The GPW Advent is finally over for another year and although many of you thought it was an impossible task I'm pleased to say that we have a winner!
The correct answer to the phrase was:
SANTA CLAUS LOVES MINCE PIESPlease congratulate
Jugirl for providing the ONLY correct answer, proving once more that she is not just a pretty face. She will now be the proud owner of a Sebastian Vettel 2011 Championship Cap.
The correct answers are as follows, please check them against your own scribbled, chewed and crumpled set of notes.
1. A
2. E
3. Who qualified 3rd in China 2011? First letter first name = Lewis Hamilton = L
4. Solve the F1 driver anagram Races Hill On Rubber = Rubens Barrichello 5th letter of surname = I
5. Name the only driver who has started both last and first in the same race? = Markus Winklehock first letter first name = M (2007 European GP)
6. When ElioDe Angelis crashed during a test session which driver attended the scene of the crash? = Nigel Mansell 4th letter of surname S
7. In 2004 which city saw F1 cars on its streets in the run up to a GP? = London last letter N
8. Today's letter is Q (changed to P on day 14)
9. Name the fish = French Angelfish two words 5th letter first word C
10. Who vomited in his helmet in the Japanese GP in 2007 Mark Webber 2nd letter of surname - E
11. Name the driver of the left of the picture. - Phillip Massa - 3rd letter of surname - S
12. Name the Alien (picture) Bruno Senna last letter of first name - O
13. In which country did Lewis Hamilton drive in the gravel while entering the pit lane? China 2007 = last letter A
14. Good news Today's letter is E bad news day 8 minus 1 letter = P
15. Picture Name the driver? Adrian Sutil 2nd letter of surname - U
16. Picture Name the film? The Burbs last letter of second word S
17. Solve the F1 driver anagram. 'Okay I am a ski hub' last letter of surname - 'Kamui Kobayashi' - I
18. This famous copper-clad statue in New York Harbour is an early example of what type of construction? = curtain wall (statue of liberty) Two words first letter of first word - C
19. The Bayeux Tapestry depicts a visit from a celestial body that was considered a bad omen in medieval times. What year did this apparition next appear? 1145 (Halleys Comet) Add 1+1+4+5=11 + 8 = 19 (19th letter of alphabet = S)
20. The Queen of Nuts is tough to crack. How much pressure per square inch does it take to break her shell? = 300lbs (macadamia) 3+0+0-2=1 (A)
21. My friends are Bingo, Drooper and Fleegle but What is my name? Snorky One word, second letter N
22. Identify the film from the sound clip The Muppet Christmas Carol Last letter of 4th word = L
23. Identify the creature in the picture = Tyrannosaurus Rex First letter of first word = T
24. V
It looks easy now doesn't it?
Well done to everyone who played, you now have 12 months to recover before the next one!
Wizzo