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1. Lavatory 2. Khazi3. Thunder Box 4. Privy5. Bog 6. Throne Room7. Necessary 8. Loo9. John 10. Water Closet

There are more names for the toilet than any other room in the house. How many can you get?

1. L _ v _ t _ _ y

2. Kh _ _ i

3. Th _ _ d _ _ B _ _

4. P _ _ v _

5. B _ g

6. Th _ _ n _ R _ _ m

7. N _ c _ ss _ _ y

8. L _ _

9. J _ _ n

10.What does W.C. stand for?

The Smallest Room

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1. Penny 2. Bird3. Pride 4. Rains5. Smoke 6. Time7. Cloud 8. Rolling

Which word completes each of these proverbs?

1. In for a _ _ _ _ _, in for a pound.

2. The early _ _ _ _ catches the worm.

3. _ _ _ _ _ goes before a fall.

4. It never _ _ _ _ _ , but it pours.

5. There’s no _ _ _ _ _ without fire.

6. _ _ _ _ and tide wait for no man.

7. Every _ _ _ _ _ has a silver lining.

8. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ stone gathers no moss.

Proverbial Words

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1. Iron 2. Vacuum Cleaner3. Food Mixer 4. Hair Dryer5. Toaster 6. Kettle

You plug all these in. Can you name them from the clues?

1. Use this to take the creases out of clothes.

2. Also called a ‘hoover’. Fridge or Vacuum Cleaner

3. Kenwood is one brand of these. Food Mixer or Washing Machine

4. Use this after the shampoo. Hair Dryer or Freezer

5. Bread pops up from this when it is done. Fridge or Toaster

6. You use this to boil water. Kettle or Television

Electrical Appliances

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1. Don Bradman 2. Trug3. Hillsborough 4. Hovis5. Leith 6. George Orwell

General Knowledge

1. Which Australian Test cricketer had a batting average of 99.94? Neil Harvey or Don Bradman

2. A basket used in the garden. Trog or Trug

3. The official royal residence in Northern Ireland. Hillsborough Castle or Stormont Castle

4. A brand of brown bread. Hovis or Sunblest

5. The name of Edinburgh’s main port. Clydebank or Leith

6. Who wrote ‘Animal Farm’? George Orwell or H.G.Wells

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1. Grenadier 2. Coldstream3. Welsh 4. Blues and Royals5. Scots 6. Irish7. Rifles

Can you name all these Guards regiments in the British Army?

1. Gr _ _ _ d _ _ r

2. C _ _ dst _ _ _m A town on the Scottish border.

3. W _ _ _ h Their motto is ‘Cymru am byth’

4. Bl _ _ s and R _ y _ l _

5. S _ o _ _ There is a thistle on their badge.

6. I _ i _ _ Their mascot is a wolfhound.

7. R _ f _ _ _

The Guards Regiments

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1. Sardines 2. Salmon3. Tuna 4. Pilchards5. Mackerel 6. Anchovies

All these fish can be found in a tin. What are they?

1. Delicious on toast. Haddock or Sardines

2. Very pink out of the tin. Cod or Salmon

3. T _ n _ Very popular nowadays.

4. A larger version of number one. Eels or Pilchards

5. A stripy, oily fish. Plaice or Mackerel

6. Small fish with a strong flavour. Anchovies or Hake

A Fishy Quiz

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1. Welsh Dresser 2. Table3. Sideboard 4. Cabinet5. Desk 6. Bookcase

Can you get all the pieces of furniture?

1. Sounds like it comes from a fashion shop in Wales.

2. Take the final ‘t’ from tablet.

3. Every living room used to have one. Sideboard or Wardrobe

4. Could be for drinks or for china. Chair or Cabinet

5. Used for writing and for business. Stool or Desk

6. This is full of volumes. Bookcase or Sofa

Furniture Fun

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1. Cardigan 2. Blouse3. Skirt 4. Dress5. Two Piece 6. Mackintosh7. Smock 8. Wedding Dress9. Raincoat 10. Hat11. Shoes 12. Slacks

What is in Joan’s wardrobe?

