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05/01/2025

Kent and Surrey Bylines celebrates its fourth anniversary on 5 January 2025 with a short quiz with questions from local articles | Charlotte Mbali

Kent and Surrey Bylines celebrates its fourth anniversary on 5 January 2025 with a short quiz with questions from local articles

04/01/2025

Our last Christmas quiz of ten questions asks which European cities have given some items their name. | Chris Hammond

Our last Christmas quiz of ten questions asks which European cities have given some items their name.

03/01/2025

In this Christmas quiz we give you the definitions and literal meanings of 10 words from different European Languages which are in common use in English. Five words are French, three are Spanish, one is German and one is Dutch. Can you find the words? We’ve given you one as an example. Children’s garden …………..a kind of school for very young ………..Kindergarten 1 Big prize…………………………..a major sports event ………….. 2. Male………………………………a real he-man………………….. 3. A lawyer………………………….a kind of pear………………….. 4. A lawyer…………………………egg-flip…………………………… 5. Rotten pot……………………….a natural fragrance ……………. 6. Lightning………………………..a sudden attack………………… 7. Lightning………,,..,,,,………….a cream filled cake……………… 8. Little war………………………..a partisan warrior……………….. 9. A flight in the wind……………..a […] | Chris Hammond

In this Christmas quiz we give you the definitions and literal meanings of 10 words from different European Languages which are in common use in English. Five words are French, three are Spanish, one is German and one is Dutch. Can you find the words? We've given you one as an example. Children’s ...

02/01/2025

Guess the capital city in these nonsense sentences: Each of these phrases below contains a hidden European capital city (written either forwards or backwards). Example below: Examples: In the sentence: “Geronimo scowled at me.” You can find hidden the word: MOSCOW. “Geroni MO SCOW led at me.” In the sentence: “The synod no longer meets.” You can find hidden the word: LONDON spelt backwards. “The sy NOD NO Longer meets.” 1. Matilda used to live in Czechoslovakia. 2. Matilda then sold her house. 3. Elephants have a good memory. 4. Long live Queen Anne IV! 5. Sadly, my steak was raw. 6. The Charge of the Light Brigade. 7. Many top aristocrats died. […] | Chris Hammond

Guess the capital city in these nonsense sentences: Each of these phrases below contains a hidden European capital city (written either forwards or backwards). Example below: Examples: In the sentence: “Geronimo scowled at me.” You can find hidden the word: MOSCOW. “Geroni MO SCOW led at me......

01/01/2025

In which countries would you find the following? Every right answers gets a point towards the total achievable score of 120 at the final quiz ten. 1. The Corinth Canal 2. the Spa racing circuit 3. Sarajevo 4. The Spanish Riding School 5. The (original) Alhambra 6. The Jutland Peninsula 7. St. Basil’s Cathedral 8. Waterloo (The battle-site, not the station!) 9. The Doge’s Palace 10. The Rijksmuseum Solutions to yesterday’s quiz ‘What would you do with…?’ | Chris Hammond

In which countries would you find the following? Every right answers gets a point towards the total achievable score of 120 at the final quiz ten. 1. The Corinth Canal 2. the Spa racing circuit 3. Sarajevo 4. The Spanish Riding School 5. The (original) Alhambra 6. The Jutland Peninsula 7. St. Basil'...

31/12/2024

This quiz tests your knowledge of the meaning of words from several European countries, including Scotland and Wales. Answer these multi choice questions for one point each. The maximum score to date from quiz 1-5 is 70 out of a total possible points of 120 at the end of quiz 10. 1. What would an Italian do with a fiasco? A. Kick it​ B. Cry over it​ C. Drink from it​ D. Eat it​ E. Sleep with it 2. What would a Scotsman do with a ben? A. Stroke it​ B. Go up it​ C. Pick it​ D. Play with it​​ E. Pay with it […] | Chris Hammond

This quiz tests your knowledge of the meaning of words from several European countries, including Scotland and Wales. Answer these multi choice questions for one point each. The maximum score to date from quiz 1-5 is 70 out of a total possible points of 120 at the end of quiz 10. 1. What would an It...

30/12/2024

This Christmas quiz tests your knowledge of European geography. For every right answer you can score one point towards the achievable total score of 120. What are the capital cities of the following ten European countries: 1. Belgium 2. Norway 3. Latvia 4. Poland 5. Slovenia 6. Spain 7. Switzerland 8. Moldova 9. Malta 10. Georgia Answers to yesterday’s quiz on ‘Euroquotes’. Insert the following countries into the spaces: | Chris Hammond

This Christmas quiz tests your knowledge of European geography. For every right answer you can score one point towards the achievable total score of 120. What are the capital cities of the following ten European countries: 1. Belgium 2. Norway 3. Latvia 4. Poland 5. Slovenia 6. Spain 7. Switzerland....

