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26-01-2012, 05:10 PM
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1. Bismarck is the capital city of which American state?

2. In the American civil war, who or what was the ‘stars & bars’?

3. How do we better know the 60s Radio & TV personality born Carl Henty-Dodd?

4. You know Bonnie and Clyde but what were their second names?

5. David Essex scored two No.1s. ‘Hold Me Close’ was the second. Which was the first?

6. Which herb has the latin name Petroselinum Crispum?

7. The Monument in London commemorates which famous event?

8. Which battle was fought on October 21, 1805?

9. In which country was World War One spy 'Mata Hari' born?

10. The music 'The Devil's Gallop' was used as the theme for which radio & subsequent TV programme?

11. Who or what is a moneywort?

12. What was the name of the Serbian secret society who were pledged to the liberation of Serbs from Hapsburg & Ottoman rule, who on June 28, 1941 assassinated the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand, which led to the outbreak of WWI?
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26-01-2012, 05:15 PM
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Goodness AB you've sprung that one on us I only know no. 3 Simon Dee.
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26-01-2012, 05:22 PM
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No. 2 Confederate flag ?
No. 4 Parker and Burrow ?
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26-01-2012, 05:28 PM
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No 7 The Great Fire of London

Its height is the same as the distance from its base to where the fire started in Pudding Lane.
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26-01-2012, 06:14 PM
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Its on these threads that I so miss Eileen
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26-01-2012, 06:23 PM
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No. 8 Battle of Trafalgar (hubby got this-hope that's not cheating)
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26-01-2012, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by The Dog Lover ->
Its on these threads that I so miss Eileen
I know ...
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26-01-2012, 06:43 PM
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Here's my effort.
5. A Winters tale.
9. Hungary.
11. A plant.
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27-01-2012, 09:52 AM
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2. A flag ?
5. Rock On ?
6. Basil ?
10. Dick Barton ?
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31-01-2012, 10:34 AM
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Oh dear................One out of twelve.......

As it used to frequently say on my school report card.......Must try harder........

Thanks for the answers AB.....Awaiting the next quiz....
 
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