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Trivia Quiz - 40

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Just for fun - perhaps even educational. :roll:

1. What item of clothing was named after its Scottish inventor?
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A Mackintosh.
2. What is glass mainly made from?
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Sand
3. What is the capital of Colombia ?
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Bogota
4. when did ireland gain independence from the united kingdom
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1922
5. In music what does the term 'piano' mean?
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To be played softly.
6. Which is the only American state to begin with the letter 'p'?
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Pennsylvania.
7. England won the World Football Cup in what year?
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1966
8. Who killed Adolf Hitler?
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Himself
9. What Island became a USA immigrant depot on new years eve 1890 ?
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Ellis Island
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10. What type of creature was said to be ceremoniously buried in Jacks Road Saltcoats in 1884?
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A shark - See the story
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3 nearly 4 :roll:
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9 tonight, three toons knowledge lets me doon again and I guessed number 5.
Those wimin were in the nip.
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Incidentally for number 10 I guessed a dug :lol:
Those wimin were in the nip.
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7 for me this time. Forgot the shark in number 10 - politics aside //funny
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Six :oops:
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Improving, 7 this time.


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7 for me this time, missed out on 5, 9 and 10.

I wonder if they gave that shark the last rites before His or Her interment.

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5 half way there lol
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6 this time
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