful sketches. Enjoy your day as best you can. Sx😘

How well do you know the classic Disney animated films? How many of the can you identify or guess at based on the names of characters that appear in them? Without using reference material or the internet, of course.
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1. Dinah, Dormouse, Gryphon

2. Mufasa, Nala, Rafiki

3. Flower, Faline, Thumper
4. Mushu, Ling, Chien-Po
5. Anastasia, Gus, Drizella
6. Wendy, Michael, John

7. Jafar, Iago, Abu

8. John Smith, Meeko, Governor Ratcliffe

9. Tiana, Louis, Prince Naveen

10. Rapunzel, Gothel, Flynn Rider
11. Ka, Baloo, Shere Khan
12. Phil, Meg, Hades

13. Clopin, Victor, Esmeralda

14. Figaro, Stromboli, Gideon

15. Lefou, Chip, Maurice
16. Princess Aurora, Prince Philip, Maleficent
17. Anita Radcliffe, Pongo, Queenie
18. Grimsby, Sebastian, Adella

19. Duchess, Roquefort, Berlioz

20. Trusty, Jock, Peg

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Today’s quiz concerns words used in familiar acronyms? How many of the specified words indicated below can you identify or guess at? Without using reference material or the internet, of course. Should there be more than one use of the acronym you have to get the meaning I have used.

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1. The E in JPEG

2. The C in UNESCO


3. The second A in NASA

4. The V in DVD

5. The C in HMRC

6. The T in SWAT

7. The A in AIDS

8. The P in PDF

9. The H in CAPTCHA

10. The R in TASER

11. The V in RSVP

12. The T in ATM

13. The F in EFL

14. The O in GMO

15. The M in MIA

16. The C in OCD

17. The G in GIF

18. The B in SCUBA

19. The M in SIM

20. The A in LASER

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please

How well do you know Elvis Presley’s songs? Can you identify each song from the opening lyrics shown below? No use of the internet of course - purely from memory (and find them buzzing round your head all day long!). Good luck.
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1. When we kiss my heart’s on fire
2. When you looked into my eyes
3. I just got your letter baby
4. You know I can be found, sitting home all alone
5. Today I stumbled from my bed with thunder crashing in my head
6. Well, I quit my job down at the car wash
7. This is the moment I've waited for, I can hear my heart singing

8. There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
9. Hold me close, hold me tight, make me thrill with delight
10. Treat me like a fool, treat me mean and cruel
11. The way she walks, the way she talks
12. Ev'rytime you kiss me I'm still not certain that you love me
13. You can shake an apple off an apple tree
14. Well I've got a gal, she's as cute as she can be
15. Seven lonely days and a dozen towns ago
16. Can't you see I love you
17. Hey baby, I ain't askin' much of you
18. Lying by your side I watch you sleeping
19. When no-one else can understand me
20. Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire

Today’s quiz contains clues to the name of English or Scottish Football League Clubs. How many club names can you decypher?

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1. Docks + Dale
2. Part car + country home
3. Monarch + direction
4. Always + weight
5. Cut glass + royal residence
6. St James’ + troopers
7. Poet + Economist + professors
8. Jockey + large town
9. Direction + flute
10. Lady + educational
11. Number + distant + sporty
12. Completed + strong + dash
13. Hello + blaze + name
14. Grind + brickwork
15. Proceeded + direction + finish
16. Docks + opening
17. Ban + line
18. Fashionable + Jules + letter + Scottish + plant
19. Amateur + weight + Far East
20. Letters + tennis

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Are you a fan of Ella Fitzgerald/Frank Sinatra (or even Rod Stewart in his crooner mode)? Below are the first lines of the lyrics of 20 well-known songs from the Great American Songbook. Without using reference material or the internet, of course, how many of the song titles can you guess?

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1. They call you lady luck

2. She's a fool and don't I know it

3. How much do I love you?

4. You must remember this

5. In olden days a glimpse of stocking

6. My story is much too sad to be told

7. Like the beat-beat-beat of the tom-tom

8. Birds’ do it, bees do it

9. At words poetic, I’m so pathetic

10. As Dorothy Parker once said to her boyfriend “fare thee well“

11. Summer journeys to Niagara and to other places

12. I’ve wined and dined on Mulligan stew

13. Though I know that we meet every night

14. You see a pair of laughing eyes

15. When somebody loves you

16. It seems we stood and talked like this before

17. And now the purple dust of twilight time

18. The bells are ringing

19. Someday when I’m awfully low

20. I’m gonna love you like nobody’s loved you

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Today’s quiz relates to Tigers. There are just 12 countries in which tigers are now believed to exist in the wild. Without using reference material or the internet, of course, how many can you guess? Just 12 guesses each – any guesses beyond 12 would be ignored. REMEMBER the new method - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 8pm 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 three entries.

