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8 Which dessert is named after an opera singer? (5,5) 9 What is a wild mountain goat with backward‑curving horns? (4) 10 What was the surname of the author of Tristram Shandy? (6) 11 What word links a top civil servant and a fruit similar to a satsuma? (8) 12 In what county are Shrewsbury and Telford located? (10) 14 Which civilisation inhabited Peru before the Spanish conquest? (4) 16 Which single gave its name to the 1970 album by the Beatles? (3,2,2) 18 Of which Baltic republic is Tallinn the capital? (7) 20 What is the commercial capital and chief port of Yemen? (4) 21 What is the green Mexican sauce made of coriander, parsley, hot peppers etc? (5,5) 23 Which African country to the north‑east of Botswana was formerly called Rhodesia? (8) 25 What was the name of the beautiful youth in Greek mythology who spent each winter with Persephone? (6) 27 Which 19th‑century British philosopher and economist had the forenames John Stuart? (4) 28 Which was Britain’s first garden city? (10)

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1 What is the protective covering on the nose‑cone of a spacecraft? (4,6) 2 What is the maple tree genus? (4) 3 Which French city contains a famous thirteenth‑century Gothic cathedral, the largest in France? (6) 4 Which ancient site of a Greek sporting nd festival lends its name to a London exhibition hall? (7) 5 What are the saddlebags of a bicycle called? (8) 6 Who had a hit in 1968 with Ain’t Got No – I Got Life? (4,6) 7 What is another term for the Abominable Snowman? (4) 13 Which name is given to three stars, part of the Hunter constellation? (6,4) 15 What is a more common word for the process of parturition? (10) 17 Which game is played on a diamond‑shaped pitch? (8) 19 In which Canadian province is Edmonton located? (7) 22 What was the first name of Ms Christie, the literary creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple? (6) 24 Which wading bird was venerated in ancient Egypt? (4) 26 What is a twin‑reeded woodwind instrument? (4)