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Quizzes & Puzzles Round Up September 2017
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Welcome to the September 2017 edition of the Quizzes & Puzzles round up.
Check back to the August Quizzes and Puzzles Round Up thread to see results, thanks from setters and how much money was raised!
NOTICE: Please remember it is vital that you add contact details i.e. email or postal address, the closing date, the cost, where the quiz funds will be going and the theme of the quiz, thanks.
If you have already added your quiz elsewhere to AB you can just post the link to the question as an answer to this one.
Please could you post one quiz per answer to avoid confusion, thank you.
Closing in September 2017
1 Do You Know? In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. 50p entry, £10 gift card prize. Closing date 1st September 2017.
2 St Andrew's Church PCC Epworth Arm & Leg Quiz. Answers contain the letters ARM or LEG consecutively. Mix of Cryptic GK or ANAGRAMS.
3 Friokheim Bowling Club New M.S. Quiz. Answers are two words starting M.S. 25 questions, £5 prize. Closing date 2nd September 2017.
4 Ceildh Quiz in aid of St Columba's Church. 25 mixed questions, all answers are jigs, reels, dances. £10 prize. Closing date 2nd September 2017.
5 Save the Children Higham Ferrers Quiz Sheet 50 questions in 5 sections. Closing date 10th September 2017.
6 HOMES Quiz in aid of The RAP Foundation. Closing date 10th September 2017.
7 Offspring Quiz for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Closing date 14th September 2017.
8 Summer quiz in aid of the Romanian Aid Foundation. Mixture of 60 questions - 30 questions with double letters in the answer, 15 clues on words that begin and end with the same letters and 15 questions on Roger Moore. Closing date 16th September 2017.
9 Save The Children Wisbech Branch. Answers relate to something to wear. Closing date 19th September 2017.
10 British Flora and Wildlife Quiz in aid of 1st Forge Valley and Thornton Dale Guides. Cryptic clues and anagrams. Closing date 22nd September 2017.
11 Kiltwalk for Children 1st. 30 anagrams of long distance walks around Great Britain. Closing date 23rd September 2017.
12 New Rhodes Minnis Quiz. 45 questions, all the answers contain one of 4 names, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. Closing date 29th September 2017.
13 BQ 20 for St Mary's Blackpool. For St Mary's Church Hall Refurbishment Fund. Closing date 30th September 2017.
14 The World of Trees quiz for 6th Chatteris Brownies 30 cryptic questions to find trees of the world. Closing date 30th September 2017.
Closing in October 2017
15 Macmillan Cancer Support Quiz. 48 fun and cryptic questions to solve to find the various names of things to do with UK nature. £15 prize. Closing date 1st October 2017.
16 Clothes Quiz. Closing date 6th October 2017.
17 Lizzes Quizzes (26). In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Closing date 7th October 2017.
18 Church quiz in aid of Breast Cancer Care. £25 Sainsbury's gift card prize. Closing date 14th October 2017.
19 Nairn Hydrotherapy Pool An Apple A Day Quiz. 30 mixed questions, all answers are a variety of apple. Closing date 17th October 2017.
20 The Annual Blesma Place Names Quiz for 2017. Once again, all of the answers are the names of places in Great Britain. The closing date is 31st October.
21 Buxton Mountain Rescue Quiz 12 60 questions Cryptic/General Knowledge/Anagrams of place names in British Isles containing a colour or shade of colour. Closing date 31st October 2017.
22 Millom & Broughton Show Quiz. Answers begin with P or R (a little bit general knowledge, the rest about Cumbria). Closing date 31st October 2017.
23 General knowledge quiz. 29 questions in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Closing date 31st October 2017.
Closing in November 2017
24 Summer quiz in aid of MAGPAS. 100 assorted questions in 10 relevant sections. Closing date 23rd November 2017.
Closing in February 2018
25 St. Guthlac's Ladies' Guild 'buildings' Quiz. 40 clues, £1 entry and £25 prize. Closing date 28th February 2018.
Please remember it is vital that you add contact details ie email or postal address, the closing date, the cost, where the quiz funds will be going and the theme of the quiz, thanks.
If you have already added it to AB you can just post the link to the question.
Please could you post one quiz per answer to avoid confusion, thank you.
If you are asking for help with a quiz, please can you ensure to include the quiz title and closing date.
Happy Quizzing!
Check back to the August Quizzes and Puzzles Round Up thread to see results, thanks from setters and how much money was raised!
NOTICE: Please remember it is vital that you add contact details i.e. email or postal address, the closing date, the cost, where the quiz funds will be going and the theme of the quiz, thanks.
