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Stupidly hard work quiz (help!)

819 replies

ApocalypseNowt · 07/12/2021 14:34

If anyone remembers previous years my work sets a stupidly hard quiz for us to have a go at every Christmas. This year's is no different....

I've managed to complete the first 8 puzzles myself but now I'm stuck Xmas Sad Very frustrating as I've got the gist of the puzzles but can't figure out what the answer is!

Here's the first one and here's my answers. If anyone can figure out the final answer (two words 5,7) I'd be ever so grateful 😊

Stupidly hard work quiz (help!)
Stupidly hard work quiz (help!)
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FoxgloveSummers · 09/12/2021 16:08

puzzling over TOAK in 8 - tights on a kayak? the old age koala?

minou123 · 09/12/2021 16:14

@FoxgloveSummers

I think OP explained the answer earlier - not sure where the Y has come from but I think it was "entry [number] in list [number]"
I have no idea where I got the Y from either Grin

EN??RT??INLISTON?

FoxgloveSummers · 09/12/2021 16:19

I think it is ENTRY TWO IN LIST ONE
but I still don't know what the other answers are

LivingInABuildingSite · 09/12/2021 16:20

Is 8 Four Of A Kind?
Poker hands?

FoxgloveSummers · 09/12/2021 16:23

NICE ONE @LivingInABuildingSite

AssassinatedBeauty · 09/12/2021 16:28

@FoxgloveSummers

ooh 4 is BROWN I think - order of colours in snooker???
Agree, was just about to post the same.
ldontWanna · 09/12/2021 16:33

@LivingInABuildingSite

Is 8 Four Of A Kind? Poker hands?
Yes!! It seems to be in order
Hopeislost · 09/12/2021 16:41

17 is books of the Old Testament, so the next one would be Deuteronomy.

iklboodolphrednosedpaindear · 09/12/2021 16:54

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Entry two in list one?

iklboodolphrednosedpaindear · 09/12/2021 16:55

Orange?

minou123 · 09/12/2021 17:05

I think its Orange aswell iklboodolphrednosedpaindear

LivingInABuildingSite · 09/12/2021 17:13

Is it ENTER rather than ENTRY?

As the Thursday answer doesn’t give a Y but an R.

Not that it makes much difference overall.

FoxgloveSummers · 09/12/2021 18:11

Is it just 3 to go?

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ApocalypseNowt · 09/12/2021 18:31

We'll done! Yes the answer is orange Smile

I'll post another one tomorrow!

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LivingInABuildingSite · 09/12/2021 19:21

Can you give us the missing ones and put me out of my misery lol!?

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ApocalypseNowt · 09/12/2021 20:04

3 is Atlanta (summer olympics cities)

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iklboodolphrednosedpaindear · 09/12/2021 20:37

So we now know the answer to 8 has a W as it's second letter...

iklboodolphrednosedpaindear · 09/12/2021 20:37

7 I mean

iklboodolphrednosedpaindear · 09/12/2021 20:39

And FIFTH letter. Gods I'm not doing well tonight.

FIFTH letter of answer SEVEN is a W

LivingInABuildingSite · 09/12/2021 20:43

All I got for 7 was The Horse Whisperer for THW but I looked through actors and directors but couldn’t see the other letters in their films.

IAmTheLovechildOfYvesAndIsabel · 09/12/2021 20:50

Nope, not again! Last year's pickled my brain thank you very much. 😁

FoxgloveSummers · 09/12/2021 22:00

@iklboodolphrednosedpaindear

And FIFTH letter. Gods I'm not doing well tonight.

FIFTH letter of answer SEVEN is a W

If the W at 5 is the one in the clue that means the first two words are v short
Original poster
ApocalypseNowt · 10/12/2021 09:58

Here's another...

Stupidly hard work quiz (help!)
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SoupDragon · 10/12/2021 10:04

I'm not proud of the fact that I got that immediately...

rosegoldwatcher · 10/12/2021 10:06

Abba released Waterloo in 1974.