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11-11-11 11-11-11. While on 11 November we rememb er all those innocent people killed in wa rs… this year as it’s 11-11-11 it’s also a chance to celebrate the number . Corduroy Day!.

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11-11-11 11-11-11

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  1. 11-11-11 11-11-11

  2. While on 11 November we remember all those innocent people killed in wars… • this year as it’s 11-11-11 it’s also a chance to celebrate the number

  3. Corduroy Day! Some people have called the day Corduroy Day and are wearing corduroy to celebrate! Can you work out why?

  4. There are plenty of places where the number 11 crops up…

  5. Some people even call their morning snack elevenses….

  6. 11 appears in films and shops

  7. It’s even been to the moon!

  8. 11-11-11 is a palindrome This means it is the same backwards as forwards, like: HANNAH Sir, I'm Iris! LEVEL Anne, I vote more cars race Rome-to-Vienna. A man, a plan, a canal… Panama. Never a foot too far, even. Dennis sinned. Live not on evil

  9. Quick quiz – 11 questions • Who was the first man on the moon? • What is the 11th letter of the alphabet? • ELEVEN has half of its letters the same (3 out of six letters are E). What is the only other number with half of its letters the same? • What is eleven in French? • 11 x 11 = 121. 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321. 6. In the song the twelve days of Christmas what did “my true love” give to me on the eleventh day? • What do you think 11111 x 11111 is?

  10. Quick quiz – 11 questions 7. Can you find an 11-letter word? 8. Hannah and Bob are palindromes. Can you think of any other palindromic names? 9. The Madness of King George! George III has to step down and his son George becomes Prince regent. What was the year? • 10. Which of these players wears number 11 for his club: 11. And finally…. (With the help of Calvin Harris) in September, Rihanna got her 11th number 1 single in the US. What was it called? • (a)1611 (b) 1711 or (c) 1811 • Rooney, Suarez, Van Persie or Drogba?

  11. Answers • Neil Armstrong • 2. K • Nine (half the letters are N) • Onze. • 123454321 6. Eleven pipers piping • 7. Mathematics, Hairdresser, Examination (there are others) • 8. Eve, Otto and maybe Mum, Dad and Nan. • 9. (c) 1811 • 10. Didier Drogba • 11. We Found Love.

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