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crazyH Sun 03-Apr-22 20:17:17

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

LadyHonoriaDedlock Wed 22-Feb-23 10:12:50

Anna Karenina
Ilsa Lund
Victoria Page
Margo Channing
Lyra Belacqua

LadyHonoriaDedlock Wed 22-Feb-23 10:13:21

5 breeds of sheep

biglouis Fri 24-Feb-23 11:31:31

Scottish blackface
Leicester longwool
Dishley
New Leicester
Devon longwool

5 British butterflies

GoldenLady Fri 24-Feb-23 14:47:26

Butterflies have nationalities? <g>

biglouis Sat 25-Feb-23 08:58:35

Some butterflies are more commonly seen in the UK than others more exotic species.

Ok as that is too hard for some I will try an easier one.

5 tasty breakfast recipes (any nationality)

Bellanonna Sat 25-Feb-23 09:05:21

I love butterflies -

Peacock
Common blue
Comma
Painted lady
Cabbage white

5 tasty breakfast recipes (any nationality)

GoldenLady Sat 25-Feb-23 14:57:46

The Red Shoes
The Blues Brothers
Bad Day at Black Rock
The Woman in White
The Green Mile

5 synonyms for a human being

LadyHonoriaDedlock Sat 25-Feb-23 17:11:51

Ah, GoldenLady, the number of times I've been caught out like that!

Going back a step…

Croque monsieur
Buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup
Kedgeree
Toast with butter and marmalade
Stornoway Benedict (Eggs Benedict with the addition of a slice of black pudding, as served in my favourite Glasgow café)

And in deference to GoldenLady…

5 synonyms for a human being

Bellanonna Sat 25-Feb-23 21:46:10

Person
Guy
Homo sapiens
Mortal
Soul

5 things currently in your garage, apart from a car

crazyH Sat 25-Feb-23 21:54:24

Car is never in the garage😂 it’s on my drive 24/7
Freezer
A large chest of drawers
Dustbin
Stepladder
Metal freestanding Shelf-unit

5 types of Nightwear

faye17 Sat 25-Feb-23 22:12:02

Pyjamas
Nightdress
Bed socks
Bed jacket
Onesie

5 types of pasta

LadyHonoriaDedlock Sun 26-Feb-23 00:21:39

Spaghetti
Farfalle
Orecchiette
Conchiglie
Fusilli

Five Roman names for English towns

Bellanonna Sun 26-Feb-23 09:53:05

Londinium, London
Glevum, Gloucester
Aquae Sulis, Bath
Vinovia, Durham
Durovernum, Canterbury

5 English towns or cities starting with “C”

biglouis Sun 26-Feb-23 12:23:11

Canterbury
Chester
Cleethorpes.
Chorley
Chippenham

Famous cities (worldwide) sited on rivers

LadyHonoriaDedlock Sun 26-Feb-23 12:26:11

Chorley
Carlisle
Coventry
Chester
Chippenham

Five excuses for an unofficial day off work

biglouis Mon 27-Feb-23 13:39:38

Sickness (self)
Sickness (child)
Funeral
Car trouble
Medical/dental emergency

Famous cities (worldwide) sited on rivers

GoldenLady Mon 27-Feb-23 13:54:22

London
Washington, DC
New York
Paris
Rome

Famous inventors

LadyHonoriaDedlock Mon 27-Feb-23 23:07:27

Alexander Graham Bell (telephone)
Kirkpatrick Macmillan (bicycle)
James Dewar (vacuum flask)
James Clerk Maxwell (theory of radio)
Alexander Fleming (antibiotics)
(All Scots)

Five airlines based in continental Europe

faye17 Tue 28-Feb-23 07:57:02

KLM
FINNAIR
LUFTHANSA
IBERIA
AIR FRANCE

Five English conposers (music)

Bellanonna Tue 28-Feb-23 08:18:12

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edward Elgar
Benjamin Britten
Gustav(?) Holst
William Byrd

5 well-known U.K. art galleries

biglouis Tue 28-Feb-23 10:27:04

Tate
National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Serpentine Gallery
Victoria and Albert Museum

5 iconic rides/activities in an amusement park

Bellanonna Tue 28-Feb-23 11:26:08

From memory, so going back a bit (or a lot)

Big wheel
Ghost train
Coconut shy
Roundabout
Helter skelter

5 favourite childhood memories

LadyHonoriaDedlock Tue 28-Feb-23 13:12:49

Catching sticklebacks in the brook
Exploring rock pools on the beach
Six penn'orth of pear drops in a paper cone
Sailing on the Mersey Ferry
Collecting fir cones and painting them

Five playground games

Ali08 Tue 28-Feb-23 14:50:46

Skipping
Jacks
Tag
Football
I Spy

5 indoor/rainy day activities

GoldenLady Tue 28-Feb-23 15:50:38

Reading
Streaming something good on TV
Computer, games or work
Chatting on the phone
Working on a hobby

Those were for adults, or all ages. Next,

5 rainy day activities for people under the age of 12:

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