Old 21-09-2008, 08:23
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1.What are sleeping policemen? - Speed Bumps - emmylou

2. How many deadly sins are there? - Seven - SJ

3. What gives the White Cliffs of Dover their colour? - Chalk Rock - Churchill

4. Who was the first Prime Minister to marry a divorcee? - Margaret Thatcher

5. Name the only natural food that does not go off? - Honey - Haqa

6. Is the bamboo plant a grass, fern or a shrub? - Grass - Bruv

7. In computer language, what does RAM stand for? - Random Access Memory - jaysay

8. What variety of oranges is used to make marmalade? - Seville - Poppy

9. Which complex is the biggest employer in the Borough of Hounslow? - Heathrow - Churchill

10. Who holds passport number 001? - Duke of Edinburgh - Kels97

11. What are the Queen’s racing colours? - Red and Blue

12. Which is the closest county to the Isle of Wight? - Hampshire - jaysay

13. Name the three clubs when English clubs were dominant in the European Cup with 6 consecutive wins. - Liverpool, Nottingham Forest. Aston Villa - Kels97

14. What is the main acid in acid rain? - Sulphuric Acid - jaysay

15. What was the name of Nelson’s flagship? - MHS Victory - jaysay

16. Why don’t polar bears eat penguins? - They live at different poles - Bruv

17. What were the Oscars awarded during the Second World War made from? - Wood

18. Who is second in the Civil List? - question no longer relevant as person in question is dead.

19. What gas gives smelling salts its pungent aroma? - Ammonia - Haqa

20. In 1935 what was Shannon airport the first to introduce? - Duty Free - Kels97
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Old 25-09-2008, 10:15
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20 The First Transatlantic Airport (or runway)
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Old 25-09-2008, 15:47
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Sorry no jaysay
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Old 26-09-2008, 10:54
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15 HMS Victory
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Old 27-09-2008, 00:08
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10) Prince Philip
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Old 27-09-2008, 10:14
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14 Sulfuric
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4 Anthony Eden
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No, sorry jaysay.
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13. Liverpool, Nottingham Forest. Aston Villa.
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20. Duty Free
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