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please

How well, if at all, do you remember 1979. Here are 20 hits from the UK charts in June 1979. How many of the artists responsible for these hits can you remember/identify – without using reference material or the internet, of course. Some are easy and some harder. REMEMBER the new method - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your answers any time up to 8pm 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 three entries.


1. SUNDAY GIRL

2. RING MY BELL

3. TUBEWAY ARMY

4. DANCE AWAY


5. BOOGIE WONDERLAND

6. AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW

7. UP THE JUNCTION

8. BOYS KEEP SWINGIN’

9. NIGHT OWL

10. HOT STUFF

11. WHO WERE YOU WITH IN THE MOONLIGHT

12. LIVING ON THE FRONT LINE

13. ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN

14. PARISIENNE WALKWAYS

15. I FOUGHT THE LAW

16. REUNITED

17. WE ARE FAMILY

18. THE LONE RANGER

19. SHINE A LITTLE LOVE

20. ROXANNE

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As discussed yesterday, let's do this quiz on a different basis and see how it goes. The idea is that no-one posts any guesses. Instead you PM me with your answers any time up to 8pm 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.
So here we go - can you name the capital city from each clue? They are all capital cities of sovereign countries. Naturally no internet or reference material to be used.

1. Known as the "City of Lights"
2. The "new" part of a metropolis with over 20 million people
3. In the end, this city is ‘bad’
4. 206 kilometers from Montevideo
5. Samsung headquarters can be found here
6. Completely encircled by a different capital city
7. Northernmost capital in Africa
8. Divided city in the middle of a divided island
9. It was sacked by the Mongols in 1258, ending the Islamic Golden Age
10. Founded in 1960, many of its buildings were designed by Oscar Niemeyer
11. Starts with a silent D
12. One of its most famous landmarks is a 2 foot tall statue of a peeing boy
13. Its metro area includes Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen
14. Just 80 kilometers south of Helsinki
15. Al Jazeera is based here
16. Located at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile
17. Its name starts with Z
18. The U.S. embassy in this city was invaded in 1979
19. Popular name for baby girls in the U.S. in recent years
20. Site of the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Ali and Foreman

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please

How well, if at all, do you remember 1978. Here are 20 hits from the UK charts in May 1978. How many of the artists responsible for these hits can you remember/identify – without using reference material or the internet, of course. Some easy and some harder. PLEASE REMEMBER, if you change your mind on an answer, use a new post rather than editing the original (in the interests of fairness) – thanks.

1. LOVE IS IN THE AIR -----------------------JOHN PAUL YOUNG Sandie

2. TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE-----JOHNNY MATHIS AND DENIECE WILLIAMS---Robert

3. IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU ------------ YVONNE ELLIMAN Sandie


4. MATCHSTALK MEN AND MATCHSTALK CATS AND DOGS ---BRIAN AND MICHAEL---John

5. (I’M ALWAYS TOUCHED BYYOUR) PRESENCE DEAR ----- BLONDIE---- Terry

6. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN ------- SHEILA & B DEVOTION----------Robert

7. MORE THAN A WOMAN ------------------ TAVARES ----------Terry

8. I WONDER WHY -------------- SHOWADDYWADDY ----- Robert

9. WITH A LITTLE LUCK ------------ -- WINGS -------------Terry

10. SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH------ DAN HILL -----------Robert

11. YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT ----- JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN--- Terry

12. BAKER STREET ------------- GERRY RAFFERTY--------- Terry

13. BECAUSE THE NIGHT ---------------- PATTI SMITH GROUP ------------ Terry

14. BACK IN LOVE AGAIN ------------------ DONNA SUMMER--------- Robert

15. MORE LIKE THE MOVIES ----------------- DR HOOK -------- Robert


16. NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY -------------- THE STRANGLERS------ Terry

17. FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME --------- GENESIS--------------- Terry


18. IF YOU CAN’T GIVE ME LOVE ------------- SUZIE QUATRO ------- Robert

19. NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY ----------- ANDREW GOLD ------------John

20. NIGHT FEVER------------------BeeGees ------------- Terry

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How well do you know the songs of the Beatles? Can you identify each song from the opening lyrics shown below? No use of the internet of course - purely from memory (and find them buzzing round your head all day long!). Good luck.


