Visit our Sample Quiz page to see the questions used in the Cup and Plate matches played on Wednesday 22nd January.
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Latest Questions Available
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2020|
Cup and Plate Match Results
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Visit our Results Page to see the scores from the Open Cup Round Two and Kendall Consolation Plate Round One matches played on Wednesday 22nd.
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More Questions Available
Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2020|
Visit our Sample Quiz page to see the questions used in Week 11 of the current season, on Wednesday 15th January.
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What is wrong with this article?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2020| Leave a Comment »
This article in I News purports to explain the calculation of Leap Years. It contains an error. What is it?
The article says “This means that the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but the years 1600 and 2000 were.” Britain had not adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1700, therefore in Britain and its colonies 1700 was a Leap Year. It was not a Leap Year in most (Roman Catholic) continental countries. Hence, when Britain did adopt the Gregorian calendar there were eleven days to be lost before dates could be reconciled. It was even more in other countries such as Russia which were in even later in changing.
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Could You Be A Mastermind?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 7, 2020|
BBC TV’s Mastermind has reached the last stages of the current series, and has asked new contenders to come forward.
You can apply for the next series of Mastermind here.
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The Great British Intelligence Test
Posted in Uncategorized on January 6, 2020|
How clever are you and how does your brain power compare to the rest of the UK’s?
Is your smartphone making you stupid? Can you make yourself more intelligent?
Find out the answers by taking The Great British Intelligence Test. (BBC)
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Money quiz of the last decade
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2020|
