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We hope you have been enjoying the holiday season. In this issue the theme of the quiz is about places you might have visited on holiday, or perhaps not!
- Q. What is the largest city on the island of Vancouver
- Q..Mahe and Praslin are the largest islands in which group?
- Q..The ownership of which island is shared between France and the Netherlands
- Q..The government of which island is called Tynwald
- Q..Emperor Napoleon was exiled to which island in 1814?
- Q. The Isaac Newton optical telescope was originally installed in Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex in 1967. To which island was it moved in 1984?
- Q. Which island sold its top-level internet domain name for commercial use and what is this domain name?
- Q. Which island produces 75% of the world’s vanilla”?
- Q. Stanley is the capital of which islands?
- Q. Of which island is Sapporo the capital?
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It was easy to decide on the theme of the quiz this time - coronations, of course!
- Q. Which king authorised the building of Westminster Abbey?
- Q. Where was his coronation held?
- Q. Who was the first king recorded as being crowned at Westminster Abbey?
- Q. On which date did this occur?
- Q. Since then, which two kings never had a coronation?
- Q. Who was the first king to be crowned seated in the Coronation Chair?
- Q. Zadok the Priest was composed by Handel for whose coronation in 1727?
- Q. This piece has been performed at every coronation since, however it has been adapted and is now used regularly as an anthem for which events?
- Q. What was the name of the archbishop who crowned Queen Elizabeth II?
- Q. Including King Charles III, how many monarchs have been crowned at Westminster Abbey?
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This quiz is about world geography with a final twist! The answers to the first nine are countries. How many of these questions can you answer?
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- Q. Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in which country?
- Q. What is the modern name of Carthage?
- Q. To which country do the Galapagos Islands belong?
- Q. Which country’s northern boundary is defined by the 38th parallel?
- Q. Which country became independent in 1830?
- Q. Which country has the second largest land surface area?
- Q. The capital of which country is called Yaounde?
- Q. Which is the largest country in the world which has no river?
- Q. In which country is the city of Odense?
- Q. What do these nine countries have in common?
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With the Queen having passed away in September I thought we should dedicate the quiz to her. How many of these questions can you answer? No cheating!
- Q. In which street in which city was the Queen born?
- Q. Princess Elizabeth delivered her first broadcast speech at the age of 14 on ‘Children's Hour’, during the Second World War. In which building was she when she made that broadcast?
- Q. In which technical skill was she trained in during the war?
- Q. In which country was Princess Elizabeth when she became Queen?
- Q. Who was the second prime minister of the Queen’s reign?
- Q. Where would you find the Royal Yacht Britannia?
- Q. Which is the one horseracing ‘classic’ that the Queen never won?
- Q. The Queen is famous for her corgi dogs. What was the name of her first one?
- Q. Which was the Queen’s banker?
- Q.The Queen is the second longest reigning monarch ever. Who is the longest?
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