Over the next nine days, 46 questions will be posed, one for each letter of the alphabet plus 20 others (There will be six one day). The 20 others appear as duplicate letters, and these duplicates spell out the name of the Roman Fortification which in CE 150 to 160 was the furthest boundary from the city of Rome, and the country that it was situated in. It is a three-word answer with eight letters in the first part of the name and four in the second part; the country has eight letters in its name. BTWFit, as used in the post title, is an archaic term meaning ‘a division of a song, ballad, or story’.
Forty-one
Bos grunniens, pictured, is commonly known as what?
Forty-two
The sixth Arrondissement of Paris is what?
Forty-three
The Battle of Otumba (1520) was fought between Spain and forces of which empire?
Forty-four
Losing a war to forces of the British Empire in 38 minutes, Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash was sultan of where?
See question thirty-seven. Posthumous Portrait of Shelley Writing Prometheus Unbound, oil on canvas. Keats-Shelley Memorial House, Rome, Italy. Image Wikimedia Commons
Over the next nine days, 46 questions will be posed, one for each letter of the alphabet plus 20 others (There will be six one day). The 20 others appear as duplicate letters, and these duplicates spell out the name of the Roman Fortification which in CE 150 to 160 was the furthest boundary from the city of Rome, and the country that it was situated in. It is a three-word answer with eight letters in the first part of the name and four in the second part; the country has eight letters in its name. BTWFit, as used in the post title, is an archaic term meaning ‘a division of a song, ballad, or story’.
Thirty-six
Nicolas Cage ate a live cockroach for a scene in which 1980s film?
Thirty-seven
The title of which Percy Bysshe Shelley sonnet was the Greek name for Rameses II of Egypt?
Thirty-eight
Which Samuel Beckett play’s characters include Vladimir, Estragon, Pozzo and Lucky?
Thirty-nine
Which Persian king was assassinated in 465BC by Artabanus, the commander of the royal guard?
Forty
What is a tropical cyclone that originates in the Northwestern Pacific Basin known as?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers after all the questions have ben asked..
Over the next nine days, 46 questions will be posed, one for each letter of the alphabet plus 20 others (There will be six one day). The 20 others appear as duplicate letters, and these duplicates spell out the name of the Roman Fortification which in CE 150 to 160 was the furthest boundary from the city of Rome, and the country that it was situated in. It is a three-word answer with eight letters in the first part of the name and four in the second part; the country has eight letters in its name. BTWFit, as used in the post title, is an archaic term meaning ‘a division of a song, ballad, or story’.
Thirty-one
If reading a 32-point compass rose from north in a clockwise direction what point follows S?
Thirty-two
What word is defined as a ‘facility on a watch for measuring speed’?
Thirty-three
What is the Chinese province whose capital city is Chengdu?
Thirty-four
The Troy Dam and Lock, on the Hudson River at Troy, New York, are operated by (the) …
Thirty-five
During what war is the 1854 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade set?
Over the next nine days, 46 questions will be posed, one for each letter of the alphabet plus 20 others (There will be six one day). The 20 others appear as duplicate letters, and these duplicates spell out the name of the Roman Fortification which in CE 150 to 160 was the furthest boundary from the city of Rome, and the country that it was situated in. It is a three-word answer with eight letters in the first part of the name and four in the second part; the country has eight letters in its name. BTWFit, as used in the post title, is an archaic term meaning ‘a division of a song, ballad, or story’.
Twenty-six
What word is defined as ‘a field where rice is grown’?
Twenty-seven
Q is a frequently recurring character who is either mentioned or appears in various of the James Bond series of novels and films. What does the designation ‘Q’ stand for?
Twenty-eight
… one of the least-populated countries in Europe, albeit with the highest population growth rate…
— Wikipedia
The country described above has a name which originated from a word meaning ‘Little Fortress’. What country?
Twenty-nine
Name the production company which made Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Thirty
A federal organisation, often known by a nickname or four initials, gifted Burmese to Queen Elizabeth II in 1969. The same organisation, to mark its 150th anniversary in 2023, gifted Noble to King Charles III. What is the full name of this organisation, and what word best describes Burmese and Noble?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers once all the questions have been asked.
