Post by Yorko on Jan 6, 2016 16:53:59 GMT
Just to keep the brain ticking over 
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1.In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954?
2.Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa?
3.Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter?
4.Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded?
5.In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for?
6.Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness?
7.How many X chromosomes do women have?
8.Which city is the largest port in Germany?
9.Which country is the natural habitat of the emu?
10.Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship?
Answers in spoiler
1.In which city did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954?
2.Which large animal kills more people than any other animal in Africa?
3.Which country do swallows migrate to when they leave Britain for the winter?
4.Which country has the second largest land mass in the world if water is excluded?
5.In fashion, what do the initials DKNY stand for?
6.Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness?
7.How many X chromosomes do women have?
8.Which city is the largest port in Germany?
9.Which country is the natural habitat of the emu?
10.Where in the world does the Up Helly Aa Fire Festival take place, which culminates in the burning of a Viking long ship?
1.Oxford
2.Hippopotamus
3.South Africa
4.China (Canada drops down to fourth if water is excluded)
5.Donna Karan New York
6.Equinox
7.Two
8.Hamburg
9.Australia
10.Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
2.Hippopotamus
3.South Africa
4.China (Canada drops down to fourth if water is excluded)
5.Donna Karan New York
6.Equinox
7.Two
8.Hamburg
9.Australia
10.Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
