*Christmas Quiz*
Advanced level: Simply arrange the words below into a ride report, without referring to the template below.Regular level: fit the words into the template. Each word is used only once.
beauty, Burrow, blowout, Bar
chainring, Christmastime, Combe, Claygate
Down
elevenses, Ewhurst
friends, Fine, Effingham
Green, Gomshall, Goose
Horsley, Hill, Hoe, Hatch,
London, lanes, Little
motorists, mud
Pitch, puncture, Peaslake,
ride, rain
sleigh, Shere, syrup, sticky, sunlight
tea
Winter, White, wind, Winterfold, Wonderland, west
I originally planned the ride as a pre-Christmas b_____, but not in the p_____ sense. Twelve left e_____ under a Wedgwood sky. The track out of c_____ had less m_____ than I feared after last night's r_____. We wound our way up to e_____ and headed for the hills, up and over w_____ d_____.
Avoiding h_____ Lane as a courtesy to m_____, we headed to g_____, g_____ g_____ and b_____ Lane, bypassing p_____ on our way up to p_____ h_____, whence we sped down to the Bull's Head at e_____. A fine selection of sandwiches and Senior lunches were consumed and we were all finished by 2pm. This was followed by something hot and s_____, in the shape of b_____ h_____ Lane, which is a b_____, especially near the top.
We found we had the w_____ at our back, something I often find around c_____. Golden s_____ made the l_____ look beautiful, as I hummed the tune of s_____ r_____ to myself. A detour took us to w_____ and down past l_____ l_____ and a long descent before we found ourselves in sh____.
When Brian found we were going up c_____ Lane, he exclaimed "you b_____". Another f_____ hill, I heard someone say. John even had to change down from his big c_____. It was all downhill from there, apart from the brief uphill bits. t_____ at w_____ h_____, which had been transformed into a w_____ w_____, to round off a very enjoyable day in the company of a bunch of old f_____.
Bonus point: find the missing word. Alternatively, find the most imaginative use of the words.
2 comments:
I think I know the missing word. In fact, I think a few words are missing ...
Do I get a prize?
The prize is the pleasure of having solved the quiz!
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