Over the next nine days, 46 questions will be posed, one for each letter of the alphabet plus 20 others (There will be six one day). The 20 others appear as duplicate letters, and these duplicates spell out the name of the Roman Fortification which in CE 150 to 160 was the furthest boundary from the city of Rome, and the country that it was situated in. It is a three-word answer with eight letters in the first part of the name and four in the second part; the country has eight letters in its name. BTWFit, as used in the post title, is an archaic term meaning ‘a division of a song, ballad, or story’.
Sixteen
The Petronas Towers are in what city?
Seventeen
In 1915, the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed 11 miles off the coast of which country?
Eighteen
Complete this: Nyotaimori is the Japanese practice of serving sushi on the …
Nineteen
Which Old Testament book tells the story of the ten plagues of Egypt?
Twenty
The following dogs all have the same five-lettered name: Cuthullin’s hunting dog in Ossian’s Fingal; Robert Burns’ Border Collie in The Twa Dogs; J.M. Barrie’s Newfoundland that inspired Nana in Peter Pan; and the Labrador retriever in both Sheila Burnford’s The Incredible Journey and the 1963 film adaptation. What name?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers once all the questions have been asked.
Over the next nine days, 46 questions will be posed, one for each letter of the alphabet plus 20 others (There will be six one day). The 20 others appear as duplicate letters, and these duplicates spell out the name of the Roman Fortification which in CE 150 to 160 was the furthest boundary from the city of Rome, and the country that it was situated in. It is a three-word answer with eight letters in the first part of the name and four in the second part; the country has eight letters in its name. BTW Fit, as used in the post title, is an archaic term meaning ‘a division of a song, ballad, or story’.
Eleven
In what sport are the men’s world team championships contested for the Swaythling Cup?
Answer: Table tennis.
Twelve
Grand-Bassam and Bingerville are former capitals of which French African colony, now a country?
Answer: Ivory Coast.
Thirteen
What Japanese sash is also the partial name of a character from Star Wars?
Answer: Obi.
Fourteen
Which 1973 Tina Turner song features the name of a Tennessee town which was a childhood home for her?
Answer: Nutbush.
Fifteen
In the Solar System, which of these planets is nearest to the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn or Uranus?
Answer: Jupiter.
Good luck! I’ll post the answers once all the questions have been asked.
Tallinn old town during sunrise. View from Patkul viewing platform in September 2018. Wikipedia Picture of the Day 5 September 2026. Image Hendrik Mändla.via Wikimedia Commons
Today: carpe diem! Following on from yesterday, we again have five questions but ten answers.
One
The above picture is of a national capital city (population population of 452,563), sitting on its country’s north coast and on the Gulf of Finland. What is the city, and of what country is it the capital?
Answers: Tallinn; Estonia.
Tallinn is Estonia’s capital and main centre, with 452,563 residents in 2026 and a 2024 metropolitan estimate of 646,315. Historically known as Reval, it gained Lübeck rights in 1248 and hosts the EU IT agency and NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. The picture above is by Hendrik Mändla and shows Tallinn old town during sunrise. It was taken from the Patkul viewing platform in September 2018 and was a Wikipedia Picture of the Day on 5 September 2026. The image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Two
The Moon landing in November 1969 landed in one of the Moon’s maria: what was the landing site named, and what mission was it?
Answers: Oceanus Procellarum aka Ocean of Storms; Apollo 12.
Award yourself a bonus point if you answered Oceanus Procellarum. The landing site for the Apollo 12 mission in 1969, Oceanus Procellarum, which translates from Latin as the ‘Ocean of Storms’, is the largest of the dark plains (maria) on the near side of the Moon, and unique in being the only one to be named an ocean. It covers roughly 10.5% of the total lunar surface and was formed by ancient volcanic eruptions that flooded the area with solidified magma.
Three
… 45 is a 170 m high tourist attraction in a desert in the Sossusvlei area of Namibia, which gets its name from being at the 45th kilometre on the Sesriem–Sossusvlei road. What word is missing from … 45, and what desert is it in?
Answer: Dune; Namib Desert.
