Year Puzzles
Amy Bonjella
L of the A), except that they relate to years in the 20th Century.
Mainly British stuff!
1900 B of QE the QM
1901 D of QV
1902 L of H and G by EE
1903 FF of the WB
1904 PP by JMB
1905 C-B - PM
1906 SF E and F
1907 S of A-R E
1908 D L-G - C of the E
1909 P R the N P
1910 A of GV
1911 A R the S P
1912 S of T
1913 WW E A P
1914 A of AFF at S
1915 G L
1916 B of the S
1917 RR
1918 E of FWW
1919 LNA - FWMP
1920 P in USA
1921 E W N P in P
1922 D of the T of T in E
1923 F W FA C F - W by BW
1924 D of L
1925 M K by AH
1926 G S
1927 FTP - the JS
1928 GZ C the A
1929 W S C
1930 D of the PP
1931 C of the ESB
1932 O of the SHB
1933 AH, C of G
1934 I of DT in B
1935 P and B by G
1936 J M
1937 M of D of W and WS
1938 M A
1939 OPB of PC by TSE
1940 D
1941 JA on PH
1942 F B of DID
1943 S of I
1944 D-D
1945 A B D on H
1946 AGYG by IB
1947 M of PE and PM
1948 B A L
1949 D of a S by AM
1950 B of PA
1951 F of B
1952 FP of the M
1953 F A of M E
1954 RA the C by BH and the C
1955 I of C T in B
1956 S C
1957 L of S by USSR
1958 FPM in L
1959 FM in B
1960 "W of C" S by HM
1961 FMSF by YG
1962 D of MM
1963 GTR
1964 CMBL by the B
1965 I of S M P H S L
1966 E W W C
1967 F H T O by CB
1968 A of MLK
1969 F M on the M - NA
1970 D of G de G
1971 D D
1972 SJB - PL
1973 M of PA and CMP
1974 R of RN
1975 E of VW
1976 V1 L on M
1977 VW W W S at W
1978 B of F T T B
1979 MT - PM
1980 E of M S H
1981 M of PC and LDS
1982 F W
1983 F B T in B
1984 B at G H in B
1985 O of F from S to G
1986 E in NR at C
1987 RB - F H A B F across A
1988 B on P-A B over L
1989 O of the BW
1990 BY - P of R
1991 ODS in the GW
1992 SG and LC W O G
1993 JP, D - SS
1994 TB - L P L
1995 FG W 6 O
1996 R - O B O G in A
1997 D of PD
1998 GFA fo NI
1999 C of MD!?
Gail
Birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
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Amy Bonjella heeft geschreven in bericht ...
>Please help with these teasers - they are similar to number puzzles (26
>L of the A), except that they relate to years in the 20th Century.
>Mainly British stuff!
I like these...
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>1900 B of QE the QM ------- Birth of Queen Elisabeth the Queen Mother
>1901 D of QV ------ Death of Queen Victoria
>1902 L of H and G by EE -
>1903 FF of the WB ------- First Flight of the Wright Brothers
>1904 PP by JMB
>1905 C-B - PM ------ Campbell-Bannerman - Prime Minister
>1906 SF E and F
>1907 S of A-R E
>1908 D L-G - C of the E ------ David Lloyd-George - Chansellor of the
Exchequer
>1909 P R the N P ------ Peary Reaches the North Pole
>1910 A of GV ------ Ascension of George V
>1911 A R the S P ------ Amundsen Reaches the South Pole
>1912 S of T ------ Sinking of Titanic
>1913 WW E A P ------ Woodrow Wilson Elected American President
>1914 A of AFF at S ------ Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
at Sarajevo
>1915 G L
>1916 B of the S ----- Battle of the Somme
>1917 RR ------ Russian Revolution
>1918 E of FWW ------ End of First World War
>1919 LNA - FWMP ------ Lady N? A? - First Woman Member of Parliament
>1920 P in USA ------ Prohibition in United States of America
>1921 E W N P in P
>1922 D of the T of T in E
>1923 F W FA C F - W by BW
>1924 D of L ------ Death of Lenin
>1925 M K by AH
>1926 G S
>1927 FTP - the JS
>1928 GZ C the A ------- GZ??? Crosses the Atlantic
>1929 W S C ------- Wall Street Crash
>1930 D of the PP
>1931 C of the ESB ------- Completion of the Empire State
Building
>1932 O of the SHB ------- Opening of the SH?? Building
>1933 AH, C of G
>1934 I of DT in B
>1935 P and B by G
>1936 J M
>1937 M of D of W and WS ----- Marriage of Duke of Windsor and Wallis
Simpson
>1938 M A
>1939 OPB of PC by TSE
>1940 D
>1941 JA on PH ----- Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
>1942 F B of DID
>1943 S of I
>1944 D-D ------ D-Day
>1945 A B D on H
>1946 AGYG by IB
>1947 M of PE and PM
>1948 B A L
>1949 D of a S by AM -------- Death of a Salesman by Arthur
Miller
>1950 B of PA
>1951 F of B
>1952 FP of the M
>1953 F A of M E -------- First Ascent of Mount Everest
>1954 RA the C by BH and the C ----- Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley
and the Comets
>1955 I of C T in B
>1956 S C
>1957 L of S by USSR ---- Launch of Sputnik by Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics
>1958 FPM in L
>1959 FM in B
>1960 "W of C" S by HM
>1961 FMSF by YG ----- First Manned Space Flight by Yuri Gagarin
>1962 D of MM ------ Death of Marilyn Monroe
>1963 GTR
>1964 CMBL by the B ------ Can't Buy Me Love by the Beatles (typo?)
>1965 I of S M P H S L
>1966 E W W C
>1967 F H T O by CB
>1968 A of MLK ------ Assassination of Martin Luther King
>1969 F M on the M - NA ---- First Man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
>1970 D of G de G ----- Death of Charles de Gaulle (typo ??)