1.You say yes / I say no Hello, Goodbye CHARLOTTE
2.There's nothing you can do that can't be done All you need is love SANDIE
3.When I get older losing my hair, many years from now When I'm Sixty-Four SANDIE
4.Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup Across the Universe CHARLOTTE
5.Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC Back in the USSR SANDIE
6.Let me tell you how it will be / There's one for you nineteen for me Taxman ROBERT
7. I give her all my love, that's all I do And I love her SANDIE
8. I read the news today, oh boy A Day in the Life SANDIE
9. Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins She's Leaving Home SANDIE
10. Asked a girl what she wanted to be Drive My Car CHARLOTTE
11. Try to see it my way / Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on? We Can Work it Out SANDIE
12. Ooh i need your love babe / Guess you know it's true Eight Days a Week SANDIE
13. Well, she was just 17 / You know what I mean I Saw Her Standing There SANDIE
14. Here come old flattop / He come grooving up slowly Come Together SANDIE
15. Desmond has a barrow in the market place Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ROBERT
16. I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me Norwegian Wood SANDIE
17. There are places I'll remember In my life SANDIE
18. Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical science in the home Matthew’s Silver Hammer ROBERT
19. You say you will love me if I have to go Things we said today ROBERT
20. I love you, 'cause you tell me things I want to know Ask me why ROBERT

English cities and towns quiz
Can you name the English cities or towns from the following clues?

1. Marian + rock
2. Colour + discard
3. William + river crossing
4. Sharp sound + heavyweight
5. Measure + orifice
6. Witch meeting + attempt
7. Suicidal mammal +weight + watering hole
8. Pit + bonce
9. Jester + large church
10. Organ + Common fund

11. Very dark + set fire to
12. Colour + vehicle
13. Cook + healthy
14. Farm building + winter transport
15. Mr Fordyce + meadow

Can you guess which are the 10 countries with the highest average elevation? This list includes one continent the average elevation of which places it at #5. One guess each and we can see who gets the highest number correct. If you name more than 10 only the first ten would be considered of course. Naturally no internet to be used. Good luck.

How well, if at all, do you remember 1957. Here are 20 big hits from the UK charts in that year with which you may be familiar even if you weren’t born then! How many of the artists responsible for these hits can you remember/identify – without using reference material or the internet, of course. PLEASE REMEMBER, if you change your mind on an answer, use a new post rather than editing the original (in the interests of fairness) – thanks


1. DIANA------------PAUL ANKA--------------SANDIE

2. ALL SHOOK UP/TEDDY BEAR/PARALYSED-----------ELVIS----------SANDIE

3. YOUNG LOVE

4. LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND------------PAT BOONE-----SANDIE

5. SINGING THE BLUES (2 VERSIONS)------TOMMY STEELE --- SANDIE + GUY MITCHELL----JANE
6. PUTTING ON THE STYLE/CUMBERLAND GAP----LONNIE DONEGAN----SANDIE

7. ISLAND IN THE SUN--------HARRY BELAFONTE-----SANDIE

8. YES TONIGHT JOSEPHINE/LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL

9. WHEN I FALL IN LOVE---------NAT KING COLE-------SANDIE

10. BUTTERFLY (2 VERSIONS)

11. THAT’LL BE THE DAY-----THE CRICKETS -------------SANDIE

12. TAMMY-------------DEBBIE REYNOLDS-------------SANDIE

13. LONG TALL SALLY/LUCILLE---------------LITTLE RICHARD---------SANDIE

14. AROUND THE WORLD

15. FREIGHT TRAIN

16. BYE BYE LOVE/WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE------EVERLYS--------SANDIE

17. BLUEBERRY HILL-------FATS DOMINO--------------SANDIE

18. WHLE LOT OF SHAKIN’ GOING ON

19. (YOU GOTTA HAVE) HEART/TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAM----MAX BYGRAVES----SANDIE

20. ALONE

How's your knowledge of world events and people? No internet use permitted of course and good luck - some are easy but some perhaps not so.

