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BGA Puzzle and Quiz Book ANSWERS SPELL CHECKER BGA Puzzle and Quiz Book ANSWERS SPELL CHECKER Section 1: Mailed Macleod Visor Visser Markets Margetts Bequeath Beckett Main Amin Woodcut Woodnutt Corpsman Crossman Damson Dawson Calmer Culmer Hobbies Hobbes Richard Rickard Cannily Connolley Coven Cohen Section 2: Quinine Quinn On Leaven Ron Levine Suborn Seaborne Simian Gooses Simon Goss Marrow Marlow Goof Knack Geoff Kaniuk Girths Griffiths Yucca Shogun Yuki Shigeno Loyal Lyall Vine Suttee Vince Suttle Weeded Wedd Ink Allude Nik Allday Feeble Keeble Cliff Henry Clive Hendrie Catkins Atkins Louis Bremen Louise Bremner Smelled Smeed Myriad Brood Miriam Brod Reissue Reiss PAIR GO QUIZ A Alpha & Omega N North & South B Buda & Pest O Oranges & Lemons C Chocolate & Cream P Peters & Lee D Dans & Kyus Q Quasimodo and Esmeralda E Eggs & Bacon R Reggie & Ronnie F Forest & County S Sente & Gote G Great & Small T Tweedledum & Tweedledee H Health & Efficiency U Up & Down I Ice & Lemon V Victoria & Albert J Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean W William & Mary K Keith Harris & Orville X X & Y L Little & Large Y Yukari & Yoko M Mork & Mindy Z Zaphod Beeblebrox & Ford Prefect ROADS AND STREETS Here is my list (so far). There are 230 entries. AVENUE ARCADE ALLEY ALLEYWAY ACRE APPROACH ARCHWAY ASCENT BOULEVARD BYPASS BYROAD BEACH BEND BILLET BLUFF BRIDGE BACK BROADWAY BAR BANK BOW BROW BUNGALOWS BROOK BARN BOTTOM BIT BUILDINGS BAILEY CLOSE CORNER CRESCENT CIRCLE CIRCUS COURT CAUSEWAY CLIFF CENTRE COOMBE CARFAX CASTLE CUTTINGS CUT COTTAGES CROSS COP COBBLES COPSE COPPICE COVERT CROFT COUTYARD CUL-DE-SAC CHASE COMMON CHURCHYARD DRIVE DROVE DRIFT DELL DENE DOWN DOCK DALE END ESTATE ENTRANCE EXPRESSWAY EMBANKMENT ESPLANADE ENTRY FOSSE FOOTPATH FIELD FLYOVER FLATS FRONT FARM FOLLY FORD FAIR FORECOURT FOLD GARDENS GROVE GLEN GLADE GARTH GAP GORE GYRATORY GARAGES GREEN GATE GROUND GLEBE GRANGE HIGHROAD HIGHWAY HILL HAMS HARBOUR HARD HATCH HEATH HEIGHTS HALL HEAD HOLLOW HAMLET HOUSES JUNCTION KINGSWAY KNOLL LANE LEA LOT LINK MEWS MOUNT MALL MARKET MEAD MILE MANSIONS MANOR MARINA MOAT MEADOWS MOUND MOTORWAY MIDDLEWAY MAIN MALTINGS NARROWS NOOK OPE ORCHARD OVAL PADDOCK PASTURES PARK PLACE PASSAGE PARADE PATH PLAZA PIAZZA PASS PROSPECT PARKWAY PATHWAY PIER PIERHEAD PLAT(T) PRECINCT PIKE PINES PLAINS PIGHTLE PROMENADE POOL PAVEMENT QUAY QUAYSIDE QUADRANT QUARRY QUEENSWAY ROAD RIDGE RISE ROW RING RANGE RIDE RIDINGS RIDGEWAY RENTS REEDS REACH RETREAT ROUNDABOUT RUN STREET SQUARE SWEEP STRAND STAIRS STEPS STABLES SANDS SCARP SWARD SPINNEY SNICKLEWAY SLYPE SLOPE SIDE SLIP TERRACE TUNNEL TOWN TURN TRACK THOROUGHFARE THROUGHWAY TURNPIKE TWITTEN TWITTING TINING TRIANGLE UNDERPASS USAGE VILLAS VIEW VUE VIADUCT VALLEY VISTA VILLAGE VALE WAY(E) WALK WALL WOOD WENT WEIR WHARF(E) WYND YARD Bonus prize answer was SWEEP (Lavender Sweep is near Clapham Junction) MAGNET BOARD GAME True: Words on the cover of a Japanese magnetic Go set BGA SECRETARY'S REPORT Presented at AGM Salford in 1990 by Tony Atkins. MEANING OF GO LIFF 1. Turnham Green 12. Seven Sisters 2. Ruislip 13. Fairlop 3. Leytonstone 14. Plaistow 4. Shoreditch 15. Upney 5. Pinner 16. Cutty Sark 6. Holland Park 17. Sloane Square 7. Kilburn 18. Tooting Bec 8. Mudchute 19. Knightsbridge 9. Blackwall 20. Marble Arch 10. Edgware 11. Wapping DOMINO PACKING PROBLEM 5 4 | 4 | 4 0 | 4 1 | 6 6 2 | 4 | 3 6 | 5 6 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 2 2 | 3 | 0 3 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 5 | 3 | 0 5 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 3 | 5 | 0 6 | 2 3 | 0 | 4 2 | 5 | 0 1 2 | 0 1 | 5 3 | 5 2 STONES, BOWLS and BOARDS Stones:1. 160, 2. Jellystone, 3. Wilkie Collins, 4. Old Stone Age, 5. Estonia, 6. Mr Murdstone, 7. Apricot, 8. Stone Roses, 9. Stonehopper, 10. Kidney stones Bowls: 1. Alms, 2. curds and whey, 3. bole, 4. in a goldfish bowl or glass bowl, 5. Tomorrow we'll be sober, 6. Caithness Glass bowl, 7, spare, 8. Plymouth Hoe, 9. Colander, 10. Stadium/concert arena Boards: 1. 3/8 inches, 2. Chipboard (or MDF), 3. yachting, 4. £160, 5. larboard, 6. snowboarding, 7. non-porous, 8. Bordeaux, 9. Chairman of the Board, 10. five. GO PLAYERS' ANAGRAMS PIERS SHEPPERSON MATTHEW MACFADYEN T.MARK HALL KIRSTY HEALEY EDDIE SMITHERS GERRY MILLS TONY GODDARD PAUL SMITH FRANCIS ROADS ALISON BEXFIELD TOBY MANNING SIMON GOSS CHARLES MATTHEWS SHUTAI ZHANG COMPUTER VIRUS? I have a friend who went to the Go bash on in Bosnia last month. He often generally wins a prize and is well known for taking cups and trophies home. Every time, I jinx his results, when he comes with us. Go congresses are good throughout the world. Amateurs can play in HK, Japan or China, as long as they play Go not Renju. Dan players beg, cadge or borrow fans to keep air going in hot areas. They try to zap him in the fighting and he does not like kos or sekis either. Making dangos either is bad or Irish. Openness is fine as long as it is not in London. Open? Forget it! Honinbo, Tengen, Ing Cup, Meijin, US Go Congress, World Amateur, NHK, Judan, EGC, Pair Go, Oza, Kisei, Gosei, Irish Open, London Open (15 tournaments) ANOTHER VIRUS? Organisers: Tony Atkins (Nota Stinky), Geoff Kaniuk (Affink Kogue), John Gibson (Nosh Jobing), Noel Mitchell (Tell Lemonich), Francis Roads (Safron Acids), Tim Hunt (Hut Mint), Colin Adams (Sid Alcoman) Strong players: Yuki Shigeno (Kingy O’Huise), Matthew Macfadyen (Fat Hammy Cantweed), Diana Koszegi (Ada O’Kingsize), Andrei Koulkov (Liken Our Vodka) EGF: Alan Held (Neal Dahl) Matti Siivola (Olivia Stamit), Zoran Mutabzija (Tambourina Jazz) ENGLISH PHRASES I think therefore I am Latin Cogito ergo sum God and my right French Dieu et mon Droit Softer Louder Italian Pianoforte To the point of sickness Latin ad nauseam Aid to the memory French aide-memoire Benign mother Latin alma mater Other self Latin alter ego Black beast French bête noire White eating French blancmange In good faith Latin bona fide Interrupted connection Latin Coitus interruptus English horn French cor anglais Blue ribbon French cordon bleu Crescent French croissant Marking in the skin Polynesian Tattoo Course of life Latin curriculum vitae Record library French discotheque Blockhead German dummkopf Cologne water French eau de Cologne Terrible child French enfant terrible Superior power French force majeure Art person Japanese geisha In position Latin in situ I don't know what French je ne sais quoi I regret nothing French je ne regrette rien Let do French laissez faire Frankish language Latin lingua franca Method of working Latin modus operandi Foot on the ground French pied-à-terre Reason for existence French raison d'être Sound and light French son et lumière The state in which Latin status quo Little dagger Italian stilletto Harbour wave Japanese tsunami Things worth remembering Latin memorabilia Without means of communication Latin incomunicado While the crime is blazing Latin in flagrante delictu Shame on him who thinks ill of it French honi soit qui mal y pense The fact itself Latin Ipso facto Chilli with meat Spanish Chilli con carne Bottom of the bag Franch Cul de sac God willing Arabic Inshala Developed through technology German Vorsprung durch Technik Goose liver French Fois gras Thousands of sheets French Mille feuille Four seasons Italian Quattro staggioni Red windmill French Moulin rouge Already seen it! French Dêja vu Mixed bits Chinese Chop suey COLLECTIVE NOUNS Collective term Object 37. sloth A. bears 40. swarm B. bees 6. bench C. bishops 13. clowder D. cats 19. drunkenship E. cobblers 25. murder F. crows 23. incredibility G. cuckolds 5. basket H. currencies 9. board I. directors 14. convocation J. eagles 11. catalogue K. errors 12. charm L. finches 36. skein M. flying geese 2. army N. frogs 22. gaggle O. geese 41. trip P. goats 8. blast Q. hunters 18. desert R. lapwings 20. eloquence S. lawyers 24. leap T. leopards 34. pride U. lions 38. sorde V. mallards 3. atlas W. maps 1. abominable sight X. monks 4. barren Y. mules 42. watch Z. nightingales 39. superfluity AA. nuns 30. parliament BB. owls 16. covey CC. partridge 27. muster DD. peacocks 28. myefall EE. pheasants 7. berry FF. rabbit holes 17. crash GG. rhinoceroses 10. building HH. rooks 33. portfolio II. shares 21. flock JJ. sheep 43. wisp KK. snipe 26. murmuration LL. starlings 35. sea MM. troubles 32. pool NN. typists 31. pod OO. whales 15. coven PP. witches 29. non-patience QQ. wives SOME LOGIC PROBLEMS 1) Some possible reasons: - Last and first moves in consecutive games - Black stone to indicate odd in nigiri, then first move as white - Also placing stones for the opponent - Playing the wrong colour to indicate resignation - Playing Zen Go (odd-numbered Rengo) - Showing variation in teaching game - Playing more than one game simultaneously - Reset of position after a disturbance - Played a prisoner by mistake - Playing through a game record - Playing a Go variant where playing an opponent's move is a handicap - Placing handicap stones for opponent, then first move - Playing a game other than Go on a Go board 2) The Go players have met on holiday and are playing Go on the beach using pebbles and shells for stones and a board drawn in the sand; each day the tide washes out the Go board. 3) The Go players are at a horseracing event. The man does not realise they are talking about Go and thinks they are talking about races, but there have been no handicap races so far. AFRICA 2 Algeria, Algiers 41 Angola, Luanda 45 Madagascar, Antananarivo 23 Benin, Port Novo 43 Malawi, Lilongwe 47 Botswana, Gaborone 8 Mali, Bamako 20 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou 7 Mauritania, Nouakchott 37 Burundi, Bujumbura 1 Morocco, Rabat 40 Cabinda, Tchiowa (Cabinda City) 44 Mozambique, Maputo 25 Cameroon, Yaounde 46 Namibia, Windhoek
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