>1971 D D
>1972 SJB - PL
>1973 M of PA and CMP ---- Marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark
Philips
>1974 R of RN ----- Resignationl of Richard Nixon
>1975 E of VW
>1976 V1 L on M ----- Voyager 1 Lands on Mars
>1977 VW W W S at W ----- VW??? Wins Women's Singles at Wimbledon
>1978 B of F T T B ----- Birth of First Test Tube Baby
>1979 MT - PM ------ Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister
>1980 E of M S H
>1981 M of PC and LDS ----- Marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana
Spencer
>1982 F W ------ Falklands War
>1983 F B T in B
>1984 B at G H in B ------ Bomb at Grand Hotel in Brighton
>1985 O of F from S to G
>1986 E in NR at C
>1987 RB - F H A B F across A ---- Richard Branson - First Hot Air
Balloon Flight across Atlantic
>1988 B on P-A B over L
>1989 O of the BW
>1990 BY - P of R
>1991 ODS in the GW ------- Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War
>1992 SG and LC W O G
>1993 JP, D - SS
>1994 TB - L P L
>1995 FG W 6 O
>1996 R - O B O G in A
>1997 D of PD ------- Death of Princess Diana
>1998 GFA fo NI ------- GFA for Northern Ireland ???????
>1999 C of MD!?
Jan
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Amy Bonjella wrote in message ...
>Please help with these teasers - they are similar to number puzzles (26
>L of the A), except that they relate to years in the 20th Century.
>Mainly British stuff!
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>1901 D of QV Death of Queen Victoria
>1902 L of H and G by EE Land of Hope and Glory by Edward Elgar
>1903 FF of the WB First Flight of the Wright Brothers
>1904 PP by JMB Peter Pan by James Matthew Barry
>1905 C-B - PM Campbell-Bannerman Prime Minister
>1906 SF E and F San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
>1907 S of A-R E
Exchequer
>1909 P R the N P Peary Reaches the North Pole
>1910 A of GV Accession of George V (King George
the Fifth)
>1911 A R the S P Amundsen Reaches the South Pole
>1912 S of T Sinking of Titanic
>1913 WW E A P
Ferdinand at Sarajevo
>1915 G L Gallipoli Landings
>1916 B of the S Battle of the Somme
>1917 RR Russian Revolution
>1918 E of FWW End of First World War
>1919 LNA - FWMP
>1920 P in USA Prohibition in USA
>1921 E W N P in P
>1922 D of the T of T in E
Final - Won by Bolton Wanderers
>1924 D of L Death of Lenin
>1925 M K by AH Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
>1926 G S General Strike
>1927 FTP - the JS
>1929 W S C Wall Street Crash
>1930 D of the PP
>1931 C of the ESB
Bridge
>1933 AH, C of G Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of
Germany
>1934 I of DT in B Introduction of Driving Test in
Britain
>1935 P and B by G Porgie and Bess by Gershwin?
>1936 J M
>1937 M of D of W and WS Marriage of Duke of Windsor and Wallace
Simpson
>1938 M A Munich Agreement
>1939 OPB of PC by TSE
>1941 JA on PH Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
>1942 F B of DID
>1943 S of I
>1945 A B D on H
>1947 M of PE and PM Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip
Mountbatten
>1948 B A L Berlin Air Lift?
>1949 D of a S by AM Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
>1950 B of PA Birth of Princess Anne
>1951 F of B Festival of Britain
>1952 FP of the M
>1953 F A of M E
the Comets
>1955 I of C T in B
>1957 L of S by USSR Launching of Sputnik by Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics
>1958 FPM in L
>1959 FM in B
Macmillan
>1961 FMSF by YG First Manned Space Flight by Yuri
Gagarin
>1962 D of MM Death of Marilyn Munroe
>1963 GTR Great Train Robbery
>1964 CMBL by the B Possible Typo? Can't Buy Me Love by
the Beatles
>1965 I of S M P H S L
>1966 E W W C
Christian Barnard
>1968 A of MLK Assassination of Martin Luther King
>1969 F M on the M - NA First Man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
>1970 D of G de G Death of General de Gaulle
>1971 D D Decimalisation Day?
>1972 SJB - PL
>1973 M of PA and CMP Marriage of Princess Anne and Captain
Mark Philips
>1974 R of RN Resignation of Richard Nixon
>1975 E of VW End of Vietnam War
>1976 V1 L on M Viking 1 Lands on Mars
>1977 VW W W S at W Virginia Wade Wins Women's Singles at
Wimbledon
>1978 B of F T T B Birth of First Test Tube Babies
(although this is given as 1976 by Encyclopaedia Britannica)
>1979 MT - PM Margaret Thatcher - Prime
Minister
>1980 E of M S H
Diana Spencer
>1982 F W Falklands War
>1983 F B T in B
>1984 B at G H in B
Gibraltar
>1986 E in NR at C
Flight Flight across Atlantic
>1988 B on P-A B over L
>1990 BY - P of R
>1991 ODS in the GW
>1993 JP, D - SS
>1994 TB - L P L
>1995 FG W 6 O
>1996 R - O B O G in A
>1998 GFA fo NI Good Friday Agreement for
Northern Ireland
>1999 C of MD!? Completion of Millennium
Dome!?
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Paul Bennington
Jan Merolant wrote in message <7irbtp$rcj$1...@news.worldonline.nl>...
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>>1919 LNA - FWMP ------ Lady N? A? - First Woman Member of
Parliament
Jan Merolant
in one list. I also made some corrections
at 1967, 1937 (resp. heart, Wallis)
I try to find more...
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>Amy Bonjella wrote in message ...
>>Please help with these teasers - they are similar to number puzzles (26
>>L of the A), except that they relate to years in the 20th Century.
>>Mainly British stuff!
