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Trixii Sun 25-Apr-21 15:36:30

Let's start "can you name 5" again:

Can you name 5 types of weather?

threexnanny Tue 23-Nov-21 07:45:54

Walking
Tram
Bicycle
Underground train
Bus

5 favorite subjects from schooldays

henetha Tue 23-Nov-21 10:27:20

English
Music
Tennis
French
History

5 favourite sandwich fillings

biglouis Tue 23-Nov-21 12:48:21

Banana
Apricot jam
Cheese and tomato
Salmon
BLT

5 favorite items for a quick snack

Ali08 Tue 23-Nov-21 14:59:19

Crackers
Soup
Toast
Sandwich
Fruit

5 things you might put in a Secret Santa gift at work

biglouis Thu 25-Nov-21 16:08:17

hand and body lotion
silk scarf
M&S or Amazon gift voucher
champagne
scented candles

5 popular women's magazines

Trixii Fri 26-Nov-21 15:11:28

Bella
Best
Hello
Woman
Woman's Own

5 things that happen on Black Friday

biglouis Fri 26-Nov-21 16:16:21

Department store sales
Big discounts
Queues
Fights over merchandise
Retailers make big profits

5 popular toys this year

Ali08 Sun 28-Nov-21 11:17:50

Air Hogs
Modelling Clay
Disney Princess Dolls
Lego
Doll Prams

5 games for families to play together?

biglouis Mon 29-Nov-21 16:56:26

Monpoly
Scrabble
Cluedo
Charades
Who am I?

5 great things about snowy days

Trixii Tue 30-Nov-21 17:57:41

Glorious sunrises
Pink tinge to the atmosphere
Beautiful trees
Staying inside
Watching children sledging

5 outside Christmas lights

biglouis Wed 01-Dec-21 11:15:49

Tree
Reindeer
Snowman
Sleigh
Stars

5 traditional tree decorations

henetha Wed 01-Dec-21 11:29:42

Fairy or Angel on top
Lights
Baubles
Tinsel
Bows

5 Christmas carols

biglouis Fri 03-Dec-21 00:15:21

Hark the herald angels sing
Silent night
Oh little town of Bethlhem
It came upon a midnight clear
Oh come all ye faithful

5 good things about coronavirus

henetha Fri 03-Dec-21 11:27:18

Crikey.
It kept unwanted visitors away.
We could indulge in being reclusive without criticism.
The world used less fuels (in cars and planes) for a while.
It showed that video conferencing is useful.
We all slowed down a bit from the usual mad rush.
It brought back some self-reliance which people used to have.
5 fashions through the ages which you admire.

biglouis Sat 04-Dec-21 23:20:45

Yes - lots of positive things about CV10 as well as the bad stuff!

Beautiful antique hair accessories
Spanish mantilla veils
Victorian jewellery
1960s mini skirts
1980s big shoulders

5 luxury cars you would like to drive/ride in

Trixii Tue 07-Dec-21 17:59:00

I wouldn't like to drive or ride in but...

Rolls Royce
Bentley
Ferrari
Lamborghini
Alfa Romeo

5 compact cars

biglouis Thu 09-Dec-21 00:58:13

VW Polo
Honda Civic
Ford Fiesta
Peugeot 208
Hyundai i10

5 easy ways to decorate the house for the holidays

Ali08 Thu 09-Dec-21 11:45:32

Christmas tree (if you get someone else to do it for you ??)
Lights around the walls
Pretty garlands
Hang cards
Fake snow on windows

5 things from childhood you wish were the same at Christmas now?

nanna8 Thu 09-Dec-21 11:52:47

Good topic Ali08
Snow
Steam trains
My grandma’s Christmas gatherings ( she had 10 children)
No phones, no tv but pianos and singing
Mistletoe kisses

5 animals you like best in a zoo.

biglouis Fri 10-Dec-21 23:58:45

Tortoises
Penguins
Elephants
Monkeys/apes
Lions

5 ways of cutting down on holiday expenditure

henetha Sat 11-Dec-21 11:30:38

Don't go! grin
Don't book excursions.
Don't eat out. Just hotel included meals.
Or book self catering.
Don't buy souvenirs.
Don't leave tips.

5 places in UK you would like to visit

threexnanny Sun 12-Dec-21 15:16:14

Lake District
York
Oban
Cotswolds
Dublin

5 authors you would recommend

EkwaNimitee Sun 12-Dec-21 19:46:50

Robert Harris
Cixin Liu
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Hilary Mantel

5 beetles

biglouis Mon 13-Dec-21 03:08:09

Death watch beetle
Weevil
Stag beetle
Rose chafer
Ladybird

5 weeds you would not want in your garden

Ali08 Mon 13-Dec-21 08:36:10

Thank you Nanna8 xx

Knotweed.
'Weed'.
Nettles.
Ivy/Ground Ivy.
Crabgrass.

5 foods you really love?

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