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  1. #61
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    Paignton Pier!

    Well, at 780ft, even I could doggie paddle around that one.

    Maybe

  2. #62
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    I frightened the life out of the family with whom I was staying - they were non-swimmers!

    However, I digress...

    Right folks, this competition closes at midnight (BST) the day after tomorrow, so get your answers in to MarkJ, lickety-spit!

  3. #63
    Jan1954
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    You have just over 27 and a half hours to get those entries in to MarkJ.



  4. #64
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    Last chance for the quiz entries today! Mission Control closes at Midnight tonight British Summer Time (GMT +1)

    So if you have thought about giving the competition a go - you need to get those entries in today to be in with a chance to win!

    Good luck!

    Mark

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkJ View Post
    Last chance for the quiz entries today! Mission Control closes at Midnight tonight British Summer Time (GMT +1)

    So if you have thought about giving the competition a go - you need to get those entries in today to be in with a chance to win!

    Good luck!

    Mark
    You heard the man! Just over 4 hours to go!


  6. #66
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    Well, the competition is now closed.

    I have had lots of entries and the winner will be announced as soon as possible.

    In the meantime, Jan and I would like to thank everyone who entered - it was great fun for us to come up with the questions. Many thanks to all who commented regarding the quiz - we are delighted with the wonderful comments

    Anyway, for those desperate to check their answers - here are the questions again, but this time with the answers!



    1) The city of Leeds is in Yorkshire, but in which county is Leeds Castle?

    Answer - Kent


    2) The world's longest pleasure pier is 1.33 miles long. Where is it?

    Answer - Southend


    3) What is Baile Átha Cliath better known as?

    Answer - Dublin


    4) Wiltshire is bordered by 6 counties. Name them!

    Answer - Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucestershire


    5) There is a small hamlet in the parish of St Buryan in Cornwall called "Crows an Wra".
    What does "Crows an wra" mean in English?

    Answer - Witches Cross (or Witches Crossing)


    6) Smoo Cave is next to which village?

    Answer - Durness


    7) Where in Lancashire, according to the song, were there "4000 holes" ?

    Answer - Blackburn


    8) What is the name of the largest freshwater lake in the UK?

    Answer - Lough Neagh


    9) Verulamium was once a thriving Roman town in Britain. What was the name changed to, acknowledging Britain’s first Christian martyr, and in which county is it?

    Answer - St. Albans, Hertfordshire


    10) In which county will you find Cragside House, home of the Victorian inventor, Lord Armstrong?

    Answer - Northumberland


    11) What name is more commonly used for Pont Hafren?

    Answer - The Severn Bridge


    12) Which city in the UK had a bit of a mistake in the stonework above the gaol, so that the sign read "County Goal?"

    Answer - Nottingham


    13) Where would you find the SS Great Britain?

    Answer - Bristol


    14) There are 4 famous Abbeys in the Scottish Borders. Melrose and Kelso are 2 - what are the names of the others?

    Answer - Dryburgh and Jedburgh


    15) Where will you find the Golden Boy of Pye Corner?

    Answer - Corner of Giltspur Street and Cock Lane. Smithfield also acceptable.


    16) Where in the UK was the first transatlantic radio message sent from?

    Answer - Poldhu, Cornwall


    17) Which northern cathedral was nearly lost to fire in 1984?

    Answer - York Minster


    18) What was name of the village in Wales built by Clough Williams-Ellis?

    Answer - Portmeirion


    19) On which island would you find the Great Laxey Mine?

    Answer - Isle Of Man


    20) Britain is famous for having some strange place names, Wendens Ambo in Essex, being just one. Why Wendens Ambo?

    Answer - The name originates from the joining of two villages, Great and Little Wenden, to form Wendens Ambo, meaning "both Wendens".


    Once again - thanks to everyone who took part in the quiz and good luck with the draw!

    Mark

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