1900 = B of QE the QM = Birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
1901 = D of QV = Death of Queen Victoria
1902 = L of H and G by EE = Land of Hope and Glory by Edward Elgar
1903 = FF of the WB = First Flight of the Wright Brothers
1904 = PP by JMB = Peter Pan by James Matthew Barry
1905 = C-B - PM = Campbell-Bannerman Prime Minister
1906 = SF E and F = San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
1907 = S of A-R E =
1908 = D L-G - C of the E = David Lloyd-George Chancellor of the Exchequer
1909 = P R the N P = Peary Reaches the North Pole
1910 = A of GV = Accession of George V (King George the Fifth)
1911 = A R the S P = Amundsen Reaches the South Pole
1912 = S of T = Sinking of Titanic
1913 = WW E A P = Woodrow Wilson Elected American President
1914 = A of AFF at S = Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at
Sarajevo
1915 = G L = Gallipoli Landings
1916 = B of the S = Battle of the Somme
1917 = RR = Russian Revolution
1918 = E of FWW = End of First World War
1919 = LNA - FWMP = Lady Nancy Astor - First Woman Member of Parliament
1920 = P in USA = Prohibition in United States of America
1921 = E W N P in P =
1922 = D of the T of T in E =
1923 = F W FA C F - W by BW = First Wembley Football Association Cup
Final - Won by Bolton Wanderers
1924 = D of L = Death of Lenin
1925 = M K by AH = Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
1926 = G S = General Strike
1927 = FTP - the JS =
1928 = GZ C the A = Graf Zeppelin Crosses the Atlantic
1929 = W S C = Wall Street Crash
1930 = D of the PP =
1931 = C of the ESB = Completion of the Empire State Building
1932 = O of the SHB = Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
1933 = AH, C of G = Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany
1934 = I of DT in B = Introduction of Driving Test in Britain
1935 = P and B by G = Porgie and Bess by Gershwin?
1936 = J M =
1937 = M of D of W and WS = Marriage of Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson
1938 = M A = Munich Agreement
1939 = OPB of PC by TSE =
1940 = D = Dunkirk
1941 = JA on PH = Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
1942 = F B of DID =
1943 = S of I =
1944 = D-D = D-Day
1945 = A B D on H =
1946 = AGYG by IB = Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin
1947 = M of PE and PM = Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip
Mountbatten
1948 = B A L = Berlin Air Lift?
1949 = D of a S by AM = Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
1950 = B of PA = Birth of Princess Anne
1951 = F of B = Festival of Britain
1952 = FP of the M =
1953 = F A of M E =
1954 = RA the C by BH and the C = Rock Around the Clock By Bill Haley and
the Comets
1955 = I of C T in B =
1956 = S C = Suez Crisis
1957 = L of S by USSR = Launching of Sputnik by Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
1958 = FPM in L =
1959 = FM in B =
1960 = "W of C" S by HM = "Wind of Change" Speech by Harold Macmillan
1961 = FMSF by YG = First Manned Space Flight by Yuri Gagarin
1962 = D of MM = Death of Marilyn Munroe
1963 = GTR = Great Train Robbery
1964 = CBML by the B = Can't Buy Me Love by the Beatles
1965 = I of S M P H S L =
1966 = E W W C =
1967 = F H T O by CB = First Heart Transplant Operation by Christian Barnard
1968 = A of MLK = Assassination of Martin Luther King
1969 = F M on the M - NA = First Man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
1970 = D of G de G = Death of General de Gaulle
1971 = D D = Decimalisation Day?
1972 = SJB - PL =
1973 = M of PA and CMP = Marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Philips
1974 = R of RN = Resignation of Richard Nixon
1975 = E of VW = End of Vietnam War
1976 = V1 L on M = Viking 1 Lands on Mars
1977 = VW W W S at W = Virginia Wade Wins Women's Singles at Wimbledon
1978 = B of F T T B = Birth of First Test Tube Babies
1979 = MT - PM = Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister
1980 = E of M S H =
1981 = M of PC and LDS = Marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
1982 = F W = Falklands War
1983 = F B T in B =
1984 = B at G H in B = Bomb at Grand Hotel in Brighton
1985 = O of F from S to G = Opening of Frontier from Spain to Gibraltar
1986 = E in NR at C =
1987 = RB - F H A B F across A = Richard Branson - First Hot Air Balloon
Flight Flight across Atlantic
1988 = B on P-A B over L =
1989 = O of the BW = Opening of the Berlin Wall
1990 = BY - P of R =
1991 = ODS in the GW = Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War
1992 = SG and LC W O G =
1993 = JP, D - SS =
1994 = TB - L P L =
1995 = FG W 6 O = Forest Gumb Wins 6 Oscars
1996 = R - O B O G in A =
1997 = D of PD = Death of Princess Diana
1998 = GFA fo NI = Good Friday Agreement for Northern Ireland
1999 = C of MD!? = Completion of Millennium Dome!?
Paul Bennington
Don't know what I was thinking when I said 'human' rather than 'heart' -
possibly too much wine at lunchtime!! Also I now know why I couldn't find
'Wallace Simpson' in Encyclopaedia Britannica!!
Regards, Paul
Jan Merolant wrote in message <7irs2f$l90$1...@news.worldonline.nl>...
MrWuzzer
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>1939 = OPB of PC by TSE = Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by Thomas
Stearns Eliot
>1943 = S of I = Surrender of Italy
>1952 = FP of the M = First Pictures of the Moon ?
>1953 = F A of M E = First Ascent of Mount Everest
>1955 = I of C T in B = Introduction of Corporation Tax in Britain ?
>1959 = FM in B = First Motorway in Britain
>1965 = I of S M P H S L = Introduction of Seventy Miles Per Hour Speed
Limit
>1966 = E W W C = England Wins World Cup
>1972 = SJB - PL = Sir John Betjeman - Poet Laureate
>1980 = E of M S H = Eruption of Mount St Helens
>1983 = F B T in B = First Breathalyser Test in Britain
>1988 = B on P-A B over L = Bomb on Pan-Am Boeing over Lockerbie
>1990 = BY - P of R = Boris Yeltsin - President of Russia
>1992 = SG and LC W O G = ? and ? Win Open Golf ?
>1994 = TB - L P L = Tony Blair - Labour Party Leader
>1995 = FG W 6 O = Forest Gump Wins 6 Oscars
Jenny Thurlow
Amy Bonjella wrote in message ...
>Please help with these teasers - they are similar to number puzzles (26
>L of the A), except that they relate to years in the 20th Century.
>Mainly British stuff!
