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1. One or two brave, usually well known people are asked to put their heads into a hole where the face would be in a cartoon lady and competitors throw damp sponges at them. What is this lady called?
2. There are a row of large nuts balanced on short poles. Contestants try to knock them off with wooden balls. What is this side show called?
3. This is played in several ways, but in everyone there is a stuffed creature that pops out of a hole at speed and you are asked to hit it with a cudgel before it vanishes again. What is this game?
4. A stack of tins are piled up ready to be knocked over. What is traditionally used to do this?
5. Two teams of strong hefty men are given a rope with a ribbon or handkerchief tied round the middle. This is stretched out and they all grasp it tightly. On a given word they all start pulling. The aim is to pull the handkerchief over a line set midway between the teams. What is this contest called?
6. On this stall you will see a host of inexpensive prizes, each with a different number on them. The players draw a ticket from a bag or other container, in order to win the prize of the same number. What is this competition called?
7. A sand tray is covered with damp sand moulded into the shape of a large Treasure Island, with palm trees and pirate symbols and skeletons and skulls. Sunk randomly in the sand are the treasures, probably small coins, hidden beneath "masks". Each player pays to turn over one mask to win whatever is beneath, although some are empty. What do they turn?
8. This comes in many forms and the prize is sometimes part of the competition. What would you be asked to guess if you were shown a beautiful dressed doll?
9. This is an old favourite. What is it called when the contestant has to throw a circle of rope or wood over the prize in order to win it?
10. This must be hired, but the children love it so much it is worth the hire fee. What is the inflated plastic building in which they enjoy jumping?
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