1. 1889 This tower becomes the world's tallest manmade structure --------- EIFFEL TOWER -- JOHN
2. 1877 This inventor patents the phonograph---THOS EDISON ---- SANDIE
3. 1803 The United States buys this territory from France
4. 1804 This country becomes independent following a slave revolt -----HAITI----------TERRY
5. 1865 This political leader is assassinated at Ford's Theater ----ABE LINCOLN-------SANDIE
6. 1865 Edward Whymper leads the first party to climb this Swiss peak---MATTERHORN ---JOHN
7. 1844 "What hath God wrought" is the first message sent using this new technology----TELEGRAPHY----------TERRY
8. 1839-1860 China fights two wars with western powers over this drug----OPIUM-----SANDIE
9. 1836 This short-lived republic declares independence from Mexico---TEXAS---SANDIE
10. 1831 This naturalist begins his famous journey on the HMS Beagle---DARWIN---SANDIE
11. 1825 This canal connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
12. 1816-1828 This warrior-king unites many Zulu tribes---SHAKA ZULU----------SANDIE
13. 1824 This composer completes his ninth and final symphony---BEETHOVEN---SANDIE
14. 1824 This Romantic poet dies while fighting for Greek independence----BYRON---SANDIE
15. 1819 This "liberator" becomes the first President of Gran Colombia

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please

How's your knowledge of world events? Can you name the city or town in which the following events took place? No internet use permitted of course and good luck - some are easy but some perhaps not so.

1. 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre 2. 1979 Hostages kidnapped at American embassy
3. 1974 Ali vs. Foreman, "The Rumble in the Jungle"
4. 1972 Terrorists kill members of the Israeli Olympic team
5. 1968 Democracy movement crushed by Soviet tanks
6. 1967 "The Summer of Love"
7. 1963 Assassination of John F. Kennedy
8. 1963 Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech
9. 1948 Supplies airlifted in to relieve this city from a Soviet blockade
10. 1943 Turning point of WWII as Nazis fail to capture this city
11. 1914 Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
12. 1903 First powered flight
13. 1854 John Snow traces a cholera outbreak to a contaminated well
14. 1836 Battle of the Alamo
15. 1812 The easternmost point of Napoleon's conquests
16. 1789 Storming of the Bastille
17. 7617 Continental Congress issues American Declaration of Independence
18. 1589 Galileo drops two object of different mass from a tower to prove
that they fall at the same rate
19. 570 Birth of Muhammad
20. 632 Death of Muhammed

Without using the internet etc, do you know or can you guess who this is from this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please

How well, if at all, do you remember 1977. Here are 20 hits from the UK charts in April 1977. How many of the artists responsible for these hits can you remember/identify – without using reference material or the internet, of course. Some easy and some harder. PLEASE REMEMBER, if you change your mind on an answer, use a new post rather than editing the original (in the interests of fairness) – thanks.

1. KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU ----------- ABBA -----Sandie

2. RED LIGHT SPELLS DANGER -------------- BILLY OCEAN ---------- Robert

3. FREE ---------- DENIECE WILLIAMS ------------- Robert

4. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A STAR ----------- ???????????? AND BILLY DAVIS JNR ----- Robert (alf a point)

5. MY KINDA LIFE ------------------- CLIFF RICHARD --------------Robert

6. PEARL’S A SINGER ---------------- ELKIE BROOKS --------------- Sandie

7. LONELY BOY -------------- ANDREW GOLD ------------ Robert

8. TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS ------------- MARY MacGREGOR ------ Sandie

9. I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU -------------- ROSE ROYCE ------------ Sandie

10. BOOGIE NIGHTS ---------------------- HEATWAVE -------------- Robert

11. WHODUNNIT ------------------------- TAVARES ------------- Robert

12. RIO ------------------ MICHAEL NESMITH ----------- Robert

13. SOUND AND VISION ------------- DAVID BOWIE ------------------- Robert

14. THE SHUFFLE --------------------- VAN McCOY --------------- Robert

15. 7,000 DOLLARS AND YOU ----------------- THE STYLISTICS ------------ Robert


16. A STAR IS BORN (EVERGREEN) ------------ BARBRA STREISAND ----------- Sandie

17. MORE THAN A LOVER ------------------- BONNIE TYLER --------------- Sandie

18. ROMEO --------------- Mr BIG ---------------- Robert

19. CHANSON D’AMOUR ------------ THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER ------------ Sandie

20. MOODY BLUE ----------- ELVIS ------------- Sandie

A single question this time. Which is the largest country that does not have a National team that plays under its name? No internet use to help of course.

Following on from the 'most populated countries' quiz, here's another which may prove to be appreciably less obvious.