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>1901 D of QV
>1903 FF of the WB
>1905 C-B - PM
>1909 P R the N P
>1910 A of GV
>1912 S of T
>1913 WW E A P
>1915 G L
>1916 B of the S
>1918 E of FWW
>1920 P in USA
>1922 D of the T of T in E
>1923 F W FA C F - W by BW
>1924 D of L
>1926 G S
>1927 FTP - the JS
>1928 GZ C the A
>1930 D of the PP
>1931 C of the ESB
>1932 O of the SHB
>1935 P and B by G
>1936 J M
>1937 M of D of W and WS
>1938 M A
>1939 OPB of PC by TSE
>1940 D
>1941 JA on PH
>1943 S of I
>1944 D-D
>1946 AGYG by IB
>1947 M of PE and PM
>1948 B A L
>1950 B of PA
>1951 F of B
>1954 RA the C by BH and the C
>1955 I of C T in B
>1956 S C
>1957 L of S by USSR
>1958 FPM in L
>1959 FM in B
>1961 FMSF by YG
>1962 D of MM
>1963 GTR
>1966 E W W C
>1968 A of MLK
>1970 D of G de G
>1971 D D
>1972 SJB - PL
>1973 M of PA and CMP
>1974 R of RN
>1975 E of VW
>1978 B of F T T B
>1979 MT - PM
>1981 M of PC and LDS
>1982 F W
>1983 F B T in B
>1984 B at G H in B
>1985 O of F from S to G
>1986 E in NR at C
>1987 RB - F H A B F across A
>1988 B on P-A B over L
>1989 O of the BW
>1991 ODS in the GW
>1992 SG and LC W O G
>1993 JP, D - SS
>1994 TB - L P L
>1995 FG W 6 O
>1997 D of PD
>1998 GFA fo NI
>1999 C of MD!?
>
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spoiler
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1993 JP, D - SS Jurassic Park, Director - Stephen Spielberg
Jan Merolant
Paul Bennington heeft geschreven in bericht
<7is288$suj$1...@news5.svr.pol.co.uk>...
>Thanks, Jan.
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>Don't know what I was thinking when I said 'human' rather than 'heart' -
>possibly too much wine at lunchtime!! Also I now know why I couldn't find
>'Wallace Simpson' in Encyclopaedia Britannica!!
I had that seem feeling, when I saw that I said Voyager instead of Viking!
>Regards, Paul
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>Jan Merolant wrote in message <7irs2f$l90$1...@news.worldonline.nl>...
>>Good job Paul, I added the ones I got to yours
>>in one list. I also made some corrections
>>at 1967, 1937 (resp. heart, Wallis)
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Found two more....
Jan
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1900 = B of QE the QM = Birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
1901 = D of QV = Death of Queen Victoria
1902 = L of H and G by EE = Land of Hope and Glory by Edward Elgar
1903 = FF of the WB = First Flight of the Wright Brothers
1904 = PP by JMB = Peter Pan by James Matthew Barry
1905 = C-B - PM = Campbell-Bannerman Prime Minister
1906 = SF E and F = San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
1907 = S of A-R E =
1908 = D L-G - C of the E = David Lloyd-George Chancellor of the Exchequer
1909 = P R the N P = Peary Reaches the North Pole
1910 = A of GV = Accession of George V (King George the Fifth)
1911 = A R the S P = Amundsen Reaches the South Pole
1912 = S of T = Sinking of Titanic
1913 = WW E A P = Woodrow Wilson Elected American President
1914 = A of AFF at S = Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at
Sarajevo
1915 = G L = Gallipoli Landings
1916 = B of the S = Battle of the Somme
1917 = RR = Russian Revolution
1918 = E of FWW = End of First World War
1919 = LNA - FWMP = Lady Nancy Astor - First Woman Member of Parliament
1920 = P in USA = Prohibition in United States of America
1921 = E W N P in P =
1922 = D of the T of T in E =
1923 = F W FA C F - W by BW = First Wembley Football Association Cup
Final - Won by Bolton Wanderers
1924 = D of L = Death of Lenin
1925 = M K by AH = Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
1926 = G S = General Strike
1927 = FTP - the JS =
1928 = GZ C the A = Graf Zeppelin Crosses the Atlantic
1929 = W S C = Wall Street Crash
1930 = D of the PP =
1931 = C of the ESB = Completion of the Empire State Building
1932 = O of the SHB = Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
1933 = AH, C of G = Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany
1934 = I of DT in B = Introduction of Driving Test in Britain
1935 = P and B by G = Porgie and Bess by Gershwin?
1936 = J M = Jarrow March
1937 = M of D of W and WS = Marriage of Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson
1938 = M A = Munich Agreement
1939 = OPB of PC by TSE =
1940 = D = Dunkirk
1941 = JA on PH = Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
1942 = F B of DID =
1943 = S of I = Surrender of Italy
1944 = D-D = D-Day
1945 = A B D on H =
1946 = AGYG by IB = Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin
1947 = M of PE and PM = Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip
Mountbatten
1948 = B A L = Berlin Air Lift?
1949 = D of a S by AM = Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
1950 = B of PA = Birth of Princess Anne
1951 = F of B = Festival of Britain
1952 = FP of the M =
1953 = F A of M E =
1954 = RA the C by BH and the C = Rock Around the Clock By Bill Haley and
the Comets
1955 = I of C T in B =
1956 = S C = Suez Crisis
1957 = L of S by USSR = Launching of Sputnik by Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
1958 = FPM in L =
1959 = FM in B =
1960 = "W of C" S by HM = "Wind of Change" Speech by Harold Macmillan
1961 = FMSF by YG = First Manned Space Flight by Yuri Gagarin
1962 = D of MM = Death of Marilyn Munroe
1963 = GTR = Great Train Robbery
1964 = CBML by the B = Can't Buy Me Love by the Beatles
1965 = I of S M P H S L =
1966 = E W W C = ??? ??? Windsor City??
1967 = F H T O by CB = First Heart Transplant Operation by Christian Barnard
1968 = A of MLK = Assassination of Martin Luther King
1969 = F M on the M - NA = First Man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
1970 = D of G de G = Death of General de Gaulle
1971 = D D = Decimalisation Day?
