Showing posts with label proofreader. Show all posts
Showing posts with label proofreader. Show all posts

18 January 2016

Trivia questions



What name connects the winning horses, the Chase at Haydock on the 18th of August 1948 and palace gate Jack at Haydock on the 6th of October 1994?

Who was the first prime minister when the state of Israel was proclaimed in 1948?



A Muslim known as a Hafiz, what would that indicate or tell you about him?








13 January 2016

Trivia Mixture



Name the superhero played by Paul Rudd

Star Wars first appeared in what decade?

Gareth Mallory is which Bond character?

Tom Hardy played which twins in Legend?

Michael Fassbender played which entrepreneur in a 2015 film?

Peter Capaldi is the 12th Doctor Who. Name the actor who played the previous incarnation.

Glastonbury was praised as a ‘festival of people, not governments or politicians’ by which spiritual leader?

Who made the following quote: I’ve had my right shoulder reconstructed, my right knee and left knee operated on and my thumbs hurt! 

26 December 2015

A pop DYK?


The Searchers, the UK pop group who had three No one hit singles in the 60s, was named after the John Wayne film.

02 October 2015

Did You Know? (DYK?)


The world's largest waterfall can be found under the sea in the Denmark Strait, where it carries 2,000 times as much water as Niagara Falls.

31 October 2014

A church webpage


A Beginner’s Guide To Online Proofreading (And Why It Matters) says, Not checking your articles for spelling errors, grammatical howlers and factual accuracy BEFORE you publish is akin to going out on the town with a crumpled shirt.
You won’t look good.
Poorly written copy will adversely affect how people view your website (and whether they will ever come back).




24 September 2014

Can you find it?

  There is a 15-letter word hidden within this grid. Can you find it?