WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League ALBERT CLUB QUIZZES Initial Headlines - Home Internationals - Questions & Answers |
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Date of compilation | Title | Description | Links |
30/10/2017 | Home Internationals |
There are 3 separate sets of initials per statement and in each statement at least one of the sets includes the words ‘England’ or ‘English’, ‘Scotland’, ‘Scottish’ or ‘Scotch’, ‘Wales’ or ‘Welsh’, ‘Ireland’ or ‘Irish’. |
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1835: Situated in NL, and fed by the RB, the WHR is completed |
North London; River Brent; Welsh Harp reservoir |
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1861: Vice-Admiral RF launches British WA (including ISBLAM) |
Robert Fitzroy; weather areas; Irish Sea between Lundy and Malin |
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1925: TM launch its ‘S’B covering both its ATAMT products |
3M; ‘Scotch’ brand; adhesive tape and magnetic tape |
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1943: PW (later CB) born on SRIL |
Priscilla White; Cilla Black; Scotland Road in Liverpool |
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1993: Publication of T by SNIW later to be made IAFDBDB |
Trainspotting; Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh; into a film directed by Danny Boyle |
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2001: Launch of W by Larry SAJW as a FOE |
Wikipedia; Sanger and Jimmy Wales; free online encyclopaedia |
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2003: First of JEF parodying TJBG and starring RA |
Johnny English films; the James Bond genre; Rowan Atkinson |
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2006: FWWO for his RAPIA in TLKOS |
Forest Whitaker wins Oscar; role as President Idi Amin; The Last King of Scotland |
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2007: The fictitious DOHG was given by SI as an EFLIFS |
Death of his grandmother; Stephen Ireland; excuse for leaving Ireland’s football squad |
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2011: AR becomes youngest permanent COWFT since ME |
Aaron Ramsay; captain of Welsh football team; Mike England |