Can you guess which are the 10 countries with the smallest populations? This is countries that are members of the UN or which are recognised by it as a non-Member State. One guess each and we can see who gets the highest number correct. If you name more than 10 only the first ten would be considered of course. Naturally no internet to be used. Good luck.

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

Here are sets of 3 clues to the names of well-known movies - how many can you get?


1. Tin Man, Flying Monkeys, Tornado ----- Wizard of Oz ---- Boots

2. Tribute, District 12, Rue --- Hunger games ------- Terry

3. Why So Serious?, Heath Ledger, Gotham -------The Dark Knight ---- Clive
4. One-Armed Man, Dr. Kimble, Search Every Henhouse ---- The fugitive ----- Boots

5. The Hills are Alive, Julie Andrews, Austria -- Sound of music ------ Boots

6. Las Vegas, Mike Tyson, Lost Groom ---- The hangover--------- John

7. Card Counting, Autism, Wapner ------------- Rain man --------- Boots

8. Velociraptor, Genetic Engineering, Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong --- Jurassic Park --Boots

9. Liger, Vote for Pedro, Tina the Llama

10. Patrick Swayze, Supernatural, Pottery ---------- Ghost ---Boots

11. Pandora, Blue People, Unobtainium ---------- Avatar ----------- John

12. Orphanage, Mall Car Chase, Mission from God

13. Boxer, Clint Eastwood, Euthanasia ----------- Million Dollar Baby - Boots

14. 3 Brothers Dead, Rescue Mission, D-Day ----------- Saving Private Ryan ------- Boots

15. Ivan Drago, Training Montage, Patriotic Shorts ---------- Rocky IV --- Clive

16. White Russians, Bowling, Ways to Get a Toe

17. Phone Home, Reese's Pieces, Drew Barrymore ------- ET -------- Boots

18. Tyler Durden, Soapmaking, First Rule = Second Rule ---------- Fight Club ------ Terry

19. Milk Anything w/ Nipples, Jinxy Cat, CIA --------------- Meet the parents --------- Clive

20. Unsupervised Child, Booby Traps, Christmas ---------- Home alone ------- Terry

22. Shrimp Fishing, Box of Chocolates, Low IQ ---------- Forrest Gump ---------- Boots

23. Asteroid, Roughnecks, Don't Wanna Miss a Thing ---- Armageddon ------ Clive

Can you guess which are the 10 countries with the highest populations? One guess each and we can see who gets the highest number correct. If you name more than 10 only the first ten would be considered of course. Naturally no internet to be used. Good luck.

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

How well, if at all, do you remember 1976 – the year of the long hot dry summer and stand-pipes in the road. Here are 20 hits from the UK charts in March 1976. How many of the artists responsible for these hits can you remember/identify – without using reference material or the internet, of course. Some easy and some harder. PLEASE REMEMBER, if you change your mind on an answer, use a new post rather than editing the original (in the interests of fairness) – thanks.

1. LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU ------------ BILLY OCEAN -- Sandie

2. CONVOY ----------------- C.W.McCALL -------------- John

3. YOU SEE THE TROUBLE WITH ME ---------------- BARRY WHITE -- Sandie

4. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT --------------------- THE EAGLES -------------- Sandie

5. MUSIC ---------------------- JOHN MILES --------- Michael

6. I’M MANDY FLY ME ------------------- 10CC --------- Terry

7. SQUEEZE BOX

8. PINBALL WIZARD ------------------ ELTON JOHN ------- John

9. I LOVE MUSIC -------------------- THE O'JAYS ------ Sandie

10. MISS YOU NIGHTS ------------------- CLIFF RICHARD ----------------- Sandie

11. SOMETHING’S BEEN MAKING ME BLUE ----------- SMOKIE --- Michael

12. I WANNA STAY WITH YOU -------------- GALLAGHER & LYLE ----- Sandie

13. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME

14. HELLO HAPPINESS

15. FUNKY WEEKEND

16. FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS ----------- MARMALADE ------ Sandie

17. JUNGLE ROCK

18. DAT ----------- PLUTO SHERVINGTON -------- Michael

19. RAIN

20. DECEMBER ‘63 ---------- FRANKIE VALLI & THE 4 SEASONS --- John

Each of the following conditions apply to a number of European countries but I believe that only one country satisfies all of them. Can you guess or work out which country that is? In the event that there were to be more than one, you have to get the country I've chosen! Good luck.

