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1. |
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Cranachan |
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A |
A type of seaweed found mainly in Wales and
used to make soap |
B |
A Scottish dessert containing
oatmeal, honey and whisky |
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C |
A small island lying just off the coast of a
larger island in the Outer Hebrides |
D |
A large beetle found in South American
rainforests |
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2. |
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Quarrender |
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A |
A type of apple that ripens
early in the year |
B |
A square-headed arrow used with a crossbow |
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C |
A type of East Anglian beer traditionally
brewed in large casks |
D |
A person employed to look after a quarry in
medieval times |
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3. |
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Feretory |
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A |
Fierce, very threatening |
B |
A special chapel where relics
are kept |
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C |
Someone who carries the crucifix in Spanish
religious procession |
D |
Good at detecting opportunities for profit |
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4. |
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Tabellion |
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A |
A mythical creature with two heads and twenty
legs |
B |
A type of card game played with a reduced
pack of 32 cards |
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C |
A wild flower used in Switzerland to make
wine |
D |
An official tablet inscriber
in Roman times |
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5. |
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Greave |
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A |
A piece of armour worn on the
leg |
B |
A solemn anthem played at funerals in Ireland |
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C |
A small biscuit served between courses at
Tudor banquets |
D |
A female grebe |
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6. |
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Ramfeezle |
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A |
A sheep’s reproductive organs |
B |
Scottish word meaning to tire
out |
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C |
A disease preventing free movement of the
elbow |
D |
To sell shares on the Stock Exchange at a
price well above their market value |
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7. |
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Macarise |
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A |
To bind together by use of hot tar |
B |
Liverpool term meaning to sweeten |
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C |
To declare something blessed |
D |
A Scottish word meaning to appoint a knight |
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8. |
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Wayzgoose |
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A |
A small footpath often crossing moorland in
South West England |
B |
A medieval court which sat to hear cases of
alleged bigamy |
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C |
An allowance paid to coalminers to cover the
expense of special footwear |
D |
An annual outing for printers
– often in the form of a picnic |
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9. |
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Gnathic |
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A |
A ceremony to honour the gods held before
games in ancient Greece |
B |
Belonging to twins |
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C |
Relating to the jawbone |
D |
A small handkerchief waved by ladies at
medieval joust |
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10. |
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Daddock |
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A |
To totter |
B |
The centre of a rotten tree |
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C |
An alternative name for the bluebell |
D |
A hammer used by sculptors |
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