1972 = SJB - PL =
1973 = M of PA and CMP = Marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Philips
1974 = R of RN = Resignation of Richard Nixon
1975 = E of VW = End of Vietnam War
1976 = V1 L on M = Viking 1 Lands on Mars
1977 = VW W W S at W = Virginia Wade Wins Women's Singles at Wimbledon
1978 = B of F T T B = Birth of First Test Tube Babies
1979 = MT - PM = Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister
1980 = E of M S H =
1981 = M of PC and LDS = Marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
1982 = F W = Falklands War
1983 = F B T in B =
1984 = B at G H in B = Bomb at Grand Hotel in Brighton
1985 = O of F from S to G = Opening of Frontier from Spain to Gibraltar
1986 = E in NR at C =
1987 = RB - F H A B F across A = Richard Branson - First Hot Air Balloon
Flight Flight across Atlantic
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Here are some answers not posted yet by others:
1907 S of A-R E - Signing of Anglo-Russian entente
1921 E W N P in P - Einstein wins Nobel prize in physics
1922 D of the T of T in E - Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen
in Egypt
1927 FTP - the JS - First talking picture - The Jazz Singer
1930 D of the PP - Discovery of the planet Pluto
1952 FP of the M - First performance of The Mousetrap
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1907 S of A-R E - signing of Anglo-Russian Entente
1986 E in NR at C - explosion in nuclear reactor at Chernobyl
1992 - SG and LC WOG - Sally Giunnell and Linford Christie win olympic
Gold
Now come on who knows the answers to 1942
1993 & 1996???
Kirsti Reeve
Amy Bonjella wrote:
>
> Please help with these teasers - they are similar to number puzzles (26
> L of the A), except that they relate to years in the 20th Century.
> Mainly British stuff!
OK.. I managed a few..
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> 1900 B of QE the QM
Birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
> 1901 D of QV
Death of Queen Victoria
> 1902 L of H and G by EE
> 1903 FF of the WB
> 1904 PP by JMB
> 1905 C-B - PM
> 1906 SF E and F
> 1907 S of A-R E
> 1908 D L-G - C of the E
> 1909 P R the N P
> 1910 A of GV
> 1911 A R the S P
> 1912 S of T
> 1913 WW E A P
> 1914 A of AFF at S
> 1915 G L
> 1916 B of the S
> 1917 RR
Russian Revolution
> 1918 E of FWW
> 1919 LNA - FWMP
> 1920 P in USA
> 1921 E W N P in P
> 1922 D of the T of T in E
> 1923 F W FA C F - W by BW
First World FA Cup Final = Won By somebody.
> 1924 D of L
> 1925 M K by AH
> 1926 G S
> 1927 FTP - the JS
> 1928 GZ C the A
> 1929 W S C
> 1930 D of the PP
> 1931 C of the ESB
> 1932 O of the SHB
> 1933 AH, C of G
> 1934 I of DT in B
> 1935 P and B by G
> 1936 J M
> 1937 M of D of W and WS
Marriage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallace Simpson
> 1938 M A
> 1939 OPB of PC by TSE
> 1940 D
> 1941 JA on PH
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
> 1942 F B of DID
> 1943 S of I
> 1944 D-D
D-Day
> 1945 A B D on H
> 1946 AGYG by IB
> 1947 M of PE and PM
Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
> 1948 B A L
> 1949 D of a S by AM
> 1950 B of PA
Birth of Princess Anne
> 1951 F of B
> 1952 FP of the M
> 1953 F A of M E
> 1954 RA the C by BH and the C
> 1955 I of C T in B
> 1956 S C
> 1957 L of S by USSR
> 1958 FPM in L
> 1959 FM in B
> 1960 "W of C" S by HM
> 1961 FMSF by YG
> 1962 D of MM
?Death of Marilyn Monroe
> 1963 GTR
> 1964 CMBL by the B
> 1965 I of S M P H S L
> 1966 E W W C
> 1967 F H T O by CB
> 1968 A of MLK
> 1969 F M on the M - NA
First Man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
> 1970 D of G de G
> 1971 D D
> 1972 SJB - PL
> 1973 M of PA and CMP
> 1974 R of RN
> 1975 E of VW
> 1976 V1 L on M
> 1977 VW W W S at W
Virginia Wade Won Women's Singles at Wimbledon
> 1978 B of F T T B
> 1979 MT - PM
Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister
> 1980 E of M S H
> 1981 M of PC and LDS
> 1982 F W
> 1983 F B T in B
> 1984 B at G H in B
> 1985 O of F from S to G
> 1986 E in NR at C
> 1987 RB - F H A B F across A
?Something about Richard Branson ... Balloon Flight across the Atlantic?
> 1988 B on P-A B over L
> 1989 O of the BW
> 1990 BY - P of R
> 1991 ODS in the GW
> 1992 SG and LC W O G
> 1993 JP, D - SS
> 1994 TB - L P L
> 1995 FG W 6 O
> 1996 R - O B O G in A
> 1997 D of PD
Death of Princess Diana
> 1998 GFA fo NI
Good Friday Agreement for Northern Ireland
> 1999 C of MD!?
Dan Waddy
Kirsti Reeve wrote:
Campbell-Bannerman - Prime Minister
> > 1906 SF E and F
> > 1907 S of A-R E
> > 1908 D L-G - C of the E
David Lloyd George - Chancellor of the Exchequer
> > 1909 P R the N P
> > 1910 A of GV
> > 1911 A R the S P
> > 1912 S of T
Sinking of Titanic
> > 1913 WW E A P
> > 1914 A of AFF at S
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo
> > 1915 G L
> > 1916 B of the S
Battle of the Somme
> > 1917 RR
>
> Russian Revolution
>
> > 1918 E of FWW
End of First World War
> > 1919 LNA - FWMP
> > 1920 P in USA
> > 1921 E W N P in P
> > 1922 D of the T of T in E
> > 1923 F W FA C F - W by BW
>
> First World FA Cup Final = Won By somebody. - Bolton Wanderers?
