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Saturday, July 3, 2021

What’s missing from a Yorkshire dartboard? The Weekend quiz

From Erik the Red to John Snow, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz 1 What is kept in the Lord Chancellor’s purse? 2 Which island got its name thanks to spin by Erik the Red? 3 What year is the longest, so far, in Roman numerals? 4 Whose parents met in a Russian class in Hawaii? 5 What video-sharing platform is known as Douyin in China? 6 What’s missing from a Yorkshire dartboard? 7 Which gemstone’s name is from Greek for “not drunk”? 8 Alfred Watkins’ book The Old Straight Track introduced what theory? What links: 9 Hoffman; Dumas; Petipa; Tchaikovsky? 10 Emma Stone; Glenn Close; Betty Lou Gerson? 11 Seahorse; emperor penguin; rhea; marmoset; pouched frog? 12 Josephine Butler; George Stephenson; Peter Ustinov; John Snow? 13 Orange; McLaren Vale; Barossa and Yarra Valleys? 14 Ellis (1); Acton (2); Currer (4)? 15 Aisle; business; talk; clue; autumn; listen? Continue reading...


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