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Answers: Christmas Calendar ‘Match it’ Game

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7. A Highland’s game similar to 8. This belt won’t hold up your 9. I have a saddle but I’m not a hockey. Shinty is a Scottish game trousers horse Boxer, Anthony Crolla An early velocipede played with a ball and stick. WBA bicycle from the 1870’s champion with his winning belt Lakeland Motor

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Answers: Christmas Calendar ‘Match it’ Game

10. You might want to curl up 11. An early golf ball stuffed with 12. This trophy will take the wind

when it’s icy feathers out of your sails

Silver windmill trophy A curling match in the Highlands The first type of ball for Presented by this Scottish sport; with Koninklikje a stitched together Nederlandse, Hockey leather casing, and the Netherlands 1936. Am Bail, High Life, maker’s name stamped Highland The National Hockey in black ink. British Golf Museum Museum

13. I have many names: Ping Pong 14. Teddies are winning 0-1 15. This bunch will pack a punch & Whiff Waff. 1949 postcard from Paris, Teddy bear v The Keele boxers in animals in a hockey match. 1956 with coach Sam

Early Table Tennis Pearson bats. Keele University The National Special Collections and Archives Table Tennis Club Hockey Museum

16. An award only given to the 17. A 1910 one-piece to protect women 18. My favourite colour is racing green (George) Best This Edwardian cotton outfit Jaguar Formula 1 racing

car. Image courtesy of G Good, Better, Best. The was worn by ladies keen to have European Player of the Year a go at fencing, the latest sport Scott to become popular with women award, presented to George Coventry Transport National Fencing Museum Best in 1968 National Football Museum Museum Page 3

Answers: Christmas Calendar ‘Match it’ Game

19. The medal for third place 20. An object fit for a king 21. This footballer is taking a well earned rest Glasgow Merchants' Hugh Stewart This home-made crown Charity Cup was first Mackenzie’s Bronze was given to played for in 1877 and medal for table tennis City player teams competed from doubles at the Tokyo Colin Bell by a fan to represent his nickname Glasgow to raise funds 1964 Paralympics 'The King of the Kippax'. for charitable causes.

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22. A winter sport on the Thames 23. Christmas card from 24. An adventure to the South Pole Wimbledon sent by Princess Mary Photographic postcard of people Duchess of Teck to Sir Dominic A member of the armed skating on the frozen Thames at Colnaghi, Italy, 1887. A reprint forces in 1912 on an Henley in 1895. commissioned by Wimbledon Lawn expedition to the South Tennis Museum,2004. Pole. Part of an extreme sports exhibition. © River & Rowing Museum, Wimbledon Henley on Sporting Heritage Collection Lawn Tennis project Thames, UK Museum

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