>
> > 1924 D of L
> > 1925 M K by AH
> > 1926 G S
> > 1927 FTP - the JS
> > 1928 GZ C the A
> > 1929 W S C
Wall Street Crash
> > 1930 D of the PP
> > 1931 C of the ESB
> > 1932 O of the SHB
> > 1933 AH, C of G
Adolf hitler, Chancellor of Germany
> > 1934 I of DT in B
> > 1935 P and B by G
> > 1936 J M
> > 1937 M of D of W and WS
>
> Marriage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallace Simpson
>
> > 1938 M A
> > 1939 OPB of PC by TSE
> > 1940 D
> > 1941 JA on PH
>
> Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
>
> > 1942 F B of DID
> > 1943 S of I
> > 1944 D-D
>
> D-Day
>
> > 1945 A B D on H
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
> > 1946 AGYG by IB
> > 1947 M of PE and PM
>
> Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
>
> > 1948 B A L
> > 1949 D of a S by AM
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
> > 1950 B of PA
>
> Birth of Princess Anne
>
> > 1951 F of B
> > 1952 FP of the M
> > 1953 F A of M E
> > 1954 RA the C by BH and the C
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets
> > 1955 I of C T in B
> > 1956 S C
> > 1957 L of S by USSR
> > 1958 FPM in L
> > 1959 FM in B
> > 1960 "W of C" S by HM
> > 1961 FMSF by YG
> > 1962 D of MM
>
> ?Death of Marilyn Monroe
>
> > 1963 GTR
Great Train Robbery
> > 1964 CMBL by the B
> > 1965 I of S M P H S L
> > 1966 E W W C
> > 1967 F H T O by CB
> > 1968 A of MLK
> > 1969 F M on the M - NA
>
> First Man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
>
> > 1970 D of G de G
> > 1971 D D
> > 1972 SJB - PL
> > 1973 M of PA and CMP
Marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips
> > 1974 R of RN
> > 1975 E of VW
> > 1976 V1 L on M
Voyager 1 Life on Mars?
> > 1977 VW W W S at W
>
> Virginia Wade Won Women's Singles at Wimbledon
>
> > 1978 B of F T T B
> Birth of First Test Tube Baby
>
> > 1979 MT - PM
>
> Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister
>
> > 1980 E of M S H
> > 1981 M of PC and LDS
Marriage of Prince charles and Lady Diana Spencer
> > 1982 F W
Falklands War
> > 1983 F B T in B
> > 1984 B at G H in B
> > 1985 O of F from S to G
> > 1986 E in NR at C
> > 1987 RB - F H A B F across A
>
> Richard Branson ... First Hot Air Balloon Flight across the Atlantic
>
> > 1988 B on P-A B over L
> > 1989 O of the BW
Opening of the Berlin Wall
> > 1990 BY - P of R
> > 1991 ODS in the GW
> Something ..... in the Gulf war
> > 1992 SG and LC W O G
> > 1993 JP, D - SS
> > 1994 TB - L P L
> > 1995 FG W 6 O
> > 1996 R - O B O G in A
> > 1997 D of PD
> Death of Princess Diana
>
> > 1998 GFA fo NI
>
> Good Friday Agreement for Northern Ireland
>
> > 1999 C of MD!?
Still thinking......
Dan Waddy
Amy Bonjella
Thanks to all of you for all your help - there is just one we
can't get
1921 EWNP in P
No idea, I kow there was a cou (sp?) in pursia that year! But
thats as near as I could get
Also, i just can't remember the answeres for these....i know
that we've done them though....
1922 D of the T of T in E
1927 FTP - the JS
1992 SG and LC W O G
Anyway - do you want to answeres? ok :-) (not that this meen you
can stop thinking!)
1900 Birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
1901 Death of Queen Victoria
1902 Land of Hope and Glory by Edward Elgar
1903 First Flight of the Wright Brothers
1904 Peter Pan by James Matthew Barry
1905 Campbell-Bannerman - Prime Minister
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
1907 Sighning of Anglo-Rusian Entente
1908 David Lloyd-George - Chansellor of the Exchequer
1909 Peary Reaches the North Pole
1910 Ascension of George V
1911 Amundsen Reaches the South Pole
1912 Sinking of Titanic
1913 Woodrow Wilson Elected American President
1914 Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo
1915 Gallipoli Landings
1916 Battle of the Somme
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 End of First World War
1919 Lady Nancy Astor - First Woman Member of Parliament
1920 Prohibition in United States of America
1921 E W N P in P
1922 D of the T of T in E
1923 First Wembely Football Association Cup Final - Won by
Bolton Wonderers
1924 Death of Lenin
1925 Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
1926 General Strike
1927 FTP - the JS
1928 Graf Zeppelin Crosses the Atlantic
1929 Wall Street Crash
1930 Discovery of the Planet Pluto
1931 Completion of the Empire State
1932 Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
1933 Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany
1934 Introduction of Driving Test in Britain
1935 Porgie and Bess by Gershwin
1936 Jarrow March
1937 Marriage of Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson
1938 Munich Agreement
1939 Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T.S.Eliot
1940 Dunkirk
1941 Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
1942 First Broadcast of Desert Island Disks
1943 Surrender of Italy
1944 D-Day ? - the D must stand for
something?
1945 Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
1946 Annie Get Your Gun by Irvan Berlin
1947 Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
1948 Berlin Air Lift
1949 Death of a Salesman by Arthur
1950 Birth of Princess Anne
1951 Festival of Britain
1952 First picures of the Moon
1953 First Ascent of Mount Everest
1954 Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets
1955 Introduction of Corporation Tax in Britain
1956 Suez Crisis/Cannal
1957 Launch of Sputnik by Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1958 First Parking Meter in London
1959 First Motorway in Britain
1960 Wind of Change" Speech by Harold Macmillan
1961 First Manned Space Flight by Yuri Gagarin
1962 Death of Marilyn Monroe
1963 Great Train Robbery
1964 Can't Buy Me Love by the Beatles
1965 Introduction of Seventy Miles Per Hour Speed Limit
1966 England Wins World Cup
1967 First Heart Transplant Operation by Christian Barnard
1968 Assassination of Martin Luther King
1969 First Man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
1970 Death of General de Gaulle
1971 Decimalisation Day
1972 Sir John Betjeman - Poet Laureate
1973 Marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Philips
1974 Resignationl of Richard Nixon
1975 End of Vietnam War
1976 Viking 1 Lands on Mars
1977 Virginia Wade Wins Women's Singles at Wimbledon
1978 Birth of First Test Tube Baby
1979 Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister
1980 Eruption of Mount St Helens
1981 Marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
1982 Falklands War
1983 First Breathalyser Test in Britain
1984 Bomb at Grand Hotel in Brighton
1985 Opening of Frontier from Spain to Gibraltar
1986 explosion in nuclear reactor at chernobyl
1987 Richard Branson - First Hot Air Balloon Flight across
Atlantic
1988 Bomb on Pan-Am Boeing over Lockerbie
1989 Opening of the Berlin Wall
1990 Boris Yeltsin - President of Russia
1991 Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War
1992 SG and LC W O G
1993 Jurasic Park, Director - Steven Speilberge
1994 Tony Blair - Labour Party Leader
1995 Forest Gump Won 6 Oscars
1996 Rowing - One Bronze One Gold in Atlanta - see, I told
you it was british based!
