Foxes in the Moon: Weekly Quiz #3

This week’s felt like a strain for me. Same for you too maybe? Can’t be helped I suspect. Please take care of yourself, and be nice to anyone who you can see needs a bit of kindness.

Here’s a quiz to keep things ticking over for you. Another themed one, and tricky but not impossible. Don’t rush to the answers straight away – maybe sleeping on it will bring a flash of inspiration tomorrow. There are some hints too. And don’t be shy to claim a cheeky half-point if you sort-of got it right.

Week 3: Initial Thoughts

Each question shows a list of connected things, but only gives you the first letter of each word (sometimes a number or symbol). Work out the connection, and as many individual parts as you can.

Lists might be ordered alphabetically, chronologically, or some other way. Example: GH, JL, PM, RS = members of the Beatles, alphabetically by surname.

Questions that end in … indicate only part of a larger list. Example: C, I, US, I, P, B, N, B, R, M, … = most populous contries of the world from #1 downwards (China, India, United States etc)

Questions

1. E, G, G, L, P, S, W
2. KCSP, V, OC, W, LB, LS, …
3. GW, TJ, TR, AL
4. SAS, PAP, MP, E, NA, P, LS
5. DADAFD, RADOGS, MANICM, FALLWTR, SANPT, LANTFS, TADWJAB
6. HK, JR, TM, MK, R, DŠ, …
7. IMOM, TSWSM, G
8. B, S, T, BB, FE, HB, FM, …
9. R/B, G/S, R/S, D/P, B/W, X/Y, S/M, S/S
10. TCD, LR, G, 8&H, MBDTF, Y, TLOP, Y, JIK

Hints

1. SDS
2. LU
3. MR
4. JA
5. D-R-M
6. WC GB
7. AP
8. FEB
9. P
10. KW

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dot dot dot (spoiler gap)

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Answers

1. Seven deadly sins, alphabetically. (Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Pride, Sloth, Wrath)
2. Busiest London Underground stations by number of passengers. (King’s Cross St. Pancras, Victoria, Oxford Circus, Waterloo, London Bridge, Liverpool Street, …) 2018 data from Wikipedia
3. Faces on Mount Rushmore, from left to right. (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln)
4. Jane Austen novels. (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Lady Susan)
5. Lyrics about notes in “Do-Re-Mi” from The Sound of Music. (“Doe, a deer, a female deer”, and so on)
6. Golden Boot winners at the FIFA Men’s World Cup, most recent first. (Harry Kane, James Rodríguez, Thomas Müller, Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo, Davor Šuker, …)
7. Subtitles of Austin Powers films. (International Man of Mystery, The Spy Who Shagged Me, Goldmember)
8. Most important parts of a Full English breakfast, according to a survey of English people. (Bacon, sausage, toast, baked beans, fried egg, hash browns, fried mushroom, …) YouGov survey 2017
9. Pairs of Pokémon games, in launch order. (Red/Blue, Gold/Silver, Ruby/Sapphire, Diamond/Pearl, Black/White, X/Y, Sun/Moon, Sword/Shield) First games released per generation in the Core Series
10. Kanye West solo studio albums. (The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s & Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Yeezus, The Life of Pablo, Ye, Jesus Is King)

How did you get on? Not just in the quiz, but in whatever you were trying to do today. Comment below! You can also follow me here on Medium or Instagram, and try previous weeks’ quizzes.

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