If you have already added your quiz elsewhere to AB you can just post the link to the question as an answer to this one.
Please could you post one quiz per answer to avoid confusion, thank you.
Closing in September 2017
1 Do You Know? In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. 50p entry, £10 gift card prize. Closing date 1st September 2017.
2 St Andrew's Church PCC Epworth Arm & Leg Quiz. Answers contain the letters ARM or LEG consecutively. Mix of Cryptic GK or ANAGRAMS.
3 Friokheim Bowling Club New M.S. Quiz. Answers are two words starting M.S. 25 questions, £5 prize. Closing date 2nd September 2017.
4 Ceildh Quiz in aid of St Columba's Church. 25 mixed questions, all answers are jigs, reels, dances. £10 prize. Closing date 2nd September 2017.
5 Save the Children Higham Ferrers Quiz Sheet 50 questions in 5 sections. Closing date 10th September 2017.
6 HOMES Quiz in aid of The RAP Foundation. Closing date 10th September 2017.
7 Offspring Quiz for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Closing date 14th September 2017.
8 Summer quiz in aid of the Romanian Aid Foundation. Mixture of 60 questions - 30 questions with double letters in the answer, 15 clues on words that begin and end with the same letters and 15 questions on Roger Moore. Closing date 16th September 2017.
9 Save The Children Wisbech Branch. Answers relate to something to wear. Closing date 19th September 2017.
10 British Flora and Wildlife Quiz in aid of 1st Forge Valley and Thornton Dale Guides. Cryptic clues and anagrams. Closing date 22nd September 2017.
11 Kiltwalk for Children 1st. 30 anagrams of long distance walks around Great Britain. Closing date 23rd September 2017.
12 New Rhodes Minnis Quiz. 45 questions, all the answers contain one of 4 names, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. Closing date 29th September 2017.
13 BQ 20 for St Mary's Blackpool. For St Mary's Church Hall Refurbishment Fund. Closing date 30th September 2017.
14 The World of Trees quiz for 6th Chatteris Brownies 30 cryptic questions to find trees of the world. Closing date 30th September 2017.
Closing in October 2017
15 Macmillan Cancer Support Quiz. 48 fun and cryptic questions to solve to find the various names of things to do with UK nature. £15 prize. Closing date 1st October 2017.
16 Clothes Quiz. Closing date 6th October 2017.
17 Lizzes Quizzes (26). In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Closing date 7th October 2017.
18 Church quiz in aid of Breast Cancer Care. £25 Sainsbury's gift card prize. Closing date 14th October 2017.
19 Nairn Hydrotherapy Pool An Apple A Day Quiz. 30 mixed questions, all answers are a variety of apple. Closing date 17th October 2017.
20 The Annual Blesma Place Names Quiz for 2017. Once again, all of the answers are the names of places in Great Britain. The closing date is 31st October.
21 Buxton Mountain Rescue Quiz 12 60 questions Cryptic/General Knowledge/Anagrams of place names in British Isles containing a colour or shade of colour. Closing date 31st October 2017.
22 Millom & Broughton Show Quiz. Answers begin with P or R (a little bit general knowledge, the rest about Cumbria). Closing date 31st October 2017.
23 General knowledge quiz. 29 questions in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Closing date 31st October 2017.
Closing in November 2017
24 Summer quiz in aid of MAGPAS. 100 assorted questions in 10 relevant sections. Closing date 23rd November 2017.
Closing in February 2018
25 St. Guthlac's Ladies' Guild 'buildings' Quiz. 40 clues, £1 entry and £25 prize. Closing date 28th February 2018.
Please remember it is vital that you add contact details ie email or postal address, the closing date, the cost, where the quiz funds will be going and the theme of the quiz, thanks.
If you have already added it to AB you can just post the link to the question.
Please could you post one quiz per answer to avoid confusion, thank you.
If you are asking for help with a quiz, please can you ensure to include the quiz title and closing date.
Happy Quizzing!
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Animals in Song Titles - The Village Hall at Heage
New quiz now available. 40 songs/singers to identify from initials, all containing the name of an animal from [email protected] or by SAE from Mrs. V. Newey, 21 Spanker Lane, Nether Heage, Derbyshire DE56 2AT. Cost £1 payable on entry. Prize of £10 for winner, closing date 31st October 2017. Previous quiz - place names - winner is Mrs. V. Reis of Essex.