1. C _ _ d _ g _ n

2. Bl _ _ s _

3. Sk _ _ t

4. D _ _ ss

5. T _ _ Piece

6. M _ ck _ _ t _ _ _

7. Sm _ _ k

8. W _ dd _ _ _ Dress

9. Rai _ c _ _ t

10. H _ _

11. Sh _ _ s

12. Sl _ _ k _

Joan’s Wardrobe

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1. Breast Stroke 2. Crawl3. Back Stroke 4. Butterfly5. Dog Paddle 6. Side Stroke7. Lifesaving Stroke

At The Pool

Can you do all these swimming strokes?

1. Br _ _ _ t Stroke Some swimmers find this easiest.

2. Sounds like a baby stroke Toddle or Crawl

3. B _ _ _ Stroke The opposite of front.

4. A colourful insect Moth or Butterfly

5. D _ _ P _ dd _ _ Humans can do this, too!

6. S _ d _ Stroke

7. L _ f _ s _ v _ _ _ Stroke A special version of number six.

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1. Highlands 2. Galloway3. Lothian 4. Fife5. Argyll and Sutherland6. Caithness

Can you name these regions and counties of Scotland?

1. The general name for the north and west of Scotland. Highlands or Lowlands

2. South-west Scotland. Orkney or Galloway

3. Around Edinburgh. Lothian or Strathclyde

4. The county between the Forth and the Tay. Angus or Fife

5. A _ gy _ _ and Su _ _ erland Highlanders Two counties in a famous Scottish regiment.

6. The most northerly mainland county. Roxburgh or Caithness

Around Scotland

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1. Geography 2. French3. Biology 4. Chemistry5. Maths 6. History7. PE

Can you work out all the subjects on the timetable?

1. All about people and places. Physics or Geography

2. A foreign language. English or French

3. All about living things. Biology or Cookery

4. Smells and bangs. Chemistry or Music

5. All about numbers. Latin or Maths

6. Understanding the past. History or Woodwork

7. In the gym. PE or RE

School Timetable

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1. Brow 2. No3. Hear 4. Tea5. Loo 6. Ten7. Plea

Drop SE from the end of these words. What do you get?

1. Browse Above the eyes.

2. Nose Opposite of yes.

3. Hearse Use your ears.

4. Tease A drink made from leaves.

5. Loose Another name for the toilet.

6. Tense One more than nine.

7. Please Guilty or not guilty?

SE Words

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1. 1815 2. Karl Marx3. Golda Meir 4. Soviet Union5. Barbara Castle 6. 19577. 1954

1. In what year was the Battle of Waterloo? 1715 or 1815

2. Who wrote ‘Das Kapital’? Adolf Hitler or Karl Marx

3. Which woman politician became Prime Minister of Israel in 1969? Indira Ghandi or Golda Meir

4. The USSR was also called: United Nations or Soviet Union

5. Who introduced the breathalyser in Britain? Margaret Thatcher or Barbara Castle

6. In what year was Sputnik launched? 1947 or 1957

7. When did rationing end? 1945, 1950 or 1954

History Quiz

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1. 42 2. 12 3. 484. 63 5. 10 6. 567. 144 8. 27 9. 10010. 132 11. 15 12. 20

Can you still remember your times tables?

1. What are six sevens?

2. How about three fours?

3. What is 12 x 4 ?

4. Nine sevens equals?

5. What is five times two?

6. Seven eights are?

7. Twelve twelves is how many?

8. Three times nine equals?

9. Easy one! Ten tens are?

10. 11 x 12 =

11. Five threes are?

12. What is four times five?

Times Tables!

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1. Drive 2. Street3. Avenue 4. Crescent5. Parade 6. Terrace7. Road

Around Town

Can you help Sally find her way round town?

1. Sally sets off from her home on Beech Dr _ v _.

2. She drives to the High St _ _ _ t.

3. She parks on Chester Av _ _ _ _.

4. Sally then visits a friend on Derwent Cr _ sc _ _ _.

5. She pops in to the Health Centre on Wilton P _ r _ de.

6. Sally then stops at the Post Office on Dorset T _ rr _ _ e.

7. She sets off home along Queen’s R _ _ d.

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1. Dolphin 2. Apple3. Mars 4. Paris5. Bill Haley 6. Midnight7. Tadpoles

1. This sea mammal is called a Bottlenose. Seal or Dolphin

2. Which fruit a day keeps the doctor away?

3. A chocolate bar named after a planet. Mars or Mercury

4. The capital city of France. Rome or Paris

5. Who rocked around the clock? Bill Haley or Little Richard

6. 12 o’clock is noon and it is also m _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7. What hatch from frog spawn? Minnows or Tadpoles

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1. Bar Billiards 2. Darts3. Skittles 4. Bagatelle5. Dominoes 6. Cribbage

Many an hour has been passed playing these games down at the local pub.

