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      5 Who became the UK’s first Green Party MP in 2010?

      6 Who was Gordon Brown’s Chancellor of the Exchequer?

      7 In which Lincolnshire town was Baroness Margaret Thatcher born?

      8 Which former Prime Minister is associated with the country house of Chartwell?

      9 What exclamation is heard in the House of Commons to signal Members’ agreement?

      10 Which former MP was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester in May 2017?

      11 What is the maximum period between general elections in the UK?

      12 Which London street is home to the Ministry of Defence?

      13 What term is given to a seat in the House of Lords for an independent or minor party member?

      14 Who was Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997?

      15 In the House of Commons, what colour are the seats?

      16 What was the nickname of the 1940s Labour politician Aneurin Bevan?

      17 What are the initials of the government’s industrial mediation body?

      18 What is the name of the Speaker’s seat in the House of Lords?

      19 On which occasion does the Chancellor traditionally brandish a red case?

      20 In 2017 who became leader of the Liberal Democrats for the second time?

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QUIZ 17 – Pot Luck

      1 What is the capital of Portugal?

      2 Who were Gladys Knight’s backing group?

      3 What term is given to a blacksmith’s iron block?

      4 What is a grinding tooth called?

      5 Which soft, bland foodstuff is made from soya beans?

      6 In a limerick, which lines should rhyme with the second line?

      7 What is the longest river in South America?

      8 Which Cumbrian town is famous for its mint cake?

      9 In which month is Armistice Day?

      10 What is the name of the Marquess of Bath’s stately home in Wiltshire?

      11 Which ballet features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?

      12 How many fiddlers does Old King Cole have in the nursery rhyme?

      13 Who wrote Far from the Madding Crowd (1874)?

      14 Which fictional village is the setting for The Archers?

      15 What is the largest planet in our solar system?

      16 Toxteth is an area of which English city?

      17 What is the musical term for a range of eight notes?

      18 Which actor starred in the 1984 film Footloose?

      19 What is the Irish name for Ireland?

      20 What are young goats called?

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QUIZ 18 – Human Biology

      1 What is the name of the red pigment in blood?

      2 Which hormone, secreted by the pineal gland, induces sleepiness?

      3 Which of the five senses might be impared as a result of laryngitis?

      4 In which organs of the body would you find aqueous and vitreous humour?

      5 Which muscle is found at the front of the upper arm?

      6 Which molecule, in the form of a double helix, transfers genetic characteristics?

      7 Which parts of the body are technically called the nares?

      8 Which condition occurs as a result of alopecia?

      9 Which vital organ neutralises harmful substances in the blood?

      10 Which disease, also called infantile paralysis, is prevented by swallowing a vaccine-treated sugar cube?

      11 The umbilicus is the clinical name for what part of the body?

      12 Which nerve transmits visual information from the retina to the brain?

      13 What is the “soft spot” on a baby’s head called?

      14 Which is the outermost layer of the skin?

      15 What is the common name for the scapula?

      16 What is the science of the structure of the body?

      17 Encephalology is the study of disorders of which part of the body?

      18 What is the medical term given to low blood sugar?

      19 Which word meaning “dog-like” applies to a human tooth?

      20 What do the letters BMI stand СКАЧАТЬ