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Trivia Quiz - 76

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Just for fun - perhaps even educational. :roll:

1. Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?
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Colorado River
2. What do you call a young Hare?
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A leveret
3. The milk of which animal is used to make Scottish Lanark Blue cheese?
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Sheep
4. Where is the boat race between oxford and Cambridge held?
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River Thames, London
5. In what country was Elon Musk born?
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South Africa
6. Who famously crossed the Alps with elephants on the way to war with the Romans?
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Hannibal
7. What was the name of the Scot who became known as Britain's worst poet?
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William McGonagall
8. What company was originally called Cadabra?
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Amazon
9. What is the capital of Ireland?
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Dublin
Three towns related:
10. What Terrace in one of the three towns is named after a local shipping tragedy?
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Trelawny Terrace in Stevenston. See Here


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Re: Trivia Quiz - 76

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7 for me, missed 5,8 and 10
Those wimin were in the nip.
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A back to school 5 for me
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Don't worry Meekan - I got 5 as well :D
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8 for me - Elon Musk and Trelawney Terr got me this time.
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7 this time


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7 for me this time which included a lucky guess on number . As for 7, 8 and 10. Didn't have a clue. never even heard of number 7 when I read the name.

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Forgot to give the number of the lucky guess. It was number 3 . I thought it was either sheep or goat and guessed right.

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