1. B _ r Bi _ _ i _ _ d _ Uses a table with balls and wooden mushrooms.

2. D _ _ _ s Sometimes called arrows.

3. Sk _ _ _ l _ _ Some pubs even had an alley for this.

4. B _ g _ t _ _ _ e See where the ball ends up.

5. D _ m _ n _ _ _ Everybody’s favourite.

6 Cri _ _ a _ e A card game using a scoring board with pegs.

Pub Games

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1. Gas Fire 2. Radiators3. Storage Heaters 4. Electric Blankets5. Coal 6. Logs

We are in the middle of winter. Can you spot all these ways to heat a house?

1. The one in the picture is an example. Gas Fire or Bonfire

2. Central heating uses a boiler and: Pans or Radiators

3. Some people have electric: Storage Heaters or Hot Water Bottles

4. Beds can be warmed with: Candles or Electric Blankets

5. Some people still have open fires. These can burn: Oil or Coal

6. People also burn: Logs or Stones

Keeping Warm

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1. Armstrong 2. Thatcher3. Bannister 4. Lindbergh5. George Washington

Can you get the names of all these pioneers?

1. First person on the Moon. Yuri Gagarin or Neil Armstrong

2. First British woman Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher or Shirley Williams

3. First person to run a mile in under four minutes. Christopher Chattaway or Roger Bannister

4. First person to fly solo across the Atlantic Charles Lindbergh or Amy Johnson

5. First President of the United States of America.

Who Was First?

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1. Again 2. Cliffs … Dover 3. World 4. Nightingale … Berkeley5. Anniversary Waltz6. Goodbye

Can you complete all these well-known hits for one of Britain’s favourite singers?1. We’ll meet a _ _ _ _2. There’ll be bluebirds over the white c_ _ _ _ _ of D_ _ _ _ 3. When the lights go on again all over the w_ _ _ _ 4. I may be right, I may be wrong, but I’m perfectly willing to swear that when you turned and smiled at me a n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sang in B_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Square.5. May I always listen to the A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W_ _ _ _ with you.6. From the time you say g_ _ _ _ _ _

The Songs of Vera Lynn

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1. Daffodil 2. Hyacinth3. Snowdrop 4. Crocus5. Narcissus 6. Tulip7. Lily 8. Iris9. Anemone 10. Bluebell

The Bulb Quiz

All these flowers grow from bulbs.

1. Da _ _ o _ i _

2. Hy _ c _ _ th

3. Sn _ _ d _ _ p

4. Cr _ _ _ s

5. N _ rc _ _ _ _ s

6. T _ _ _ p

7. L _ l _

8. I _ _s

9. An _ m _ _ e

10. Bl _ _ b _ _ _

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Use a pen. Circle or draw a line under all six kitchen utensils in the list below.

Hammer

Whisk

Potato masher

Car jack

Fish slice

Spade

Trowel

Carving knife

Soup ladle

Lawnmower

Egg poacher

Watering can

In The Kitchen

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1. Fruit 2. Vegetable 3. Fruit 4. Veg 5. Fruit 6. Fruit7. Veg 8. Veg 9. Fruit10. Fruit 11. Fruit 12. Veg

Joan is at the greengrocers. Are each of these a fruit or a vegetable?

1. Orange

2. Potato

3. Melon

4. Carrot

5. Peach

6. Apricot

7. Parsnip

8. Leek

9. Apple

10. Plum

11. Greengage

12. Beetroot

Fruit or Vegetable?

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1. Rome 2. Madrid3. Venice 4. Budapest5. Athens 6. Berlin7. Florence 8. Oslo9. Amsterdam 10. Cologne

Sally recalls all the cities she has visited. Where has she been in Europe?

