Rusty's Puzzle Journal

Here are some clues I wrote for a geography quiz in June 2020. Each refers to a city starting with the respective letter, and the second set is supposed to be easier/more obvious than the first. Map clues will follow in a second post. Clues I: A.        A statue in the market square depicts a giant who cut off boatmen's hands who didn't pay a toll. B.        The city's name is thought to derive from "wind-pounded city", and is nicknamed The City of Winds. C.        The city was thought to have been designed in the shape of a puma. D.        In September 2019, this city was named the least liveable city in the world. E.        The unsolved Lake Bodom murders took place in this city in 1960. F.         This city is noted for its Creole architecture and has Krio as its most widely spoken language. G.  ...

Over December 2021 I posted 25 winter, Christmas, New Year, and holiday-themed questions, sort of like an advent calendar! Here's the full set, with answers at the end. If you come across this, I post questions over at my Twitter ! Questions Q201: Which of these is typically not an ingredient in pumpkin spice? A. Cloves B. Star anise C. Ginger Q202: Which actor played the role of Mr Hector, the hotel concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"? A. Bob Hoskins B. Pete Postlethwaite C. Tim Curry Q203: Poinsettia flowers are typically what colour? A. White B. Red C. Pink Q204: In 1977, Bing Crosby and David Bowie sang which standard Christmas song together for the TV special "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas"? A. The Little Drummer Boy B. O Come All Ye Faithful C. Silent Night Q205: In 2014, a house in New York state broke the record for "Most lights on a residential property", with approximately how many? A. 60,000 lights B. 600,000 lights C. 6,...

 During 2021, I decided to write trivia question in the style of The Chase on ITV (in the UK, at least), formatting them as Twitter polls. Here are the first 200 questions (and their answers, at the bottom) from this endeavour. Once again thank you everyone who took part, RT'd, and shared these around. Feel free to use these for your own quizzes! (Though please credit me either to here, or my Twitter @Space_Kalak) And finally, I always feel bad for promoting this but it has been tough being umemployed over lockdown, and it would be highly appreciated (but by no means necessary)  https://ko-fi.com/space_kalak Questions : Q1: Which country has the most official national languages with 37? A. Burundi B. Belgium C. Bolivia Q2: Which of these is a 9-square-mile area of West Yorkshire famed for growing a certain crop? A. Rhubarb Triangle B. Broccoli Diamond C. Lettuce Circle Q3: Yankee Candle started with "Christmas 1969" which was made of melted what? A. Chocolate wrappers B....