Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter Z (including countries and chemical elements) or come 26th numerically (such as the 26th Pope and the 26th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 26: the letter Z and the number 26
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter Y (including chemical elements) or come 25th numerically (such as the 25th Pope and the 25th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 25: the letter Y and the number 25
If you follow a particular sport, and if you have children who also follow that sport, you can pass on to them the things you have picked up over the previous decades: experiences, resentments, wisdom. If your children follow football, you can be the person who explains to them the offside rule, or the difference… Continue reading 2 points per game
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter X (including chemical elements) or come 24th numerically (such as the 24th Pope and the 24th President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself first to… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 24: the letter X and the number 24
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sortsNew Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter W (including capital cities) or come 23rd numerically (such as the 23rd Pope and the 23rd President of the USA). In each case you can… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 23: the letter W and the number 23
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter V (including countries and chemical elements) or come 22nd numerically (such as the 22nd Pope and the 22nd President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 22: the letter V and the number 22
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter U (including countries and chemical elements) or come 21st numerically (such as the 21st Pope and the 21st President of the USA). In each case you can test yourself… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 21: the letter U and the number 21
This piece, from 6 months ago, recalls something my father taught us when we were children. It compared contours on Ordnance Survey-style maps (which show how steep a gradient is) with the rings left behind when someone is drinking a pint of stout. It also describes the method my brother and I use to fold… Continue reading The 4-Ring Man, in pictures
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter T (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come 20th numerically (such as the 20th Pope and the 20th President of the USA). In each case you can… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 20: the letter T and the number 20
Following on from yesterday’s set of lists, and continuing this New Year Resolution of sorts, here are some challenges involving things that begin with the letter S (including countries, capital cities and chemical elements) or come 19th numerically (such as the 19th Pope and the 19th President of the USA). In each case you can… Continue reading 2019 Trivia Lists Day 19: the letter S and the number 19
The Compartments 