1. M O R E

2. R I M D A D

3. E N V I C E

4. U B E S T P A D

5. S H A N E T

6. B L I N E R

7. L O F E N C E R

8. S O L O

9. A D R A M S T E M

10. G E N C O O L

Round Europe Quiz

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1. Grand 2. Hammers3. White 4. Pedals5. Right 6. Steinway

All these questions are about pianos.1. What sort of piano is in the picture? Major or Grand2. What hits the strings in a piano? Hammers or Tongs3. Are there more black or white keys on a piano?4. On a piano, your feet can operate: Paddles or Pedals5. The highest notes on the keyboard are to the right or to the left?6. This is a famous maker of pianos: Stradivarius or Steinway

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1. Prince Philip 2. Princess Anne3. Zara 4. Polo5. Side saddle

The Royal Family has many keen and talented horsemen and women.1. Which Royal has driven horses at the Lowther Trials in Cumbria? Prince Philip or Princess Margaret2. Which Royal represented Great Britain at the Montreal Olympics in 1976? Princess Anne or Prince Andrew3. Z _ _ _ Phillips won the World Eventing Championship in 2006.4. Prince Charles is a keen p_ _ _ player.5. The Queen rode her horse s _ d _ s _ dd _ _ at Trooping the Colour.

Royal Equestrians

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1. £6 2. £2.403. 2004 4. 20 miles5. 48 6. 100

Maths QuizTest your arithmetic!

1. Mary gets two pints of milk every day except Sunday. Each pint costs 50p. How much does she owe the milkman each week?

2. Mary also buys a dozen eggs. They are £1.20 for six. How much for a dozen?

3. Sally was born in 1934. In what year did she have her 70th Birthday? 1994, 2004 or 2014

4. Brian and Sue drive steadily at 40 mph for half an hour. How far have they gone? 20 miles or 40 miles

5. What are six eights?

6. What are ten tens?

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Can you work out the name of these breeds of sheep?1. Native to the Lake District. Cotswold or Herdwick2. From the Western Isles. Southdown or Hebridean3. Sounds like a cold Midlander. Grey-faced Cockney or Blue-faced Leicester4. A Yorkshire breed with curly horns. Romney or Swaledale5. Originally from the Borders. Cheviot or Dorset6. From East Anglia. Suffolk or Shropshire

What’s That Sheep?

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1. Herdwick 2. Hebridean3. Blue-faced Leicester4. Swaledale 5. Cheviot 6. Suffolk



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1. Jack Warner 2. 14 3. Bowls 4. 18155. Piano 6. Three (N, W, E)7. Pitch 8. 1945

1. Who played the part of Dixon of Dock Green? Jack Warner or Stratford Johns

2. How many pounds are there in a stone?

3. Which of these games uses a jack? Darts or Bowls

4. When was the Battle of Waterloo? 1805 or 1815

5. What did Russ Conway play? Piano or Flute

6. How many Ridings are there in Yorkshire?

7. Which of these is a type of tar? Peach or Pitch

8. In what year was VE Day?

General Knowledge

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1. Viola 2. Breeze3. Hill 4. Shilling5. Youth 6. Drizzle7. A-level 8. Week9. Mediocre 10. Branch11. Medium 12. Decade

Which is the middle one?

1. Cello, Violin, Viola

2. Calm, Breeze, Storm

3. Hill, Hillock, Mountain

4. Pound, Shilling, Penny

5. Adult, Baby, Youth

6. Mizzle, Drizzle, Rain

7. A-level, O-level, Degree

8. Month, Day, Week

9. Good, Bad, Mediocre

10. Twig, Branch, Trunk

11. Large, Small, Medium

12. Year, Decade, Century

Piggy In The Middle

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Joan is helping at a jumble sale. What should go on which table? Draw a line from each item to the correct table to put it on.

Flip-flops

Shirt Clothes

Blouse

Doll Books

Sandals

Mug Shoes

Jeans

Plate Toys

Novel

Train set Crockery

Saucer

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1. Archer 2. Architect3. Archbishop 4. Archaeologist5. Archangel 6. Archives7. Archipelago

Word QuizAll these words start with the letters a r c h.

1. Arch _ _ Uses a bow and arrow.

2. Arch _ _ _ _ _ Designs buildings.

3. Arch _ _ sh _ _ There is one in Canterbury and one in York.

4. Arch _ _ _ l _ g _ _ t They dig things up.

5. Arch _ _ g _ l Gabriel is one of these.

6. Arch _ v _ s A store of documents.

7. Arch _ p _ _ _ g _ A pattern of islands.

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All these words are parts of the body.

