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A total of 30 points up for grabs. All the questions have something to do with the letters NHS. Good luck!

1. All of the following famous people have the initials NH, HS or NS. But who, I wonder, are they?
 a HE HAS BEEN WISHING US ALL MERRY XMAS SINCE 1973 – NODDY HOLDEN
 b SHE RUNS SCOTLAND – NICHOLA STURGEON
 c MEMBER OF ONE DIRECTION – HARRY STYLES
 d SLIGHTLY LESS FAMOUS MEMBER OF ONE DIRECTION? – NH ???
 e GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF WINNER WHO NOW HAS HER OWN SHOW ON BBC2 – NH ???
 f GOON WHO USED TO PRESENT ‘SONGS OF PRAISE’ – HARRY SECOMBE
 g PUSSYCAT DOLL AND X FACTOR JUDGE WHO ADVERTISES YOGHURT – NS ???
 h HER BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING – NANCY SINATRA
 i FORMER ENGLAND CRICKET CAPTAIN, NOW COMMENTATOR – NH ???
 j HE USED TO RUN FRANCE – NIKOLAS SARKOSI
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2. Some words now. They each contain the letters N, H, and S in that order scattered around their name. But what are the words?
 a N---H-S; NOT CROSSES --NOUGHTS
 b N--H----SS; BEDWEAR  --NIGHTDRESS
 c N---H---S; FOR ME IT’S THE PEOPLE AT NUMBER 9 AND NUMBER 13 --NEIGHBOURS
 d N---H----S; SCOTLAND, FROM ENGLAND --NORTHWARDS
 e N--H-----S-; TERRIFYING --NIGHTMARISH

3. I'm going on an extended holiday now, but only to places that begin with either North or South. Bad news for the tourist boards of both Eastleigh and The West Indies. Where am I off to?
 a I REALLY WANT TO VISIT THE CITY OF PYONGYANG. WHICH COUNTRY SHOULD I VISIT? --NORTH KOREA
 b I REALLY WANT TO GO TO A FOOTBALL MATCH AT ST. MARY’S STADIUM, WHERE SHOULD I GET THE TRAIN TO? --SOUTHAMPTON
 c I WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE THAT DOESN’T BELONG TO ANY COUNTRY, BUT HAS BEEN CLAIMED AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER BY RUSSIA, CANADA, NORWAY AND DENMARK. --NORTH POLE
 d AFTER THAT TREK I WANT TO VISIT MOUNT RUSHMORE, BUT IN WHICH STATE (OTHER THAN ‘VERY TIRED’) --NORTH DAKOTA
 e WHILE I’M IN AMERICA, I WANT TO PAY A VISIT TO THE HOME OF THE EWINGS FROM ‘DALLAS’. --SOUTHFORK
 f I WANT TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO STATION BROADCASTING ALAN PARTRIDGE’S ‘MID-MORNING MATTERS’. WHICH PART OF WHICH COUNTY SHOULD I GO TO? --NORTH NORWICH
 g I WANT TO GO TO AN ISLAND NEAR THE FALKLANDS WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK AS ONE OF ONLY 12 PLACES BRITS CAN CURRENTLY TRAVEL TO ON HOLIDAY --SOUTH GEORGIA
 h I WANT TO VISIT A COUNTRY WITH FOUR DIFFERENT CAPITALS, INCLUDING PRETORIA AND BLOEMFONTAIN. --SOUTH AFRICA

4. Listen, you know we have to pretend that this newsletter is about The Thursday Murder Club. I know it rarely is, but let's at least show some willing. Below are six books which have all sold over a million copies worldwide. The surnames of their authors all begin with (and I know this will shock you) N, H or S.
 a DELIA’S HOW TO COOK --DELIA SMITH
 b THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN --???
 c HANNIBAL/SILENCE OF THE LAMBS --???
 d ABOUT A BOY/FEVER PITCH --???
 e CATCHER IN THE RYE --??? Thought it was Laurie Lee. Obviously not.
 f ONE DAY --???

5. Milton Keynes Dons used to play their home games at the National Hockey Stadium. By what initials was the stadium known? --???