QUIZZLE 24 (2024)

IN AID OF Carradale Village Hall Funds     £2 per QUIZZLE A prize of 20% of the takings will be awarded to the entry with the most correct answers. In the event of a tie, a draw will take place to decide the winner.

CLOSING DATE    TUESDAY 12th January 2025  

 Completed sheets to be returned to:-

Tony Leighton, Periwinkles,  Waterfoot.  Carradale.  Campbeltown.  PA28 6QX

e-mail/ address (please write clearly)…………………………………………………………………

 

eg

7D in a W

 

= 7 days in a week

 
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1P,2P, 3P,4, 5P,6P,7P, M

1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato, 4, 5 potato, 6 potato, 7 potato more.
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A as 2 P in a P  

Alike as 2 peas in a pod.
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a T has 3C  

a tricorn has 3 corners.
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4 S in the Y

4 seasons in the year.
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6C in NI

6 counties in Northern Ireland.
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6 S on a H

6 sides on a hexagon.
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7 S on the H of the S of L   

7 spikes on the head of the Statue of Liberty.
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7 for a SN to BT

7 for a secret never to be told.
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a SITS9  

a stitch in time saves 9.

 
  1. *

10 GBH on the W    

10 green bottles hanging on the wall.

 
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The D at AP is L with 11,500T               

The dome at Attingham Park is lined with more than 11,500 tiles.
  1. &*

5 D on the HH                          

5 digits on the human hand.
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JO was 9 WHT the C in 1972   

Jimmy Osmond was 9 when he topped the charts in 1972.
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HaH, HaD. W:1234. (PS)            

Here’s a house, here’s a door. Windows: 1234. (Play School).
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In 1919 LNA B the FFM of P

In 1919 Lady Nancy Astor became the first female member of parliament.
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AWP 125 YA

Aspirin was patented 125 years ago.
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(in S) a M is W 500 P        

(in slang) a monkey is worth 500 Pounds.
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80 YA in the GE 76 PBO

80 years ago in the Great Escape 76 prisoners broke out
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5 A(I )BNO in B                              

 5 adult (Imago) butterflies overwinter in Britain according to Country file 18/2/24.
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The TA in S was F in M 1974

The Terracotta Army in Shaanxi was found in March 1974.
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70 is 3SY and 10   

70 is 3 score years and ten.
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58 L in the LPN in W

58 letters in the longest place name in Wales.
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The CT is 31M (to the NM) 

The Channel Tunnel is 31 miles (to the nearest mile).
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L20 the DZ

L20 the Deeside Zeppelin
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CEW the WSC 3T  

 

Chris Evert won the Wimbledon Singles Championship 3 times.

 
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In 1994 BGB18P of LdVN for

$30.8 M

In 1994 Bill Gates bought 18 pages of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook for $30.8 million  (UCB 2/4/24)
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CDW a T of 2C   

 

Charles Dickens wrote a Tale of 2 Cities.
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IWD –was on M8 this Y       

International Women’s Day-was on March 8th this year.
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44LC (in the W)

44 landlocked countries.
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BLW the O 4T    

Bobby Locke won the Open 4 times.
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P is 2PA,8PC &90PT  

Pewter is an alloy of at least 3 metals. (copper,tin &antimony)
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WS-B to be B&D on A23  

William Shakespeare- believed to be born and die on April 23rd.
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A la R in D is a 16-SC   

A la Ronde in Devon is a 16- sided cottage.

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In 1924 MC R a LSR of 146mph

In 1924 Malcolm Campbell reached a land speed record of 146 mph.
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80K=50M   

80 kilometres = 50 miles.
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15/4/1964 12M were C of the GTR & J for a T of 307 Y

15/4/1964 12 men were convicted of the Great Train Robbery & jailed for a total of 307 years.
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c55,000M of R in the UK     

c55,000 miles of rivers in the UK.
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200Y -the BA of the RNLI (2024)

200 years- the bicentenary Anniversary of the RNLI (2024).
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B, H is H to 148A of O.  

Brockhampton, Herefordshire is home to over 145 acres of orchards.
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SCM7 BM   

Sean Connery made 7 Bond movies.
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The F2BS were B&B  

The first 2 British stamps were black and blue.
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40 YA-AJDGF

40 years ago Alec Jeffrey discovered genetic fingerprinting

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The SR of 2 is K as PC             

The square root of 2 is known as Pythagoras’s Constant.
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238 LSA the C of the UK and I

238 lifeboat stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland.
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A 71P of the ES is CBW         

About 71 percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water.
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A Q is1F by 15Z     

 

a quadrillion is 1 followed by 15 zeros.

