Here’s a word that was completely unknown to me 24 hours ago: aquafaba. As this definition on the Oxford Dictionaries website tells us, it’s “water in which chickpeas or other pulses have been cooked, used as a substitute for egg whites, particularly in vegan cooking.” Its origin is very recent (2015), “from Latin aqua ‘water’… Continue reading Word of the week: aquafaba
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter N (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come 14th numerically (such as the 14th Pope and the 14th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 14: the letter N and the number 14
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter M (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come 13th numerically (such as the 13th Pope and the 13th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 13: the letter M and the number 13
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter L (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come 12th numerically (such as the 12th Pope and the 12th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 12: the letter L and the number 12
You will be familiar with the work of Ed Sheeran, a staggeringly successful singer-songwriter. His world tour last year grossed more money than any other live tour, $432m according to this piece in the Guardian. Yes, you read that right: four hundred and thirty two million dollars, paid out by people all over the world… Continue reading Sometimes the formula doesn’t work
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter K (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come 11th numerically (such as the 11th Pope and the 11th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 11: the letter K and the number 11
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter J (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come tenth numerically (such as the tenth Pope and the tenth President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 10: the letter J and the number 10
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter I (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come ninth numerically (such as the ninth Pope and the ninth President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 9: the letter I and the number 9
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter H (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come eighth numerically (such as the eighth Pope and the eighth President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 8: the letter H and the number 8
During the Christmas holidays, at a play-date with one of her friends, my 12-year-old daughter was introduced to the Catherine Tate character Lauren Cooper. They watched clips from YouTube on a tablet. Lauren, as you may remember, is the 15-year-old schoolgirl whose catchphrase is based on not being bothered, or “bovvered” about whatever is going… Continue reading Word of the week: bovvered
The Compartments 