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Posts From April, 2014

Week 6 - week beginning 27 April 2014

Posted by Chris Quinn 30/04/2014 Categories: Errata
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R2 Q2

 Which comedian provides the voice for the children’s TV character Roary the Racing Car? Peter Kay Peter Kay provides the voice of Big Chris, Roary’s mechanic. 
Roary is voiced by Maria Darling

Week 5 - week beginning 20 April 2014

Posted by Chris Quinn 23/04/2014 Categories: Errata
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R2 Q1 Anostopoli is the international airport for which African capital city? Cairo No confirmation of this fact can be found – Cairo International Airport replaced Heliopolis Airport in 1963.
R2 Q7 Embakasi is the international airport of which African capital city? Nairobi The airport is situated in the suburb of Embakasi but ihas been known for many years as Jomo Kenyata airport.
R5 Q3 What is camophobia the fear of? Meat This may have been caused by the font used for the questions, but the word for the fear of meat is CARNOPHOBIA
R7 Q7 Cobra Beer originates in which Commonwealth country? India While the beer was originally brewed in India (and is now brewed under licence in many other places), the Cobra Beer company was founded in Fulham in 1989 and is a British registered company.

Week 2 - April 1st 2014

Posted by Chris Quinn 03/04/2014 Categories: Errata
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R3 Q2 Winners' wreaths in the ancient Olympic Games were made from the leaves of which tree? BAY The Bay Tree is also known as the Laurel and this answer is equally acceptable. The Royal Horticultural Society also lists several other acceptable names.
R8 Q1 What type of animal is a quagga? ZEBRA As the Quagga became extinct in the 1880's the question should more properly have said "What type of animal was a quagga?"
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