29/12/2024

Our next Christmas quiz tests your knowledge of famous quotes: What European countries go into the spaces below? e.g. The rain in ……… stays mainly in the plain. (anon)​SPAIN Please, insert a European country to complete the following quotes. 1. ………….. lies so low, they’re only saved by being dammed (Hood) 2. Fair stood the wind for ……………. (H.E. Bates) 3. From …………. with love (I. Fleming) 4. A man who has not been in ……….. is always conscious of an inferiority. (Dr. Johnson) 5. Something is rotten in the state of …………… (W. Shakespeare) 6. To the glory that was ……………. (E.A. Poe) 7. ………………… is a nation of shopkeepers. (N. Bonaparte) […] | Chris Hammond

Our next Christmas quiz tests your knowledge of famous quotes: What European countries go into the spaces below? e.g. The rain in ......... stays mainly in the plain. (anon)​SPAIN Please, insert a European country to complete the following quotes. 1. .............. lies so low, they're only saved ...

28/12/2024

Our third Christmas quiz takes us to Bella Italia. Many words used in everyday English are of Italian origin. What do these Italian words actually mean? Choose between some possible, but sometimes unlikely answers: Every right answer gets one point, adding up to a maximum of 10 points. 1. TAGLIATELLI is A: the Italian for turnips, B: a kind of pasta, C: a Newcastle United footballer, D: a sparkling wine, E: the name of an Italian political leader 2. MUSSOLINI is: A: the Italian for mussels, B: a kind of pasta, C: a Chelsea footballer, D: a sparkling wine, E: the name of an Italian political leader 3. ASTI […] | Chris Hammond

Our third Christmas quiz takes us to Bella Italia. Many words used in everyday English are of Italian origin. What do these Italian words actually mean? Choose between some possible, but sometimes unlikely answers: Every right answer gets one point, adding up to a maximum of 10 points. 1. TAGLIATELL...

27/12/2024

After the Christmas celebrations and the upcoming New Year’s parties, we want to test whether you know the origins of your drinks. From which European countries do the following alcoholic drinks come? Please, note that you can use some countries more than once. 1. SANGRIA 2. RETSINA 3. KIR 4. CHIANTI 5. WHISKEY 6. PORT 7. PILS 8. HOCK 9. CLARET 10. SHERRY if you completed yesterday’s quiz, you might be eager to see how many answers you got right: Quiz 1 – ANSWERS • Advent (Start) – Various Countries: Advent is the period of preparation for Christmas, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas (usually at the end of November or the beginning of […] | Chris Hammond

After the Christmas celebrations and the upcoming New Year’s parties, we want to test whether you know the origins of your drinks. From which European countries do the following alcoholic drinks come? Please, note that you can use some countries more than once. 1. SANGRIA 2. RETSINA 3. KIR 4. CHIA...

26/12/2024

This is the first of ten festive Europe related quizzes. The dates of Christmas celebrations vary, according to national traditions, religious observances, and cultural practices. The answers to every quiz will be published on the following day, at the end of the next quiz. The Christmas quiz challenge How about challenging your friends and family to a competition to see who scores highest in the quiz? The total achievable score is 120. Let us know if you score between 100 and 120 as that makes you a European Christmas Quiz superstar! If you would like to let our readers know […] | Chris Hammond

This is the first of ten festive Europe related quizzes. The dates of Christmas celebrations vary, according to national traditions, religious observances, and cultural practices. The answers to every quiz will be published on the following day, at the end of the next quiz.The Christmas quiz challen...

25/12/2024

Part three (of three) of a satirical Kent and Surrey-themed Christmas quiz with a hint of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage thrown in for good measure | Richard Styles

Part three (of three) of a satirical Kent and Surrey-themed Christmas quiz with a hint of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage thrown in for good measure

24/12/2024

Part two (of three) of a satirical Kent and Surrey-themed Christmas quiz with a hint of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage thrown in for good measure | Richard Styles

Part two (of three) of a satirical Kent and Surrey-themed Christmas quiz with a hint of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage thrown in for good measure

23/12/2024

Part one (of three) of a satirical Kent and Surrey-themed Christmas quiz with a hint of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage thrown in for good measure | Richard Styles

Part one (of three) of a satirical Kent and Surrey-themed Christmas quiz with a hint of Donald Trump and Nigel Farage thrown in for good measure

22/12/2024

A volunteer’s account of life and survival in the Tent of Nations, a hilltop farm in Palestine surrounded by illegal Israeli settlements | Magdalena Williams

A volunteer’s account of life and survival in the Tent of Nations, a hilltop farm in Palestine surrounded by illegal Israeli settlements

19/12/2024

The UK is starting to see the Labour government’s plans spring into action, but should Rachel Reeves make an amendment to the October budget? | Philippe Bassett

The UK is starting to see the Labour government’s plans spring into action, but should Rachel Reeves make an amendment to the October budget?

17/12/2024

New Liberal Democrat MP Mike Martin, a former soldier, gives his views on UK security in the current global situation with Trump as president-elect | Charlotte Mbali

New Liberal Democrat MP Mike Martin, a former soldier, gives his views on UK security in the current global situation with Trump as president-elect

16/12/2024