Quiz of the year (2020)

When people do a 'quiz of a year', they usually include questions on significant news and events from the year in question. However, because I'm such a self-obsessed person, er, I mean ... because this year has been a disappointing year for some people, I'm instead going to feature a quiz of the year about the Charles Fudgemuffin blog!

All of the following subjects were featured in blog posts found on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog throughout 2020.

Water: Home to this camera shy duck,
but how much does it weigh?

To help make things easier for new readers, each question is multiple choice, so if you don't know the answer you can guess!

1) January: Google

In January the Charles Fudgemuffin blog focused on the weird and wonderful world of Google.

Can you remember how much a pound of water weighs according to Google?

A) A pound
B) 8.36 pounds
C) Five gallons
D) 2.36 miles

A Merry Christmas message for nerds!

At Christmas time it's traditional to wish others a Merry Christmas, and that's a tradition which I like to respect here on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog.

This year to mix things up a little, the Christmas message from Charles Fudgemuffin is specifically aimed at nerds. So without further ado, here's this year's Christmas message...

Controversial Christmas questions

Here on the Charles Fudgemuffin blog I've regularly featured Christmas themed blog posts every Christmas, and I've also occasionally featured blog posts on controversial questions. However, this week I combine the two, as I take a look at controversial Christmas questions.

Merry Christmas from Charles Fudgemuffin!

Where do you stand on the following controversial Christmas questions?

1) When should you put your Christmas decorations up?

I'm a big fan of Christmas decoarations. Last Christmas on the way to work I used to walk past a street where every house was done out in spectacular Christmas decorations, and it looked impressive and always put me in a good mood (at least until I got to work!).

However, when is the optimum time to put your decorations up?

Quirks of the English language (part 2)

English is one of the most popular and commonly used languages in the world, but it's also a language with many quirks. Here are a few more of them...

Unfortunately, I didn't have a photo of my foreign neighbour Keith
receiving eight counterfeit beige sleighs from feisty caffeinated
weightlifters, so this photo of one genuine sleigh will have to do.

1) I before E.

Except when your foreign neighbour Keith receives eight counterfeit beige sleighs from feisty caffeinated weightlifters.

Weird.



2) Why does 'fridge' have a D in it but 'refrigerator' doesn't?

Surely it's a stupid idea to insert extra letters into an abbreviation!