We have just run our first paper quiz.
Congratulations to the winners
1st prize Lynne
2nd prize Jenny Enderby
3rd Prize John Burdett
Also a big thank you to Oundle bookshop who helped by selling quizzes and raised £120.58
The answers as promised are below:
1) 26 L in the A – 26 letters in the alphabet
2) 3 L P – 3 Little Pigs
3) 16 O in a P – 16 ounces in a pound
4) 12 S of the Z – 12 signs of the Zodiac
5) 50 W to L Y L – 50 Ways to Leave your Lover
6) 2001 a S O – 2001 A Space Odyssey
7) 76 T L the B P – 76 Trombones Led the Big Parade
8) 20,000 L U the S – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
9) 21 S in a G – 21 Shillings in a Guinea
10) 7 W of the W – 7 Wonders of the World
11) 10 P of E – 10 Plagues of Egypt
12) 2 S in a P – Shoes in a Pair (also accepted socks or singles in a pair)
13) 100 C in a M – 100 cm in a Metre
14) 8 N in an O – 8 Notes in an Octave
15) 13 in a B D – 13 in a Baker’s Dozen
16) 11 D in a P N – 11 Digits in a Phone Number
17) 6 L on an I – 6 Legs on an Insect
18) 90 D in a R A – 90 Degrees in a Right Angle
19) 5 G R – Gold Rings
20) 10 G B H on the W – 10 Green Bottles Hanging on the Wall
21) 4 H of the A – 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
22) 24 H from T – 24 Hours from Tulsa
23) 50 S of G – 50 Shades of Grey
24) 13 S on the A F – 13 Stripes on the American flag
25) 4 S in the Y – 4 Seasons in the Year
26) 11 P in a C T – 11 Players in a Cricket Team
27) 3 M in a B – 3 Men in a Boat
28) 7 D S – 7 Deadly Sins
29) 36 I in a Y – 36 Inches in a Yard
30) 99 R B – 99 Red Balloons
31) 7 C in a R – 7 Colours in a Rainbow
32) 0 C on a C – 0 Corners on a Circle
33) 18 H on a G C – 18 Holes on a Golf Course
34) 8 P in a G – 8 Pints in a Gallon
35) 60 Y in a P J – 70 Years in a Platinum Jubilee (typing error so marked out of
49, not 50, to be fair).
36) 39 B in the O T – 39 books in the Old Testament
37) 16 T – 16 Tons
38) 40 A and a M – 40 Acres and a Mule
39) 88 K on a G P – 88 Keys on a grand Piano
40) 7 D in a W – 7 Days in a Week
41) 60 S in a M – 60 Seconds in a Minute
42) 4 C in the UK – 4 Countries in the United Kingdom (UK also accepted).
43) 1760 Y in a M – 1760 Yards in a Mile
44)101 D – 101 Dalmatians
45) 50 S in A – 50 States in America
46) 5 S on a P – 5 Sides on a Pentagon
47) 3 S to H – 3 Steps to Heaven
48) 1 F O the C N – 1 Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
49) 8 T on an O – 8 Tentacles on an Octopus
50) 50 Q in this Q! – 50 Questions in this Quiz!