1997 Death of Princess Diana
1998 Good Friday Aagreement for Northan Ireland
1999 Compleation of Millenium Dome!?
Hope you enjoyed that :-)
Amy Bonjela
>
>1900 B of QE the QM
>1901 D of QV
>1902 L of H and G by EE
>1903 FF of the WB
>1904 PP by JMB
>1905 C-B - PM
>1906 SF E and F
>1907 S of A-R E
>1908 D L-G - C of the E
>1909 P R the N P
>1910 A of GV
>1911 A R the S P
>1912 S of T
>1913 WW E A P
>1914 A of AFF at S
>1915 G L
>1916 B of the S
>1917 RR
>1918 E of FWW
>1919 LNA - FWMP
>1920 P in USA
>1921 E W N P in P
>1922 D of the T of T in E
>1923 F W FA C F - W by BW
>1924 D of L
>1925 M K by AH
>1926 G S
>1927 FTP - the JS
>1928 GZ C the A
>1929 W S C
>1930 D of the PP
>1931 C of the ESB
>1932 O of the SHB
>1933 AH, C of G
>1934 I of DT in B
>1935 P and B by G
>1936 J M
>1937 M of D of W and WS
>1938 M A
>1939 OPB of PC by TSE
>1940 D
>1941 JA on PH
>1942 F B of DID
>1943 S of I
>1944 D-D
>1945 A B D on H
>1946 AGYG by IB
>1947 M of PE and PM
>1948 B A L
>1949 D of a S by AM
>1950 B of PA
>1951 F of B
>1952 FP of the M
>1953 F A of M E
>1954 RA the C by BH and the C
>1955 I of C T in B
>1956 S C
>1957 L of S by USSR
>1958 FPM in L
>1959 FM in B
>1960 "W of C" S by HM
>1961 FMSF by YG
>1962 D of MM
>1963 GTR
>1964 CMBL by the B
>1965 I of S M P H S L
>1966 E W W C
>1967 F H T O by CB
>1968 A of MLK
>1969 F M on the M - NA
>1970 D of G de G
>1971 D D
>1972 SJB - PL
>1973 M of PA and CMP
>1974 R of RN
>1975 E of VW
>1976 V1 L on M
>1977 VW W W S at W
>1978 B of F T T B
>1979 MT - PM
>1980 E of M S H
>1981 M of PC and LDS
>1982 F W
>1983 F B T in B
>1984 B at G H in B
>1985 O of F from S to G
>1986 E in NR at C
>1987 RB - F H A B F across A
>1988 B on P-A B over L
>1989 O of the BW
>1990 BY - P of R
>1991 ODS in the GW
>1992 SG and LC W O G
>1993 JP, D - SS
>1994 TB - L P L
>1995 FG W 6 O
>1996 R - O B O G in A
>1997 D of PD
>1998 GFA fo NI
>1999 C of MD!?
>
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Kirsti Reeve
Dan Waddy wrote:
>
> Here's a couple more....
>
> Kirsti Reeve wrote:
>
> > Amy Bonjella wrote:
> > >
> > > Please help with these teasers - they are similar to number puzzles (26
> > > L of the A), except that they relate to years in the 20th Century.
> > > Mainly British stuff!
> >
> > s
> > p
> > o
> > i
> > l
> > e
> > r
> >
> > s
> > p
> > a
> > c
> > e
> >
> > > 1900 B of QE the QM
> >
> > Birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
> >
> > > 1901 D of QV
> >
> > Death of Queen Victoria
> >
> > > 1902 L of H and G by EE
> > > 1903 FF of the WB
> > > 1904 PP by JMB
> > > 1905 C-B - PM
>
> Campbell-Bannerman - Prime Minister
>
> > > 1906 SF E and F
> > > 1907 S of A-R E
> > > 1908 D L-G - C of the E
>
> David Lloyd George - Chancellor of the Exchequer
>
> > > 1909 P R the N P
> > > 1910 A of GV
> > > 1911 A R the S P
> > > 1912 S of T
>
> Sinking of Titanic
>
> > > 1913 WW E A P
> > > 1914 A of AFF at S
>
> Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo
>
> > > 1915 G L
> > > 1916 B of the S
>
> Battle of the Somme
>
> > > 1917 RR
> >
> > Russian Revolution
> >
> > > 1918 E of FWW
>
> End of First World War
>
> > > 1919 LNA - FWMP
> > > 1920 P in USA
> > > 1921 E W N P in P
> > > 1922 D of the T of T in E
> > > 1923 F W FA C F - W by BW
> >
> > First World FA Cup Final = Won By somebody. - Bolton Wanderers?
