Word Game – Missing Pairs

I will give you two 6-letter words with the centre 2 letters  missing – the same 2 letters complete both words – you have to work out which 2 letters are missing.  Eg: AS _ _ ME / CA _ _ AL – answer is SU, giving ASSUME and CASUAL

1. WA _ _ ER / CA _ _ ID
2. CA _ _ NE / FI _ _ SH
3. PA _ _ RY / FI _ _ ER
4. EX _ _ CT / PA _ _ RS
5. VE _ _ FY / EN _ _ CH
6. WA _ _ ER / ED _ _ OR
7. FA _ _ EN / CA _ _ LE
8. NO _ _ AL / FA _ _ ER
9. EN _ _ RE / DE _ _ DE
10. DI _ _ CT / PA _ _ NT

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Word Game – Multiple Choice Trivia

Here is a selection of trivia questions with multiple choice answers.

1. Who wrote ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’?
   • Mark Twain
   • Rudyard Kipling
   • Edward Lear
2. Hitler’s autobiography was called ‘Mein Kampf’. What is the English translation?
   • My Struggle
   • My Life
   • My War
3. Who devised the package tour?
   • Thomson
   • Thomas Cook
   • Lunn Poly
4. In the west end show ‘Starlight Express’, what do the cast wear on their feet?
   • Nothing
   • Stilts
   • Skates
5. Which singer’s daughter was crowned Miss World in 2003?
   • Chris Rea
   • Chris de Burgh
   • Chris Cross
6. What is Al Pacino’s full first name?
   • Alberto
   • Alfonso
   • Alfredo
7. What colour is the mineral ‘Malachite’?
   • Green
   • Blue
   • Purple
8. What is converted into alcohol during brewing?
   • Yeast
   • Sugar
   • Hops
9. How many books make up the Old Testament?
   • 29
   • 39
   • 49
10. The province of Flanders is in which country?
    • Belgium
    • Austria
    • Luxembourg

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Word Game – Link 3

I will give you 3 words, and you have to work out which word will go after all of them, eg: “ocean, eye, bin” = liner, giving ocean liner, eyeliner, bin liner.

1. Window, pipe, dry
2. Estate, travel, news
3. Mouse, door, place
4. Foul, sword, game
5. Football, cartoon, landing
6. Screw, train, racing
7. Leap, lunar, new
8. Short, paper, upper
9. Silent, starry, good
10. Will, horse, flower

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Word Game – Music Themed Missing Link

This is Missing Link, but on the theme of music.  I will give you the first part of one song and the last part of another. The same word will end the title of the first and start the title of the second – the principle is exactly the same as Missing Link. Here are the rules for normal Link:

I will give you 2 words and you have to find the word that links them, eg: light_____maid, answer is house, giving lighthouse and housemaid.

1. Killing Me _____ Whispering I Love You
2. Where is the _____ and Understanding
3. You’re _____ Stranger
4. I Don’t Feel Like _____ Queen
5. I Want You _____ For Good
6. You Drive Me _____ In Love
7. Love is All _____ the World
8. Things Can Only Get _____ the Devil You Know
9. Gangsta’s _____ By the Dashboard Light
10. Country _____ of Fun

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Word Game – Typos

This is a very easy game – I will give you both the clue and the answer, but the clue will have a ‘typo’ in it, ie: a wrongly spelt word. Your answer should be the corrected word. Example: Sight wood: Balsa – the answer will be LIGHT as the clue should read ‘Light wood’

1. Hope for old objects = Museum
2. Test taken in the afternoon = Siesta
3. Wife’s work = Career
4. Relating to pheasant views = Scenic
5. Pity in Florida = Miami
6. Latin American Lance = Rhumba
7. Golf scare = Par
8. Without change = Free
9. Poker stage = Ante
10. Spouting enclosure = Arena

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Word Game – Step Ladder

The first clue leads to a 3-letter word, ie: Upper limb = Arm, you are then asked to add a letter and rearrange the previous word to answer the next clue, ie: add a letter and rearrange: wander = Roam

• A 3-letter word: pan
• Add one letter and rearrange: halt
• Add one letter and rearrange: physical activity
• Add one letter and rearrange: large, printed picture
• Add one letter and rearrange: cork

• A 3-letter word: feline
• Add one letter and rearrange: horse and  ____
• Add one letter and rearrange: song on an album
• Add one letter and rearrange: unruly noise
• Add one letter and rearrange: police ____ dog

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Word Game – Anagrams

This is an easy game – just follow the instructions in the questions:

1. Take BACON, add a letter and rearrange. Clue: _____ dioxide
2. Take ENTRAP add a letter and rearrange. Clue: other half
3. Take ABETTED remove a letter and rearrange: Clue: conversation
4. Take DEALT add a letter and rearrange. Clue: very happy
5. Take FELINE add a letter and rearrange. Clue: sensation
6. Take SECRET remove a letter and rearrange: Clue: big plants
7. Take REACT add a letter and rearrange: Clue: copied through paper
8. Take ACHING remove a letter and rearrange. Clue: series of links
9. Take FIRED add a letter and rearrange. Clue: pal
10. Take DARTED remove a letter and rearrange. Clue: commerce

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Word Game – Dingbats

In this game you have to literally ’say what you see’.  Here is an example:

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Word Game – Missing Link

I will give you 2 words and you have to find the word that links them, eg: light_____maid, answer is house, giving lighthouse and housemaid. I apologize in advance to Americans (and/or other nationalities) for the links that simply don’t work in your language – please feel free to let me know the ones that don’t:

1. smoke_____test
2. black_____potion
3. muscle_____power
4. border_____dance
5. human_____track
6. centre_____door
7. citrus_____salad
8. seventh_____sent
9. in_____crunch
10. root_____beer

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Ramblings: Photoshop vs Paint Shop Pro

For many years I have used Paint Shop Pro, and I have taken courses to teach me how to use it in-depth, and I would say there is not a lot about the programme that I don’t now know.

However, trying to expand my creativity levels and not being a very imaginative person, I have lately been trawling the internet for Paint Shop Pro tutorials and tips, and find there just are not very many nowadays – well, maybe this is because I have worked through all that I am interested in!

There certainly seems to be more new information and tutorials for Photoshop these days, so I have decided to take the bull by the horns and try to learn as much about Photoshop as I know about PSP.

Somehow, I feel sure that when I have done this, Illustrator or some other programme will be the designers software of choice!

I have been looking around the internet to find comparisons with the two programmes, but have only managed to find articles written by fans of  either programme, so fairly biased.

I will spend some time learning my way around Photoshop and working through tutorials and tips that interest me – then I will create my own ramblings on the subject of ‘Photoshop vs Paint Shop Pro’.

However, should anyone wish to fill me in in the meantime on the advantages of one programme over the other, please feel free to do so.