The Mine – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

The Mine

 

The Mine of Useful Information

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My father (1906-1993) always used to say that I was a mine of useless information,
so I dedicate this page to his memory.

Just click on a link and those annoying little questions will be answered.

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Alphabets

Greek Alphabet

Hebrew Alphabet

Phonetic Alphabets

Animals

Bible

Birthstones

Calendars:

French Revolutionary Calendar

Hebrew / Jewish Calendar

Islamic Calendar

Chemical Elements – Name, Atomic Number and Symbol

Chess Terminology

Cities of the United Kingdom (*** updated ***)

Countries – Capitals Cities and International Vehicle Registration Codes

Cricket Terms and Abbreviations

Currencies

French words

Horses and Riders

James Bond Movies

Kings and Queens (*** updated ***)

Moon Phases

Musical Terms

Mythological Characters

Palindromes and Semordnilaps

Planets and their Moons

Popes and Antipopes

Poets Laureate

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom (*** updated ***)

Roman Emperors

Roman Numerals

SI Units

US Presidents and Vice Presidents

US States – Abbreviations, Capitals and Nicknames

Wedding Anniversaries

Zodiac Signs

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Feel free to use the Comment page to make suggestions for any other information – I don’t promise to do everything, for example a list of abbreviations used in crosswords would be rather long – maybe one day!!