Nice 'n' easy this week, I think, which might explain why I actually managed to score rather better than usual, with 5.
Any takers?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52398054...
I've posted a version of this before (with guitarist Albert Lee playing alongside the Refreshments in that one) but here it's the band's sax players that really get to 'let it rip'. Enjoy!...
Here's a nice, simple little general knowledge quiz that you might care to try if, like me, you're BORED, BORED, BORED! It's designed to start off really easy and get just a little bit harder as you...
Jno posted a link to the Guardian's University Challenge quiz on my BBC quiz thread last Friday. I think that it deserves a wider audience, so (for all you brainboxes out there) here it is:...
Fairly straightforward, I think, this week - so I'm expecting to see some high scores from you lot! Despite that though, I could only manage 4 (which is, I suppose, one better than I usually get!):...
. . . what people [i]really[i] needed all those loo rollls for that they were buying in massive quantities not so long back!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-52295494
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A reference, on another thread, to people using Zoom for quizzes suddenly reminded me that I'd not put up this week's BBC Quiz thread yet. So here it is. However, having only scored my usual paltry 3...
For the small handful of (perhaps slightly insane?) people here who enjoy tackling my crosswords, here's another one - and it's 60% bigger than normal! As usual, it's non-cryptic, with slang terms,...
It's over two years since I last compiled a crossword for ABers to try their hand at but, knowing that one or two of you might be looking for something to overcome the boredom of being cooped up, I've...
A disastrous start for me this week, with the first 4 all wrong. However I managed better from then on, to achieve my regular score of 3. Still easy enough to beat though, I think!...
1. The clocks go forward tonight. 2. The maximum amount you can use a contactless debit card for increases to £45 on Wednesday. 3. There's always someone who's worse off than yourself - and you'll...
Shoot it! From the BBC website: "The attorney general of Texas on Friday issued a legal opinion deeming gun stores "essential services" during the pandemic - firearm shops across the US have reported...
A half-decent score of 4 for me this week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52046462 Brainiac has already reported his/her score on another thread but I won't repeat it here in order to save...
Yes, I know that I'm posting this ridiculously late this week but the side-effects of my chemo treatment prevented me from getting to my computer earlier on. I hope that most of the regulars, and...
With the C-word having knocked nearly all other news off the BBC News website, it's left to our local rag to report on the passing of one of Aunty Beeb's longest-serving geniuses:...
It looked easy to me this week - but it wasn't! After a couple of good weeks, I'm back to my bog standard score of 3 again :( Nice and easy for you lot to beat me then!...
. . . so why shouldn't I? Posting relatively obscure, but undoubtedly beautiful, poetry that is. Here's my offering: " It was on that day when the sun’s ray was darkened in pity for its Maker, that...