(1) I wonder if you can tell me who I am? My name contains 11 letters, but that's pretty much all I know.
MY WIFE IS CALLED MICHELLE AND I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATESBARACK OBAMA
I HAVE MY OWN THEME PARK AND I WROTE 'I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU'
DOLLY PARTON
I AM FRIENDS WITH SUE, AND YOU'LL STILL GET A POINT IF YOU SPELL MY SURNAME INCORRECTLY
MEL GIEDROYC
BEFORE ME, ALL APPLES FELL UPWARDS
ISAAC NEWTON
I AM AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST AND A CONTESTANT ON THIS YEAR'S 'STRICTLY'
NICOLA ADAMS
I ONCE CUT A SHARK IN HALF AND WON A PRIZE FOR IT
DAMIEN HURST
CHARLES DICKENS WROTE THAT I WANTED MORE
OLIVER TWIST
I'VE PRESENTED 'BLUE PETER', 'CRUFTS' AND 'JUNIOR KICK START'
PETER PURVES
I'M AN OSCAR WINNER WHO MET MY HUSBAND ON RICHARD BRANSON'S PRIVATE ISLAND
KATE WINSLET
WHEN ASKED WHAT I WOULD BE IF I WASN'T A FOOTBALLER, I REPLIED 'A VIRGIN'
PETER CROUCH
(2) Everybody wants a top 10 hit single. Below are 10 songs which all stalled at number 11 on the charts. 'Candle In The Wind', for example, originally stalled at number 11, but made up for it later. But who had these near-misses? Incidentally, the record for most number 11 hits in chart history is held by Simply Red with 5. I'll give the initials of the act for the last 5.
'FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS/BICYCLE RACE'QUEEN
'STEP INTO CHRISTMAS'
ELTON JOHN
'PRETTY YOUNG THING'
MICHAEL JACKSON
'IRONIC'
ALANIS MORISSETTE
'PANIC'
THE SMITHS
'HOLD UP' by B
BEYONCE
'MICHAEL CAINE' by M
MADNESS
'SHAKERMAKER' by O
OASIS
'BIG YELLOW TAXI' by JM
JONI MITCHELL
'GIRL FROM MARS' by A
ASH
(3) I'm off on my travels. However, because I went to a very unusual travel agent, I can only visit places which have 11 letters in their name. Ignore any 'The's'. Where am I going?
HE ROAD WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUMBAKER STREET
THE CAPITAL OF ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES
THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU'D FIND TABLE MOUNTAIN
SOUTH AFRICA
THE FIRST EUROPEAN STRUCTURE OVER 300M TALL
EIFFEL TOWER
SEASIDE TOWN WITH A 'BUTLINS' BETWEEN BRIGHTON AND PORTSMOUTH
BOGNOR REGIS
CORNWALL'S BIGGEST PAID-FOR TOURIST ATTRACTION
EDEN PROJECT
COUNTRY LANDLOCKED BY TAJIKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN, UZBEKISTAN, IRAN, CHINA AND PAKISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
HERTFORDSHIRE TOWN, HOME TO ELSTREE STUDIOS
BOREHAMWOOD
(4) I don't wish to promote gambling but, in the 21st century, 11 letters is the most common length for the name of a Grand National winning horse. Below are 5 horses which have won the Grand National this century, and 5 horses I have just made up. They all have 11 letters, so I promise there's no point counting them.
BALLABRIGGSHORSE!
MYSTERY MAZE
NOT A HORSE!
LULU LA LEMON
NOT A HORSE!
HEDGEHUNTER
HORSE!
RED MARAUDER
HORSE!
MR. BOJANGLES
NOT A HORSE!
SILVER BIRCH
HORSE!
PROFESSOR ED
NOT A HORSE!
SALMON CREEK
NOT A HORSE!
COMPLY OR DIE
HORSE!
(5) Don't forget, not everything has to be about the number 11.
WHO PLAYED ROSE IN 'DOCTOR WHO' AND SUZIE IN 'I HATE SUZIE'?BILLIE PIPER
WHICH AWARD HAS BEEN WON BY HAROLD WILSON, ERIC MORECAMBE AND, MOST RECENTLY, STEPHEN FRY?
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