Ditloids!

[Stik]

Yeh, I have all of them!! I struggled a bit of some of them (Katy nods head and agrees lol) but i finally got them!

[Blazing Kate]

I now know how Churchill (the dog) feels ;D

Ill put answers up either tomorrow night or monday morning.

[Stik]

then i'll find some new ditloids for you guys to do yeh? lol

[Blazing Kate]

ok i've got about 5 mins so ill give you the answers now, have to say, people have done well to get most of these!

23 April St Georges Day

180 maximum score in darts

In tennis deuce equals 40 all

8 furlongs in a mile

5 harry potter books

2 pints of lager and a pack of crisps

7 events in the heptathon

25 adam calder top goal scorer (Stik )

3 goals in a hattrick

swords of a 1000 men

G4 runners up in x-factor

100 runs in a century in cricket

Best Mate 3 times gold cup winner

2 million ransom for Shergar

12 inhes in foot

7 players in a netball team

20 teams in the premiership

Apollo 13

July 4th American Independance day

92 teams in the english football league

when im 64

2 fast 2 furious

1977 queens silver jubile

40 days of lent

2468 who do we appriciate

1983 first US woman in space

Florence Nightingale born in 1820.

There you go and well done for getting them! And i typed that in 2 1/2 mins - go me!

[Stik]

O.k, time to post the new ones up! These are mixed, some are songs, some facts etc. If you want some clues just ask. Enjoy

1. 1 F in the G
2. 1 W on a U
3. 2 H are B T O
4. 7 C in a R
5. 18 H on a G C
6. 52 W in a Y
7. 57 H V
8. 200 P for P G in M
9. 1000 Y I A M
10. 1066 T B of H
11. 1452 B of L D V
12. 1595 W S W R and J
13. 1963 P K A
14. 1977 E P D
15. 9 P in the S S
16. 5 M B in J and the B
17. 3 S of a T
18. 3 B G G
19. 4 S in M
20. 4 P on M R
21. 12 D of J C
22. 13 P in a R L T
23. 26 L of the A
24. 37 N B T D C
25. 20th C B

[Claret & Blue Army]

Forgot all about the Gold Cup (And me a semi-racing follower too )

The current batch look a little easier although I imagine there will be a couple of spikey ones in there

Quick scan yields me about a dozen of them

[Claret & Blue Army]

I need some scoobys for the following
1 F in the G
2 H are B T O
7 C in a R
1452 B of L D V (I know this is Battle of and it was the wars of the roses but I am stuck
1595 W S W R and J
9 P in the S S
4 S in M
4 P on M R
13 P in a R L T
37 N B T D C

[Stik]

Okely dokely, here are the clues :

1 F in the G – ‘I don’t believe it!’ that famous TV program

2 H are B T O – If you are struggling it is better to get a friend in to help

7 in a R – There’s a pot of gold at the end of this thing

1452 B of L D V – Sorry Chief, you’ve got the wrong idea on this one. It’s something to do with a famous painter/engineer - lets just say the Mona Lisa

1595 W S W R and J – O.K um we’ve just studied this in English, the year one of the plays written by a very famous playwright was created.

9 P in the S S – Something to do with space – there are rhymes about to help you remember all of them.

4 S in M – O.K the number of a certain letter in a famous river in north america

4 P on M R – This is a famous monument in America, it is a mountain with famous faces on it.

13 P in a R L T – It’s the number of players on a team in a certain sport

37 N B T D C – um… ok, well this is how warm your body is a specific measurement.

[Claret & Blue Army]

A quick scan gives me 9 of them.

Is the last one 37 Normal body temperature degrees centigrade? If it is then i have them all

[Stik]

yeh the last one is what you put.
well done on getting them all.
I'll put answers up on monday

[Stik]

Answers:

1. 1 F in the G = One Foot in the Grave
2. 1 W on a U = 1 Wheel on a Unicycle
3. 2 H are B T O = 2 Heads are Better Than One
4. 7 C in a R = 7 Colors in a Rainbow
5. 18 H on a G C = 18 Holes on a Golf Course
6. 52 W in a Y = 52 Weeks in a Year
7. 57 H V = 57 Heinz Varieties
8. 200 P for P G in M = 200 Pounds for Passing Go in Monopoly
9. 1000 Y I A M = 1000 Years In A Millennium
10. 1066 T B of H = 1066 The Battle of Hastings
11. 1452 B of L D V = 1452 Birth of Leonardo Da Vinci
12. 1595 W S W R and J = 1595 William Shakespeare Wrote Romeo and Juliet
13. 1963 P K A = 1963 President Kennedy Assassinated
14. 1977 E P D = 1977 Elvis Presley’s Death
15. 9 P in the S S = 9 Planets in the Solar System
16. 5 M B in J and the B = 5 Magic Beans in Jack and the Beanstalk
17. 3 S of a T = 3 Sides of a Triangle
18. 3 B G G = 3 Billy Goats Gruff
19. 4 S in M = 4 S’s in Mississippi
20. 4 P on M R = 4 Presidents on Mount Rushmore
21. 12 D of J C = 12 Disciples of Jesus Christ
22. 13 P in a R L T = 13 Players in a Rugby League Team
23. 26 L of the A = 26 Letters of the Alphabet
24. 37 N B T D C = Natural Body Temperature Degrees Centigrade
25. 20th C B = 20th Century Boy (Song by T-Rex)

[PW]

63:54: T S S A B A P O C
3 T in a G S
OTW: A T from J L
1st GFTB: N M from D C and W B...

There's a running theme through these...it isn't hard to guess once you get one of them...

[Claret & Blue Army]

Haven't got the second one