QUIZWORD

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7. What is the only one-word anagram of “Best in prayers” and “Britney Spears”? (13) 8. What largish beer glass of locally variable capacity is common in New Zealand and Australia? (8) 9. The cap badge of the Welsh Guards resembles what? (4) 10. Sometimes used derogatorily, what are large moving crowds of people? (6) 12. Which New Zealand bird is essential for native forest regeneration, being the only bird left able to swallow and disperse the seeds from our largest native trees? (6) 14. Having decreased due to predators and habitat destruction, which New Zealand forest bird has increased markedly in recent years? (3) 15. What is the major constituent of glass? (6) 17. What plant is Urtica dioica? (6) 19. What is the projecting edge around the bottom of a hat? (4) 21. Ponte Vecchio is a bridge where? (8) 23. Almost all movement in which David Lean film goes from left to right to emphasise a journey? (6,7)

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1. In 1990, US President George Bush said “I’m not going to eat any more ..” what? (8) 2. Which Marie had a 1973 No 1 hit with Paper Roses? (6) 3. In four-colour printing, what goes with magenta, yellow and black? (4) 4. What tall fur cap is worn by members of the Queen’s Guards? (8) 5. With what were cars steered before the steering wheel? (6) 6. In poker, what is the initial contribution each player makes to the pot? (4) 11. Presidents Herbert Hoover and John F Kennedy attended which California university? (8) 13. What protective framework of metal bars encases the driver of a racing car? (4,4) 16. What is a person serving a sentence in a prison? (6) 18. How many people have walked on the moon? (6) 20. Which chess piece was formerly called tower, marquess or rector? (4) 22. What is a mark behind which a darts player must stand to throw? (4)