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well......you really made short work of the last one.....so here is another to tickle the grey cells.

1) In which country is Sevastopol ?

2) What is Arrowroot commonly used for ?

3) What spirit is made from potatoes ?

4) Which sand burrowing amphibian is protected in Gt Britain ?

5) What cake is traditionally eaten on Easter Sunday ?

6) Where were the Olympic Games held in 1964 ?

7) In which book of the Bible is the monster known as the BEHEMOTH described ?

8) Bronze is an alloy of which two metals ?

9) What is a shrike ?

10) Of which element is OZONE a form ?

Half way again.........how are you doing ?

11) Who made an epic voyage on the ship called The Beagle ?

12) Who was the first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes ?

13) Who was the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons ?

14) Who wrote Hedda Gabler ?

15) Mulberry leaves are the favourite food of which insect ?

16) What is Bezique ?

17) What is the other name for the LENT LILY ?

18) What did Charles Mackintosh patent in 1823 ?

19) When was the slave trade abolished in Britain ?

20) Who is the Patron Saint of Television ?

(and No it isn't Julian Clary !!!!!!!)

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17) What is the other name for the LENT LILY ? The I.O.U. Daisy.
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11) Who made an epic voyage on the ship called The Beagle ? All the crew that survived the trip!
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Sorry Less.........you only get half a point for that one.......and only because it made me smile.

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3) What spirit is made from potatoes ? Oh, Oh, I know this one, don't tell me, erm, err, if only I hadn't drunk all that vodka earlier I would remember!
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9) What is a shrike ? A shriek with a lisp.

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Willow you got all but one correct.......Number 7 is not the book of Revelations.......But well done!

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2) Arrowroot is used to thicken sauces that need to be clear. Cornflour leaves a cloudy sauce
10) Oxygen

8)bronze is Copper and tin

12)Roger Bannister

18) Leaded glass????

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Number 3 is Vodka or Poteen.

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Correct Willow......you lot are too good at this......I can see I'm going to have to work a bit harder at compiling my quizzes

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ooooh 17 is not quite right, but you are in the right part of the garden........but the rest are correct.

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Entwisi you are right in all but number 18

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No Willow........Number 4 is not a great crested newt.

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Ready or not here come the answers.

1) Ukraine.

2) Thickening agent.

3) Vodka or Poteen

4) Natterjack Toad.

5) Simnel Cake

6) Tokyo

7) Job

8) Copper and Tin

9) A brid

10) Oxygen

11) Charles Darwin

12) Roger Bannister

13) Nancy Astor

14) Henrik Ibsen

15) Silkworm......which is the caterpiller of the Silkmoth.

16) A card game

17) Daffodil

18) Waterproof cloth

19) 1807

20) St Clare.