1. O H T U M

2. S E N O

3. N I C H

4. B E E R Y O W

5. E H E C K

6. L I S T R O N

7. P I L

8. H E Y S E A L

9. R O W B

10. P E L T M E

Facial Features

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1. Mouth 2. Nose3. Chin 4. Eyebrow5. Cheek 6. Nostril7. Lip 8. Eyelash9. Brow 10. Temple

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1. Waltz 2. Polka3. Charleston 4. Foxtrot5. Quickstep 6. Bolero

Can you do all these ballroom dances?

1. The Blue Danube is a famous example. Tango or Waltz

2. Sounds like a pattern of dots. Rumba or Polka

3. Does The Prince of Wales do this dance? Charleston or Georgia

4. Sounds like bad news for chickens. Cha Cha or Foxtrot

5. Fast movement of the feet. Two-step or Quickstep

6. Torvill and Dean skated to gold with this dance. Bolero or Rumba

Take Your Partners

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1. Leap 2. Lie3. Horse 4. Dangerous thing5. Nine 6. Fonder7. Speed 8. Mind9. Try, try again

Can you finish all these well-known sayings?1. Look before you _ _ _ _2. Let sleeping dogs _ _ _3. It is no use flogging a dead _ _ _ _ _4. A little learning is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _5. A stitch in time saves _ _ _ _6. Absence makes the heart grow _ _ _ _ _ _7. More haste, less _ _ _ _ _ 8. Out of sight, out of _ _ _ _9. If at first you don’t succeed, _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Complete the Sayings

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1. Himalayas 2. Andes3. Alps 4. Urals5. Atlas

Which mountain range is which?1. This mountain range

is in Asia. It includes Mount Everest. Himalayas or Atlas

2. The spine of South America. Andes or Rockies

3. This mountain range straddles Switzerland, France, Italy and Austria. Pennines or Alps

4. In Russia. The mountains between Europe and Asia. Pyrenees or Urals

5. Mountains in Morocco. Globe or Atlas

On Top of the World

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1. Khrushchev 2. United Nations3. 1963 4. Normandy5. Macmillan 6. Bonn

1. Who replaced Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union? Brezhnev or Khrushchev

2. What do the initials U.N. stand for?

3. In what year was President Kennedy assassinated? 1953, 1963 or 1973

4. Where were the D-Day landings? Normandy or Brittany

5. Who talked of ‘the wind of change blowing through Africa’? Churchill or Macmillan

6. Where was the capital of West Germany? Bonn or Cologne

History Quiz

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1. Pembroke 2. Flint3. Glamorgan 4. Montgomery5. Cardigan 6. Anglesey

Welsh Counties

Can you get the names of all these counties in Wales?

1. Sometimes called ‘Little England beyond Wales’. Monmouth or Pembroke2. A type of stone. Flint or Slate3. Cardiff and Swansea are both in this county. Carmarthen or Glamorgan4. Also the name of a World War Two army chief. Denbigh or Montgomery5. In Welsh it is Ceredigion. Famous for its large sea bay. Cardigan or Caernarfon6. An island. Ynys Mon in Welsh. Anglesey or Merioneth

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Joan has popped into the chemists. What does she buy?

1. Andrews L _ _ _ _ Salt

2. Milk of M _ g _ _ s _ _

3. T _ _ _ _ p _ st _

4. El _ _ t _ pl _ _ t

5. C _ tt _ n W _ _ l

6. L _ n _ m _ nt

7. C _ _ gh M _ xt _ _ e

8. Asp _ r _ _

9. D _ tt _ l

10. C _ d L _ v _ r O _ _

At The Chemists

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1. Liver 2. Milk of Magnesia3. Toothpaste 4. Elastoplast5. Cotton Wool 6. Liniment7. Cough Mixture 8. Aspirin9. Dettol10. Cod Liver Oil

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1. Makes the bread rise2. Refrigerator3. Eamonn Andrews 4. Aluminium5. Kendal 6. 24 7. Cellar

1. What does yeast do to bread?

2. What is fridge short for?

3. Who presented ‘This Is Your Life’? Terry Wogan or Eamonn Andrews

4. What is kitchen foil made from? Magnesium or Aluminium

5. Which town is famous for mint cake? Carlisle or Kendal

6. How many hours are there in a day?

7. Wine is often kept in a: Attic or Cellar

General Knowledge

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