New quiz now available. 40 songs/singers to identify from initials, all containing the name of an animal from [email protected] or by SAE from Mrs. V. Newey, 21 Spanker Lane, Nether Heage, Derbyshire DE56 2AT. Cost £1 payable on entry. Prize of £10 for winner, closing date 31st October 2017. Previous quiz - place names - winner is Mrs. V. Reis of Essex.
Christmas Quiz in aid of St Columba's Church.
24 questions mix of Christmas Carols/Songs and various questions related to Christmas. Closing date Saturday 2nd December 2017.
Prizes: £10 for first correct entry drawn after the closing date plus (as its Christmas) 2 x £5 prizes drawn from all entries received regardless of score.
Quiz costs 50p available as Word document by email [email protected] or send SAE and 50p cash or cheque to Miss M MacDonald, Glencawdor Cottage, Mill Road, Nairn, IV12 5EP
24 questions mix of Christmas Carols/Songs and various questions related to Christmas. Closing date Saturday 2nd December 2017.
Prizes: £10 for first correct entry drawn after the closing date plus (as its Christmas) 2 x £5 prizes drawn from all entries received regardless of score.
Quiz costs 50p available as Word document by email [email protected] or send SAE and 50p cash or cheque to Miss M MacDonald, Glencawdor Cottage, Mill Road, Nairn, IV12 5EP
The Pink Quiz 2017 - Find a Colour
This was formerly The Pink Quiz in aid of Breast Cancer Research at Lincoln Hospital, but this charity has now closed and the work is being carried on by Candles, a Lincolnshire independent charity, which supports Professor Eremin's immunotherapy cancer research, Reg. Charity No. 1125834.
87 General knowledge questions all leading to a colour in the answer.
Available from:
Jenny & Mike King,
10 Abbey Road,
Bardney,
Lincoln.
LN3 5XA.
Price £1 per copy. £10 prize for the winner. Cheques payable to 'Candles'.
Closing date: 28th February, 2018.
This will be Jenny & Mike's final quiz, so please do not enclose any money for a follow-on when you submit your entry.
The quiz is not available via email.
This was formerly The Pink Quiz in aid of Breast Cancer Research at Lincoln Hospital, but this charity has now closed and the work is being carried on by Candles, a Lincolnshire independent charity, which supports Professor Eremin's immunotherapy cancer research, Reg. Charity No. 1125834.
87 General knowledge questions all leading to a colour in the answer.
Available from:
Jenny & Mike King,
10 Abbey Road,
Bardney,
Lincoln.
LN3 5XA.
Price £1 per copy. £10 prize for the winner. Cheques payable to 'Candles'.
Closing date: 28th February, 2018.
This will be Jenny & Mike's final quiz, so please do not enclose any money for a follow-on when you submit your entry.
The quiz is not available via email.
FILMS QUIZ in aid of the RAP FOUNDATION
New quiz available from:
Y. Lind
16 MacDiarmid Road
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3RZ
Also available by email from:
[email protected]
Price is ONLY 50p.
(Cheques made payable to The RAP Foundation).
Closing date is 20th November 2017.
Thanks to all who supported the Homes Quiz.
The winner was L.M. Allison of Scarborough.
The total raised was £139.50.
Thanks.
New quiz available from:
Y. Lind
16 MacDiarmid Road
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3RZ
Also available by email from:
[email protected]
Price is ONLY 50p.
(Cheques made payable to The RAP Foundation).
Closing date is 20th November 2017.
Thanks to all who supported the Homes Quiz.
The winner was L.M. Allison of Scarborough.
The total raised was £139.50.
Thanks.
Posted on behalf of Tattershal7.
Charity Music Quiz. Guess The Name Of The Music Artists From The Clues.
Quiz in aid of The Alan Shearer Foundation. Entry fee £2. per sheet with sae. 100 questions. Cash prize awarded to the three people with the most correct answers. Closing date 1st December, 2017. Available from Jack Welbourn, 4, Maltby Close, Wittering, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6EE. Cheques payable to The Alan Shearer Foundation, please.
Charity Music Quiz. Guess The Name Of The Music Artists From The Clues.
Quiz in aid of The Alan Shearer Foundation. Entry fee £2. per sheet with sae. 100 questions. Cash prize awarded to the three people with the most correct answers. Closing date 1st December, 2017. Available from Jack Welbourn, 4, Maltby Close, Wittering, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6EE. Cheques payable to The Alan Shearer Foundation, please.
‘Blockbusters’ Quiz No.2 – in aid of Treetops Hospice Care (Registered Charity No. 519540).
30 Questions (similar to TV game Show eg which BP created Peter Rabbit = Beatrix Potter.
£15 Prize.
