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Trivia Quiz - 18

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Just for fun - perhaps even educational. :roll:

1. In the 1800s, Mexico gained independence from which country?
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Spain
2. In 1941 the Nazi, Rudolph Hess secretly flew into Scotland. What country was he born in?
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3. What country did the Aztecs come from?
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Mexico
4. What is the largest species of elephant, African or Indian?
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African elephants are bigger
5. The alloy Brass is a mixture of Copper and what other metal?
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Zinc
6. In which country was the battle of Monte Casino fought during WW2?
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Italy
7. Which country does the F1 racing driver Fernando Alonso come from?
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Spain
8. In which year did World War I begin?
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1914
9.Who had a UK number one hit in the early 1960s with ‘My Old Man’s A Dustman’?
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Lonnie Donegan
Three towns related:
10. What was the surname of the twin swimmers who put and on exhibition at Saltcoats tidal pool in the 1950s?
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6 today.
Those wimin were in the nip.
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7 for me
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6 for me.
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8 for me this time.

Interesting fact: My uncle, Jim Bone from Stevenston was shot in the leg by a German aircraft straffing the soldiers at Monte Casino. One of his legs was so badly damaged it had to be amputated above the knee.

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