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      10 Which Celtic language is spoken in many parts of the Western Isles of Scotland?

      11 Which Scottish village was the traditional destination for runaway couples?

      12 Which 1983 film set in a Scottish village featured music by Mark Knopfler?

      13 What name is given to a turnip in Scotland?

      14 A sequel to which 1996 film set in Scotland was released in January 2017?

      15 Which fabric pattern is particularly associated with Scotland?

      16 What is the name of the largest island in the Firth of Clyde?

      17 Up till 2008, which coin had a Scottish thistle with a crown on top on the reverse?

      18 In which council region is St Andrews?

      19 What is the name of the Scottish rugby team’s home ground?

      20 Which palace is situated just north of Perth?

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QUIZ 57 – Pot Luck

      1 What is the collective noun for a group of lions?

      2 Who won the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2016?

      3 Which German sports car manufacturer created the Carrera model?

      4 What term is given to a case for holding arrows?

      5 What is the sixth colour of the rainbow?

      6 Which Formula 1 team signed Lewis Hamilton as a young driver in 2007?

      7 What is the capital of Spain?

      8 Which title was assumed by Oliver Cromwell in 1653?

      9 What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

      10 Who were “on the run” according to the title of the 1990 Robbie Coltrane film?

      11 What are the two official languages of Sri Lanka?

      12 Which liqueur was originally made by Carthusian monks?

      13 Which group had a 1980 hit with Baggy Trousers?

      14 Which National Theatre auditorium was named after the first actor to be made a life peer?

      15 What name is given to a bird of prey’s hooked claw?

      16 Where is the Sea of Tranquility?

      17 The word for which system of weights and measures can also refer to an empire?

      18 Which vegetable has pearl and Spanish varieties?

      19 Which 1990s interior design show was presented by Carol Smillie from 1996 to 2003?

      20 Which musical instruction means “very quickly”?

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QUIZ 58 – Animal World

      1 What is the tallest living mammal?

      2 Which animal is known as “the ship of the desert”?

      3 What name is given to a badger’s burrow?

      4 Is a carp a freshwater or sea fish?

      5 What term is given to animals that eat food of both plant and animal origin?

      6 Which bird shares its name with a chess piece?

      7 What is a young hare called?

      8 Which seabird is traditionally thought to bring bad luck to sailors?

      9 The capybara is native to which continent?

      10 Threshers and hammerheads are types of what?

      11 What type of creature is a devil’s coach-horse?

      12 Which is the largest living land mammal?

      13 Which bird has long-eared, snowy and barn species?

      14 A copperhead is what type of creature?

      15 What is the alternative name for the viper?

      16 Which spotted cat, related to the leopard, is the largest big cat in the Americas?

      17 Are polar bears found in the Arctic or Antarctic?

      18 Which sea mammal has bottlenose, short-beaked and spinner species?

      19 A drey is home to which animal?

      20 Which insect lives in an organised colony known as a formicary?

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QUIZ 59 – Pot Luck

      1 In which room in a church are the ceremonial robes housed?

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