> >
> > > 1924 D of L
> > > 1925 M K by AH
> > > 1926 G S
> > > 1927 FTP - the JS
First Talking Picture - the Jazz Singer
> > > 1928 GZ C the A
> > > 1929 W S C
>
> Wall Street Crash
>
> > > 1930 D of the PP
> > > 1931 C of the ESB
> > > 1932 O of the SHB
> > > 1933 AH, C of G
>
> Adolf hitler, Chancellor of Germany
>
> > > 1934 I of DT in B
> > > 1935 P and B by G
> > > 1936 J M
> > > 1937 M of D of W and WS
> >
> > Marriage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallace Simpson
> >
> > > 1938 M A
> > > 1939 OPB of PC by TSE
> > > 1940 D
> > > 1941 JA on PH
> >
> > Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
> >
> > > 1942 F B of DID
> > > 1943 S of I
> > > 1944 D-D
> >
> > D-Day
> >
> > > 1945 A B D on H
>
> Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
>
> > > 1946 AGYG by IB
> > > 1947 M of PE and PM
> >
> > Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
> >
> > > 1948 B A L
> > > 1949 D of a S by AM
>
> Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
>
> > > 1950 B of PA
> >
> > Birth of Princess Anne
> >
> > > 1951 F of B
> > > 1952 FP of the M
> > > 1953 F A of M E
First Ascent of Mount Everest
> > > 1954 RA the C by BH and the C
>
> Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets
>
> > > 1955 I of C T in B
?something about Colour Television in Broadcasting
> > > 1956 S C
> > > 1957 L of S by USSR
Launch of Sputnik by USSR
> > > 1958 FPM in L
> > > 1959 FM in B
> > > 1960 "W of C" S by HM
> > > 1961 FMSF by YG
> > > 1962 D of MM
> >
> > ?Death of Marilyn Monroe
> >
> > > 1963 GTR
>
> Great Train Robbery
>
> > > 1964 CMBL by the B
> > > 1965 I of S M P H S L
> > > 1966 E W W C
> > > 1967 F H T O by CB
> > > 1968 A of MLK
Assassination of Martin Luther King
> > > 1969 F M on the M - NA
> >
> > First Man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
> >
> > > 1970 D of G de G
> > > 1971 D D
> > > 1972 SJB - PL
> > > 1973 M of PA and CMP
>
> Marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips
>
> > > 1974 R of RN
> > > 1975 E of VW
> > > 1976 V1 L on M
>
> Voyager 1 Life on Mars?
>
> > > 1977 VW W W S at W
> >
> > Virginia Wade Won Women's Singles at Wimbledon
> >
> > > 1978 B of F T T B
>
> > Birth of First Test Tube Baby
>
> >
> > > 1979 MT - PM
> >
> > Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister
> >
> > > 1980 E of M S H
> > > 1981 M of PC and LDS
>
> Marriage of Prince charles and Lady Diana Spencer
>
> > > 1982 F W
>
> Falklands War
>
> > > 1983 F B T in B
> > > 1984 B at G H in B
> > > 1985 O of F from S to G
> > > 1986 E in NR at C
> > > 1987 RB - F H A B F across A
> >
> > Richard Branson ... First Hot Air Balloon Flight across the Atlantic
> >
> > > 1988 B on P-A B over L
> > > 1989 O of the BW
>
> Opening of the Berlin Wall
>
> > > 1990 BY - P of R
> > > 1991 ODS in the GW
>
> > Something ..... in the Gulf war
>
> > > 1992 SG and LC W O G
> > > 1993 JP, D - SS
> > > 1994 TB - L P L
> > > 1995 FG W 6 O
> > > 1996 R - O B O G in A
> > > 1997 D of PD
>
> > Death of Princess Diana
> >
> > > 1998 GFA fo NI
> >
> > Good Friday Agreement for Northern Ireland
> >
> > > 1999 C of MD!?
Completion of Millenium Dome!?
Thinking some mroe..
Kirsti
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Jan Merolant
Amy Bonjella heeft geschreven in bericht ...
>
> Thanks to all of you for all your help - there is just one we
>can't get
>
>1921 EWNP in P
>
> No idea, I kow there was a cou (sp?) in pursia that year! But
>thats as near as I could get
>
> Also, i just can't remember the answeres for these....i know
>that we've done them though....
>
>1922 D of the T of T in E
>1927 FTP - the JS
>1992 SG and LC W O G
>
>
>1944 D-Day ? - the D must stand for
>something?
D is from day + Day
(silly isn't it?.... another example of this is H-Hour)
>Hope you enjoyed that :-)
Yes I did, and if you remember the missing answers I
really like to hear them.
Thanks, Jan
Jenny Thurlow
1927 First Talking Picture - The Jazz Singer ( as per previous answer)
1992 Sally Gunnell and Linford Christie Win Olympic Gold
Jenny
Amy Bonjella wrote in message ...
Jenny Thurlow
1922 Discovery of the tomb of Tutenkamen in Egypt
Jenny
Amy Bonjella wrote in message ...
Jenny Thurlow
1921 Einstein Wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Jenny
Amy Bonjella wrote in message ...
Amy Bonjella
we've finaly done it - we've fiished the Year Puzzles! here in
all their glory are the answeres...
1900 Birth of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
1901 Death of Queen Victoria
1902 Land of Hope and Glory by Edward Elgar
1903 First Flight of the Wright Brothers
1904 Peter Pan by James Matthew Barry
1905 Campbell-Bannerman - Prime Minister
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
1907 Sighning of Anglo-Rusian Entente
1908 David Lloyd-George - Chansellor of the Exchequer
1909 Peary Reaches the North Pole
1910 Ascension of George V
1911 Amundsen Reaches the South Pole
1912 Sinking of Titanic
1913 Woodrow Wilson Elected American President
1914 Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo
1915 Gallipoli Landings
1916 Battle of the Somme
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 End of First World War
1919 Lady Nancy Astor - First Woman Member of Parliament
1920 Prohibition in United States of America
1921 Einstein Wins Nobel Prize in Physics
1922 Discovery of the tomb of Tutenkamen in Egypt
1923 First Wembely Football Association Cup Final - Won by Bolton
Wonderers
1924 Death of Lenin
1925 Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
1926 General Strike
1927 First Talking Picture - the Jazz Singer
1928 Graf Zeppelin Crosses the Atlantic
1929 Wall Street Crash
1930 Discovery of the Planet Pluto
1931 Completion of the Empire State
1932 Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
1933 Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germany
1934 Introduction of Driving Test in Britain
1935 Porgie and Bess by Gershwin
1936 Jarrow March
1937 Marriage of Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson
1938 Munich Agreement
1939 Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T.S.Eliot
1940 Dunkirk
1941 Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
1942 First Broadcast of Desert Island Disks
1943 Surrender of Italy
1944 D-Day
1992 Sally Gunnell and Linford Christie Win Olympic Gold
1993 Jurasic Park, Director - Steven Speilberge
1994 Tony Blair - Labour Party Leader
1995 Forest Gump Won 6 Oscars
1996 Rowing - One Bronze One Gold in Atlanta
1997 Death of Princess Diana
1998 Good Friday Aagreement for Northan Ireland
1999 Compleation of Millenium Dome!?
1900 B of QE the QM
1964 CBML by the B <- was a typo!
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