Dune 45 is a star dune in Namibia’s Sossusvlei area, named after the 45th kilometre of the Sesriem–Sossusvlei road. Over 170 m high, it comprises 5-million-year-old sand from the Orange River and Kalahari Desert. It is frequently photographed and climbed.
Four
What 2009 film became the first film to gross more than $2 billion, and who directed it?
Answers: Avatar; James Cameron.
James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar depicts humans mining Pandora and using genetically engineered bodies to interact with the Na’vi. It used new visual effects, earned over $2 billion, won three Academy Awards and became the highest-grossing film.
Five
The Wallis WA-116 featured in a James Bond film: what film, and what was it?
Answers: You Only Live Twice; autogyro.
Sean Connery’s James Bond is sent to Japan after American and Soviet spacecraft disappear. On a remote island, he confronts SPECTRE’s Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is inciting Cold War conflict for an unnamed Asian power. During his investigation of Blofeld’s base Bond uses the autogyro Little Nellie on a reconnaissance mission.
Today: Carpe Diem
This post is headed ‘Today: Carpe Diem‘ (seize the day). My intention is that you seize the specific ‘day’ mentioned: Today. The answers therefore begin with the letters T, O, D, A, Y.
Tallinn old town during sunrise. View from Patkul viewing platform in September 2018. Image Hendrik Mändla.via Wikimedia Commons
Today: carpe diem! Following on from yesterday, we again have five questions but ten answers.
One
The above picture is of a national capital city (population population of 452,563), sitting on its country’s north coast and on the Gulf of Finland. What is the city, and of what country is it the capital?
Two
The Moon landing in November 1969 landed in one of the Moon’s maria: what was the landing site named, and what mission was it?
Three
… 45 is a 170 m high tourist attraction in a desert in the Sossusvlei area of Namibia, which gets its name from being at the 45th kilometre on the Sesriem–Sossusvlei road. What word is missing from … 45, and what desert is it in?
Four
What 2009 film became the first film to gross more than $2 billion, and who directed it?
Five
The Wallis WA-116 featured in a James Bond film: what film, and what was it?
Despite today’s questions being all over the place, the locus is fixed. BTW five questions: ten answers.
One
What European nation is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; and what two landlocked nations surround it?
Answer: Liechtenstein; Austria and Switzerland.
Liechtenstein, the world’s sixth-smallest sovereign state by area, is one of only two (Uzbekistan is the other) doubly landlocked countries in the world, meaning it is entirely surrounded by other landlocked nations: Austria and Switzerland.
Two
What sultanate on the Arabian Sea has been ruled by the Al Bu Said dynasty since 1744?
Answer: Oman.
Oman is a country in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula with a population of about 5.46 million. Its capital is Muscat, Islam is the state religion, and Arabic is the official language. As the oldest independent state in the Arab world, it has been ruled by the Al Bu Said dynasty since 1744 and was historically a major regional empire.
Three
What active stratovolcano is about 30 miles (50 km) south of the city of Quito; in what country and mountain range is this volcano located?
Answer: Cotopaxi; Ecuador and the Andes Mountains.
Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. It is the second-highest summit in Ecuador at 5,897 metres, putting it amongst the highest active volcanoes in the world.
Four
The seventh planet from the Sun was the first planet to be classified as such with the aid of a telescope? What planet and who discovered it?
Answer: Uranus; William Herschel.
Uranus is visible to the naked eye but was not recognised as a planet by ancient observers due to its dimness and slow orbit. William Herschel discovered it while using his homemade telescope on March 13, 1781, making it the first planet found using a telescope. This discovery effectively doubled the known size of the Solar System, as Uranus is about twice as far from the Sun as Saturn.
Five
Who or what is the island nation of the Solomon Islands named after?
Answer: Solomon.
The Solomon Islands, with a population of roughly 828,857, has Honiara as its capital on the island of Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the broader Solomon Islands archipelago which, in 1568, was visited by Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña, the first European to visit the islands. Although he only named individual islands, the archipelago was later named ‘Solomon Islands’ by others. They optimistically linked his voyage to the wealthy biblical King Solomon and the legendary city of Ophir.
Fixed Locus
Locus is defined as ‘a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated’. Despite the questions being all over place, locus is fixed and the initial letter of the first, and only the first, part of each answer should follow as such L, O, C, U, S.
