Torrevieja Forum and Discussion Board

• 1. Starting with I, add a letter and shuffle to make a new word each time until you reach ASTRINGENT

• 2. What was the name of Austin Powers' nemesis ?

• 3. Which king claimed to own the sun ?

• 4. What is the name for a group of foxes ?

• 5. What is the capital city of Bulgaria ?

• 6. What do the initials in B&M retail stand for ?

• 7. The Golden Gate Bridge is a landmark in which U.S. city ?

• 8. Who wrote the novels Absolute Beginners and City Of Spades ?

• 9. What are the intials of the form of cholesterol sometimes described as 'good cholesterol' ?

• 10. Although it dates back further, Trooping the Colour became an annual event to mark the monarch's birthday following the accession of which 18th century king ?

• 11. Italian opera performer Tito Gobbi sang in which vocal range ?

• 12. Which period of the Palaeozoic era is known as the Age of Fishes ?

• 13. How many legs does a newt have ?

• 14. Which country has won the men's FIFA World Cup a record five times ?

• 15. Steve Coogan plays a teacher who adopts what kind of bird in a film that was released in March 2025, and set in 1970s Argentina ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

5. Sofia
9. HDL

ANSWERS

1. One way is:
I
In
Gin
Ring
Grain
Regain
Tearing
Treating
Nattering
Astringent
2. Dr Evil
3. Louis XIV of France (the Sun King)
4. A skulk
5. Sofia
6. Billington & Mayman
7. San Francisco
8. Colin MacInnes
9. HDL
10. George III
11. Baritone
12. Devonian
13. Four
14. Brazil
15. Penguin