Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames Boxing Day Boredom Buster Answers and Winner!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames Boxing Day Boredom Buster.
We raised £164.00 for the Mayor’s charities.
THE MAYOR of ABINGDON’S BOXING DAY BOREDOM BUSTER
Answers
Identify the words or phrases –
Example: 8 D of t W would be 8 Days of the Week
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1 |
7 W of T A W |
7 Wonders of the Ancient World |
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2 |
10 T I H A Y |
10 Things I Hate About You |
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3 |
L S and 2 S B |
Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels |
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4 |
M on 34 S |
Miracle on 34th Street |
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5 |
1538 D of A A |
Dissolution of Abingdon Abbey |
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6 |
P 57 |
Passenger 57 |
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7 |
A S in T S 9 |
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine |
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8 |
13 – A B D |
13 – A Baker’s Dozen |
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9 |
15 M of F |
15 Minutes of Fame |
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10 |
L A N 1 |
Look(ing) After Number One |
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11 |
D 1963 (O W a N) |
December 1963 (Oh What a Night) |
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12 |
1556 A C |
1556 Abingdon Charter |
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13 |
T S 7 |
The Secret Seven |
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14 |
50 S of G |
50 Shades of Grey |
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15 |
84 C C R |
84 Charing Cross Road |
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16 |
100 Y of S |
100 Years of Solitude |
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17 |
1773 B T P |
Boston Tea Party |
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18 |
1775 J A B |
Jane Austen’s Birthday (or Born) |
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19 |
220 Y in a F |
Yards in a Furlong |
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20 |
1728 C I in a CF |
Cubic inches in a Cubic Foot |
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21 |
5.5 Y = 1 R, P or P |
5.5 Yards = 1 rod, pole or perch |
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22 |
1852 M in 1 N M |
1852 metres in one nautical mile |
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23 |
A B and T 40 T |
Ali Baba and the 40 thieves |
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24 |
T 3 L P |
The Three Little Pigs |
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25 |
T 1 S |
The One Show |
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26 |
77 S S |
77 Sunset Strip |
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27 |
A P I W a 1000 W |
A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words |
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28 |
1 W on a U |
One Wheel on a Unicycle |
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29 |
3 S and Y O |
Three Strikes and you’re out |
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30 |
W I 64 |
When I’m 64 |
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31 |
9 D W |
9 Days’ Wonder |
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32 |
T W 9 Y |
The Whole 9 Yards |
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33 |
2 H A B T 1 |
Two Heads are Better Than One |
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34 |
1492 C C D A |
Christopher Columbus Discovered America |
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35 |
T of 2 C ( C D ) |
Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens) |
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36 |
3 C in the F |
Three Coins in the Fountain |
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37 |
27 B in the N T |
27 Books in the New Testament |
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38 |
T 12 D of C |
The 12 Days of Christmas |
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39 |
1440 M in a D |
Minutes in a Day |
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40 |
A T W in 80 D |
Around the World in 80 Days |
***And yes – I know about 1492 – probably should have been “Accidentally stumbled upon the American Continent”
Series and Sequences – What comes next – and why?
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1 |
S F F T T … |
O – (Six, Five, Four, Three. Two, One) |
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2 |
7 8 5 5 3 … |
4 – (no. of letters in months of year starting with January) |
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3 |
1 2 6 15 31 … |
56 (differences are squares – 12, 22, 32 etc ) |
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4 |
4 -1 -11 -26 -40 … |
MY TYPO!!! SORRY! I have not counted this answer in the results! |
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5 |
A E F H I … |
K – (letters of the alphabet made only of straight lines) |
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6 |
50 37 26 17 … |
10 – (differences are 13,11,9,7) |
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7 |
Z X C V B N … |
M – (bottom row of the keyboard) |
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8 |
JC MT JM TB GB … |
DC (David Cameron – Prime Ministers) |
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9 |
1976 1979 1990 1997 2007 … |
2010 – (year each Prime Minister took office) |
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10 |
H T D W P …. |
P – (shipping forecast regions – Humber, Thames Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth) |
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11 |
1=P 2=C 10=T 25=… |
S – (silver – Wedding Anniversaries) |
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12 |
M M L J … |
Acts (books of the new Testament) |
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13 |
G 5 E 8 G 6 E… |
E – (George V, Edward VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II) |
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14 |
101,112,131,415,161… |
718 (ignore the commas!) |
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15 |
J A S O N …. |
D (months starting at July) |
Sorry about the typing (cut and paste error) It should have been:
4 -1 -11 -26 -44 …. And then – 69
(ie subtracting 5,10,15,20 and then 25)
Word Puzzles – what is the word or phrase??
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Fa th |
entury |
Must get here Must get here Must get here
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Blind Faith |
Long time no see (C) |
Three musketeers |
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Little large Little large Little little Little large
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P WALK ARK |
T WOOD O CARRIER M |
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A little on the large side |
A walk in the Park |
Cat amongst the pigeons |
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HIJKLMNO S H I P |
GOT HERO HERO GOT HERO HERO GOT HERO HERO GOT HERO HERO HERO HERO |
Hello Spring Hi Summer Howdy Autumn Yo! WInter |
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Water (H2O) ship down |
Forgotten heros |
Seasons’ Greetings |
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Night Night Night Night Night Night Night Night Night Night Night NIGHT
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SPEAR COTTAGE PEPPER SHEPHERD GARDEN APPLE |
CCRREEAAMM |
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Twelfth Night |
Mince pies (Mints pies) |
Double Cream |
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MISTLETOE
xxxxxx |
Zero BSc BA PhD |
S T O N E
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Kisses under the mistletoe |
Three degrees below Zero |
Cornerstone |
** Sorry some of these didn’t print out very well – the Town Council computer didn’t have all the fonts that I had.
Also – there should have been 10 heroes, not 8 – but that hasn’t affected the results!
And the winner is………Chris Palmer!
Thank you to everyone who took part.
Cllr Helen Pighills
Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames
