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I had not heard of this slaughter of 700000 pets at start of WW2.

1. Christmas in the UK was cancelled in what year?

2. In 1571 it became compulsory, on a fine of 3 shillings and 4 pence, to wear what?

3. Where was Doggerland?

4. Britains shortest war was with whom?

5. What did Joseph Bazalgette do for the UK?

6. Name the longest London Underground Line.

7. Winston Churchill ordered British Gunboats up which estuary in 1911?

8. Malawi was formerly called what under the British Empire?

9. Jordgubb is Swedish for which fruit?

10. Which founder member of the football league is no longer a member?

11. In which country did lacrosse originate?

12. Mace is the shell of which better known spice?

13. Flageolet and mung are types of what foodstuff?

14. Betelgeuse is a bright star in which constellation?

15. Who won crickets county championship in 2020?

16. What was El Gordo, the Spanish lotteries top prize this week?

17. Who is the new face on the £50 note?

18. In 2015 the government finished paying off a 182 year old loan (£2.1 billion in todays money).  What was the loan for?

19. What did Thomas Blood try and nick?

20. Which state of the USA is known as the 1st state?

21. Scott Boland makes his debut for Australia v England at cricket and is the second. Who was the first?

22. How many countries have England/UK been at war with?

23. County Mayo is in which Irish Province?

24.

Can someone please explain this statement from BBC website? Did they invade the pitch or not? Or is the Met Police just announcing everything in ways to cover their backs. Presumably there were police at the game and the fan did or did not invade the pitch. Just like Downing Street Police were on duty at No.10 but have no evidence of a party – possibly because they were too pissed to fill in attendance book, and it is not their job to watch over the gatherings on the lawn of the leader of the country and officials. What are they there for? “Ah, Mr.Bin Laden – can I hold your bomb/gun whilst you take off your coat Sir? .

I have just got sorted with books for xmas. Beside the romcom on apple books, I have James O’Brien, Wildlife Gardening by Chris Baines (NHS), Neil Oliver, a plethora of cookbooks, my grandsons xmas present which I have not wrapped so I can read it – football almanac, and a few others.

52+1 times Britain was a bellend. Rose Elliot – New Complete Vegetarian.

I welcome suggestions.

A new word – to me this year is egregious meaning outstandingly bad; shocking.

And some words I had not come across for a while – scrumptious, ravenous, yum.

And some of my favourites – baobab, granite, cumulus, cirrus, sesquioxide.

And one I dislike sayings it makes me sound like I have a speech impediment –rural

A few more – efficacious, aplomb, excruciating, superfluous.

It does seem a bit ridiculous. I am not an avid fan of scalectrix, but someone has got this very wrong.

The fact that thousands are still without electricity 9 days after a storm is a snapshot of its importance to the Government. It quite likes the new ‘red wall’ blue seats – but not enough to really care. Axing investment in Northern railways is a symptom. A truly concerned government would be investing in the northern infrastructure.

I know they are wonderful but also so f****** frustrating. Firstly I try to contact the council about a broken food waste bin. I must have registered some time in the past because it tells me my email is known. So it asks for a password I wrote probably 8 years ago – send reminder. Cool. Get new email and punch in the new password they have sent me – not recognised. I try a few times and get told I have been timed out.

The average Briton eats 336 weetabix biscuits a year.