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In the GMD 266 MD

In the Gresford Mining Disaster 266 men died.
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SKIL in A1930      

Saint Kilda inhabitants left in August 1930.
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624P in NTH   

624 places in the National Trust Handbook.
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A is the 1st AL in a D

Aardvark is the first animal listed in a dictionary.
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85YA the U of SHA-SS   

85 years ago the unearthing of Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon ship.

                                                                    

                            

 

Clues to UK BRIDGES

 
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of Harry Potter Fame

Glenfinnan Railway Viaduct
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Irish symbol of peace

Derry’s Peace Bridge
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A Irish clue in Lillian Beckwith’s book “A rope in Case”

The Carrick-a rede rope Bridge, Armagh NI
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It’s the Welsh bridge that connects water below and alongside

Pontcysyllte Viaduct

 “The bridge that connects”
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In the blink of an eye?

Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Newcastle “Blinking eye”
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A sign it’s not for cars

Infinity Bridge,

Stockton on Tees
  1.  

Latest to come forth!

Queensferry Bridge
  1.  

Bridge for tool worker?

Hammersmith Bridge, London
  1.  

Dead nagged?

Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge ,

Cairngorms “The Coffin Bridge”
  1.  

Satan’s got three on top of each other!

Devil’s Bridge

Ceredigion, Wales
  1.  

Alternative spelling for what’s above

Skye Bridge
  1.  

A bridge for Scottish soldiers?

Coldstream Bridge
  1.  

A plum London bridge

Royal Victoria Dock Bridge
  1.  

Has the last remaining gate tower

Monnow Bridge

                                                                       

       

 

TREES

Eg   c   .   e   .   .   .   u   .

 

c.h.e.s.t.n.u.t
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 .   a  .

oak
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 .   y  .   a   .   .   .   .

sycamore
  1.  

 .    .    .   n   .

plane
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 .   .   w   .   .

rowan
  1.  

 .   .   r

fir
  1.  

 h  .    .    .    h   .    .    .

hawthorn
  1.  

 .    s    .

ash
  1.  

 .    .    r   .   h

birch
  1.  

 .    .    p    l    .

maple
  1.  

 .    o    .    .    y

holly
  1.  

 .    p    .    .     e

apple
  1.  

 .   .   w

yew
  1.  

 .   y    .    .   e    .    .

cypress
  1.  

 .   .    .   m

plum
  1.  

 .   .    r    .    .

Larch
  1.  

 w   .    .   l    .    .

willow
  1.  

 a   .   .    r

acer

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ANAGRAMS for a taste of Scotland

Eg SKEPRIP

 

KIPPERS
  1.  

ULICNNKKELS (2)

CULLEN SKINK
  1.  

TOESKAAC

OATCAKES
  1.  

BOARKHASRTSOIME (2)

ARBROATH SMOKIES
  1.  

GGSAHI

HAGGIS
  1.  

TRSCOOHHCBT (2)

SCOTCH BROTH
  1.  

UBBLANKC  (2)

BLACK BUN
  1.  

DSAHEROBRT

SHORT BREAD
  1.  

GDNMIPUL

DUMPLING
  1.  

LOAASBUTETMSIIC (2)

OATMEAL BISCUITS
  1.  

IBAVLATTALELN (2)

VANILLA TABLET
  1.  

KBAGPDNUCLID (2)

BLACK PUDDING
  1.  

DAAAEMMLR

MARMALADE
  1.  

VISTSOE

STOVIES
  1.  

CCAEEEKIOLK

COCKALEEKIE
  1.  

NECTAOOSSPTO (2)

POTATO SCONES
  1.  

NNCACAHAR

CRANACHAN

 

 

 

 

Clues to titles of FILMS

eg the barrier breakers

 

The Dam Busters
  1.  

Bomb scientist

Oppenheimer
  1.  

If times do so much!

The Sound of Music (anagram)
  1.  

Heroic Centre

Braveheart
  1.  

A frozen striped animal round Waverley

Ice Station Zebra
  1.  

Blown away

Gone with the wind
  1.  

 The Church support for a child

The Godfather
  1.  

Boastful with attitude?

Pride and prejudice
  1.  

Less than three months in circumnavigation?

Around the world on 80 days
  1.  

The search for an overdrawn colour month?

The Hunt for Red October
  1.  

Short meeting

Brief Encounter
  1.  

That is a sting first

Barbie
  1.  

The bird has come down

The Eagle has Landed

 

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