Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter G (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come seventh numerically (such as the seventh Pope and the seventh President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 7: the letter G and the number 7
Last January, in this piece, I reflected on the way you feel when your team is knocked out of the FA Cup. This weekend, just like the equivalent weekend last year, my team (Leeds United) were knocked out in the 3rd Round. Today’s 2-1 defeat at QPR did not feel anywhere near as bad as… Continue reading When your team is knocked out of the FA Cup, again
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter F (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come sixth numerically (such as the sixth Pope and the sixth President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 6: the letter F and the number 6
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter E (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come fifth numerically (such as the fifth Pope and the fifth President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 5: the letter E and the number 5
Rest in peace Dean Ford, who has died in the last few days. He was lead singer of Marmalade, the first Scottish band to reach the top of the UK charts. Their cover of the Beatles song “Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da” was #1 exactly 50 years ago, in the first week of 1969. In the days before… Continue reading “Reflections of my life”
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter D (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come fourth numerically (such as the fourth Pope and the fourth President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 4: the letter D and the number 4
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter C (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come third numerically (such as the third Pope and the third President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 3: the letter C and the number 3
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter B (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come second numerically (such as the second Pope and the second President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to see how many you… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 2: the letter B and the number 2
As noted in this introductory piece I start the New Year hoping to create a daily set of lists appropriate for the first weeks of 2019. Today’s lists are for things beginning with the letter A (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or first numerically (such as the first Pope and the first President… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 1: the letter A and the number 1
This Blog has become a repository for a whole range of lists that do not exist anywhere else online, as far as I know. If there were any other sites that listed all the songs that were Stuck at #2 in the UK charts in the 1970s, for instance, I would not have created a… Continue reading Trivia lists for 2019 (a resolution of sorts)
The Compartments 