Alphanumericals Competition Answers 2009
1. 1000 Y I A M - 1000 years in a Millennium
2. 1760 Y I A M - 1760 yards in a mile
3. 1773 = B T P - 1773 = Boston tea party
4. 3 LOA T - 3 Legs on a tripod
5. 50Y = G W A - 50 years = Golden wedding Anniversary
6. 1980 = J L S D - 1980 = John Lennon shot dead
7. 63Y = R O Q V - 63 years = Reign of Queen Victoria
8. 12 S O T Z - 12 Signs of the Zodiac
9. 7 C I A R - 7 Colours in a Rainbow
10. 4406 F = H O B N - 4406 feet = Height of Ben Nevis
11. 8 T O A O - 8 Tentacles on an Octopus
12. 7 Y O B L F B A M - 7 Years of bad luck for braking a mirror
13. 18 H O A G C - 18 Holes on a golf course
14. 1666 = G F O L - 1666 = Great fire of London
15. 8 L O A S - 8 Legs on a spider
16. 8 P I A G - 8 pints in a gallon
17. 4 S I A P O P C - 4 Suits in a pack of playing cards
18. 14 D I A F - 14 Days in a fortnight
19. 1649 = Y C 1st E - 1649 = years Charles 1st Executed
20. 4 S I A Y - 4 Seasons in a year
21. 3600 S I A H - 3600 seconds in an hour
22. 8 M A-M - 8 Maids a milking
23. 10 G B H O A W - 10 Green bottles hanging on a wall
24. 15 P O A R T - 15 Players on a rugby team
25. 6 W O H T E - 6 Wives of Henry the Eighth
26. 12 D D - 12 Drummers Drumming
27. 1812 T O - 1812 Tchaikovsky's Overture
28. 15 R B O A S T - 15 Red balls on a snooker table
29. 7 W O T W - 7 Wonders of the World
30. 1953 =Y O Q E C - 1953 = year of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation
31. 6 S O A C - 6 Sides on a cube
32. 25Y = S W A - 25 years = Silver Wedding Anniversary
33. 3 M A A B (Film) - 3 Men and a baby
34. 5 S T A P - 5 Sides to a Pentagon
35. 1950 = Y K W B - 1950 = Tear Korean War began
36. 12 P I A O S - 12 Pence in a old shilling
37. 5 S I A P - 5 Sports in a Pentathlon
38. 42. 2 KM I A M 42.2 Kilometers in a Marathon
39. 26 L I T A - 26 Letters in the Alphabet
40. 100 D C B P O W - 100 Degrees Celsius boiling point of water
41. 7 D I A W - 7 Days in a week
42. 13 I A B D - 13 In a bakers dozen
43. 57 H V - 57 Heinz Variety
44. 1916 = B O T S - 1916 = Battle of the Somme
45. 200 P F P G I M - 200 Pounds for passing Go in Monopoly
46. 90 N I B - 90 Numbers in Bingp
47. 11 P O A C T - 11 Players on a Cricket Team
48. 3 W O A T - 3 Wheels on a Tricycle
49. 2 H O A B C - 2 Humps on a Bactrian Camel
50. 3 F I A Y- 3 Feet in a Yard