I am now ‘back in action’ and this is my current quiz and is now available to anyone who has not received a copy by email or post and would like to do the quiz..
Quiz available by email (pay on return) from
[email protected]
or by post, send £1 (securely taped to sheet) and SAE to
C Cotterill
The Cottage (opp Yew Tree Inn),
Ednaston,
Ashbourne,
Derbyshire
DE6 3AE
Cheques payable to Treetops Hospice Care.
Closing Date 27th October 2017
30 Questions (similar to TV game Show eg which BP created Peter Rabbit = Beatrix Potter.
£15 Prize.
I am now ‘back in action’ and this is my current quiz and is now available to anyone who has not received a copy by email or post and would like to do the quiz..
Quiz available by email (pay on return) from
[email protected]
or by post, send £1 (securely taped to sheet) and SAE to
C Cotterill
The Cottage (opp Yew Tree Inn),
Ednaston,
Ashbourne,
Derbyshire
DE6 3AE
Cheques payable to Treetops Hospice Care.
Closing Date 27th October 2017
SAVE THE CHILDREN'S Winter Quiz for Higham Ferrers Branch. 50 questions in 5 sections, varied. Donation £1. Closing Date January 10th. Send SAE and donation to 3 Duchy Close HIGHAM FERRERS NN10 8BZ or email [email protected].
Border Ice Rink Ladies Section - Curling. 30 cryptic clues on singers and bands from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Closing date 30 November 2017, cost £1, two prizes of £10 and £5. If you would like a copy please send £1 coin or cheque payable to E Purves together with a SAE or email address. BIRLS, C/O 8 Home Terrace, Coldstream TD12 4DN
Save the Children Higham Ferrers Winter Quiz. Minimum donation £1. 50 questions in 5 sections. Prizes £25, £10 and £5. Please send SAE and donation to Susan, 3 DUCHY CLOSE, HIGHAM FERRERS, NN10 8BZ or email [email protected]. Closing date January 10th 2018
Tom, Dick or Harry.
Raising money for Water Aid. Transforming lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation. All answers are people/animals, real or imaginary, who are called Tom, Dick or Harry. Quiz sheets are a suggested minimum donation of £1.00. Prize of £10 for the entry with the most correct answers. In the event of a tie, spellings will be taken into account and all correct entries will be entered into a draw. Prize of £5 will be selected at random from all entries. The closing date for entries is January 31st 2018. Available from Shirley Eastman. 48, Rosemead Drive, Oadby. Leicester LE2 5SF .SAE please. Also available by e mail from [email protected]. Answers will also be sent by e mail. Cheques payable to S. Eastman please.
Raising money for Water Aid. Transforming lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation. All answers are people/animals, real or imaginary, who are called Tom, Dick or Harry. Quiz sheets are a suggested minimum donation of £1.00. Prize of £10 for the entry with the most correct answers. In the event of a tie, spellings will be taken into account and all correct entries will be entered into a draw. Prize of £5 will be selected at random from all entries. The closing date for entries is January 31st 2018. Available from Shirley Eastman. 48, Rosemead Drive, Oadby. Leicester LE2 5SF .SAE please. Also available by e mail from [email protected]. Answers will also be sent by e mail. Cheques payable to S. Eastman please.
AUTUMN quiz in aid of the Romanian Aid Foundation. (www.roaf.org) Closing date 9th December, 2017. Mixture of 60 questions - 30 questions with the letters UT or UM in the answer, 15 questions with answers that are things found in a house and 15 questions on TV advertisments. The quiz costs £1 (cheques payable to C.Giffard). 1st prize £10, runner up £5 and prize of £5 drawn from all entries regardless of score. Quizzes available from Mrs C. Giffard, 91 Cecil Street, Manselton, Swansea. SA5 8QP. If anyone would like a copy emailed to them, I am willing to do that and you can pay on return - [email protected]
Thank you to those who took part in the SUMMER quiz. £82 was raised for ROAF. The winners were: 1st prize –Andrew Ashenhurst from Exeter. Runner up prize Ronnie Hill from Co. Donegal and prize from all entries –Bill and Barbara Allen from Welshpool.
Thank you to those who took part in the SUMMER quiz. £82 was raised for ROAF. The winners were: 1st prize –Andrew Ashenhurst from Exeter. Runner up prize Ronnie Hill from Co. Donegal and prize from all entries –Bill and Barbara Allen from Welshpool.
Dore & Totley URC Harvest quiz, raising money for Sheffield Carers Centre: 100 mainly cryptic clues; £1 to enter, £10 prize. Closing date 19th November. Available via email - [email protected]
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