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Elections, African Athletes, Nov-ember Words, Book Series, and Literal Logos.

Elections

It’s time to vote.

1
“It’s Time” was a successful political campaign run under which former Australian Prime Minister?
2
The 2000 United States presidential election between Al Gore and George W Bush was so close it required a re-count in which state?
3
In the Catholic Church, what name is given to a gathering of the College of Cardinals to elect a new pope?
4
Making history in 2024, two women (Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez) were the leading contenders in the presidential elections in which country?
5
In the lower houses of the legislature of India, Canada and the United Kingdom, what voting system, whose name comes from horse racing, is used?

Elections

African Athletes

Top-tier sportspeople from Timbuktu to Tanzania.

6
Which African country, the continent’s northernmost, is home to two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur?
7
Supporters of Liverpool FC have given what player the nickname The Egyptian King?
8
To the nearest minute, Kelvin Kiptum’s world record run in the 2023 Chicago Marathon was at an average of how many minutes per kilometre?
9
At which NBA team did Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon spend the majority of his professional career - Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, or Phoenix Suns?
10
George Weah is the only African Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year and the first African professional footballer to become what?

African Athletes

Nov-ember Words

All answers contain the letters N-O-V (in that order!).

e.g. supernova

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The action or process of new ideas or methods.
12
Italian adventurer from Venice known for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women.
13
A word that may come before “delight” or “dream” in a real estate ad.
14
The amount of money taken by a business in a particular period.
15
A thick, clear liquid that helps bones to move smoothly in the joints.

Nov-ember Words

Book Series

Why read one book when you can read ten?

16
Boasting 766 pages, the longest book in the Harry Potter series has what title?
17
In the Millennium Series by Stieg Larsson, what does Millennium refer to - an alias for a computer hacker, a left-wing magazine, or a family owned industrial conglomerate?
18
Often referred to in the abbreviated form ACOTAR is what fantasy romance series by Sarah J. Maas?
19
Focusing on female characters, what is the companion series to Roger Hargreaves’ Mr. Men books?
20
The famous spy James Bond was first introduced in what 1953 novel by Ian Fleming?

Book Series

Literal Logos

Can you name the well-known global brand from a literal description of its logo?

21
A letter ‘d’ made to look like a music note stylised with a 3D effect.
22
A black and yellow diamond, with the yellow portion linking the five points of the Southern Cross.
23
A silver three-pointed star surrounded by a silver ring.
24
A silhouette of mountains in front of a purple, blue and orange sky.
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Two bold interlaced Cs that mirror each other.

Literal Logos

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 21 Mary & Friends
  • 20 Valkyries
  • 23 Masa
  • 24 Pure weapon
  • 23 Nina & Dave
  • 21 The Spencers
  • 21 Bridget
  • 20 Mum and dad go apeshit

Random Scores

  • 15 Max & Ellie
  • 17 Zoe & Jamie
  • 19 Kat and Ben
  • 17 Laura and Sam
  • 17 Maggs & Josh
  • 19 ChloJo
  • 17 Ella and John
  • 16 Ben and Maddi
18 points was last week's average score.

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