A European country

1 ... that was not part of the USSR

2 ... that is entirely east of Rome

3 ... that ends in “A”

4 ... whose capital starts with ‘S’

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 this photo as a child? Initial(s) and asterisks only please.

Another one for the oldies. How well, if at all, do you remember 1958. Here are 20 big hits from the UK charts in that year with which you may be familiar even if you weren’t born then! How many of the artists responsible for these hits can you remember/identify – without using reference material or the internet, of course. 25 answers in all as it was common in those days for the same song to be a hit for two or more artists. PLEASE REMEMBER, if you change your mind on an answer, use a new post rather than editing the original (in the interests of fairness) – thanks

1. MAGIC MOMENTS ------------PERRY COMO --------Sandie

2. APRIL LOVE -------------- PAT BOONE ---------- Sandie

3. PEGGY SUE ------------- BUDDY HOLLY ---------------Boots

4. WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN -------- MARVIN RAINWATER ----------- Shirley

5. POOR LITTLE FOOL --------------------------- RICKY NELSON ------------ Sandie

6. TOM DOOLEY (2 VERSIONS) ----- LONNIE DONEGAN ---- Boots + KINGSTON TRIO --- Sandie
7. BIRD DOG ------------ EVERLY BROS ------------ Sandie

8. WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK ------------------ ELVIS ---- Sandie

9. HIGH CLASS BABY

10. SPLISH SPLASH (2 VERSIONS) --------- BOBBY DARN ----- Sandie + ???????

11. FEVER ----- PEGGY LEE ------- Sandie

12. HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL

13. TEQUILA

14. ALL THE WAY ----------------- FRANK SINATRA ------ Boots

15. WHO’S SORRY NOW -------------- CONNIE FRANCIS -- Boots

16. ENDLESS SLEEP

17. AT THE HOP ------------------- DANNY AND THE JUNIORS ----------Sandie

18. VOLARE (4 VERSIONS) ------- DEAN MARTIN ---- Sandie + ????????

19. TWILIGHT TIME ---------------- THE PLATTERS -----------Shirley

20. A CERTAIN SMILE --------------- JOHNNY MATHIS ---- Boots

How many US State Capitals can you identify from the following clues:
1. Blood pumping organ + Motor company ------------- Hartford (Connecticut) --- SANDIE
2. Drum major's stick + French for "red" -------------- Baton Rouge (Louisiana) ---SANDIE
3. Small + Stone ---------------- Little Rock (Arkansas) ------------ TERRY
4. NaCl + Bigger than a pond + Large town ---- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- TERRY
5. Wealthy + French for "world" ------------ Richmond (Virginia) --- SANDIE
6. Jolly Old St. Nick + Actress Dunaway --------- Santa Fe (New Mexico) --- SANDIE
7. Miss Diamond + Cider fruit + Not more --------- Annapolis (Maryland) --- SANDIE
8. Face card + Closest star to Earth --------- Jackson (Mississippi) --- TERRY
9. Supervisor + Heavy Weight -------- Boston (Mass) --- TERRY
10. Vernal season + Meadow ------------- Springfield (Illinois) - TERRY
11. Male child + Use one's eyes --- Boise (Idaho) --- SANDIE
12. Jouster's weapon + Be a vocalist ----------- Lansing (Michigan) --- TERRY
13. Foot digit + Summit + Hesitator's sound - Topeka (Kansas) --- SANDIE
14. Not at all outgoing + Queen Boleyn -------------- Cheyanne (Wyoming) - SANDIE
15. Descendent of Israel + Nay ------ Juneau (Alaska) --- TERRY
16. Everyone + Prohibit + Leg joint --------------- Albany (New York) ----- SANDIE
17. Professional charge + Nothing -------- Phoenix (Arizona) --- TERRY
18. To defraud + String ------------ Concord (New Hampshire) -- SANDIE
19. Kit + Large Town ------------- Carson City (Nevada) --- SANDIE
20. Green vegetable + What we breath --------------- Pierre (South Dalota) --- SANDIE
21. Former Currency + US Cavalry Stronghold --- Frankfort (Kentucky) - TERRY
22. Former Hollie + French Town ----------------- Nashville (Tennessee) -------- SANDIE

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

Without using reference material for the time being, do you know or can you guess which country is the odd one out in this list and why? Whilst it is always possible that there may be more than one valid answer you have to get the one I had in mind!
1. Lithuania
2. Bulgaria
3. Armenia
4. Ukraine
5. Kazakstan