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Remember the famous drought of 1976? Well, let's find out what you know about events that occurred that year.
- Q. Concorde made its first commercial flight from the UK. What was its destination?
- Q. Who won Britain's first everOlympic gold medal in ice skating?
- Q. Which famous war-time army general died in March?
- Q. Who won the Eurovision Song Contest and what was the title of the winning song?
- Q. Which retail chain opened its first branch in Brighton, going on to become very famous?
- Q. Who was appointed Minister for Drought during the summer?
- Q. Which prime minister appointed him?
- Q. In which city were the Olympic Games held?
- Q. Who was the Formula 1 motor racing drivers' champion?
- Q. Which company did Steve Wozniak help start.
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With all the shenanigans going on around the world, it got me thinking about where our food comes. When I looked at this some 20years ago, I seem to remember that the country producing the most lamb was New Zealand but now it is China! See how you get on finding which country produces the most
- Q. Oats
- Q. Olive oil
- Q. Coffee
- Q. Chocolate
- Q. Cocoa beans
- Q. Wine
- Q. Tea
- Q. Bananas
- Q. Dates
- Q. Whisky
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Some football clubs move to new stadiums from time to time. Here are some of the grounds that the 92 English football league clubs have used. Do you know the name of the club and the name of their current ground?
- Q. Maine Road
- Q. Elm Park
- Q. Goldstone Road
- Q. Ayresome Park
- Q. Roker Park
- Q. Victoria Ground
- Q. Burnden Park
- Q. Baseball Ground
- Q. The Dell
- Q. Filbert Street
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Given that so much has been happening over the past few months, the theme this time is ‘this Summer of Sport’. I hope you enjoy puzzling at these questions!
- Q. In the Women’s Euros football final, which player took the first penalty and hit the back of the net? Why was it disallowed?
- Q. Which two countries made their debut in the Euros this year?
- Q. At Wimbledon one tennis player had a family name that with the insertion of another letter turns into the name of a famous tourist attraction in USA. What is his name?
- Q. Which British female player has a first name that with the removal of one letter makes a famous brand of domestic electronic equipment?
- Q. What is the name of the runner-up in the Open Golf Championship?
- Q. After recently winning her f irst ever tournament as a professional which 21-year-old English player competed in the Women’s Open Golf Championship?
- Q. How many British drivers are competing in this year’s F1 Championships?
- Q. After one player withdrew owing to an injury who was the only Welsh rugby player in the Lions’ squad that played in Australia?
- Q. Which cricketer playing in the cricket test series against India shares the same name as an American president?
- Q. In the same series which cricketer scored a century in both innings of one test match but missed another owing to a broken bone in his foot?
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