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1 Which world-famous building is said to resemble “nuns in a scrum”?
A Sydney Opera House. People often use this image to describe the building’s iconic, sail-like roof.
2 In which Irish County is the Giant’s Causeway?
A County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Giant’s Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption.
3 In which English county is Castle Drogo?
A Devon. Specifically, it is situated in Drewsteignton, near Dartmoor.
4 In which English county is Corfe Castle?
A Dorset, on the Isle of Purbeck.
5 Before it moved to Wales in the 1960s, on which London hill was the Royal Mint?
A Tower Hill. It moved from the Tower of London to Tower Hill in 1810.
6 Traitor’s Gate is famously part of which building?
A Tower of London. Traitors’ Gate forms part of St. Thomas’s Tower within the Tower of London complex. It served as a water gate entrance to the Tower, and its name recalls the many prisoners who entered here to face treason charges. The gate occupies the Thames side of the fortress.
7 In which English county is Longleat House and Safari Park?
A Wiltshire. Specifically, it’s in the area near Warminster.
8 In which country is the port of Fray Bentos?
A Uruguay. Fray Bentos exists as a real-world location, not just a tinned meat label. For those who don’t know the brand, the company primarily sells its famous “pie in a tin.” Surprisingly, manufacturers only ever produced this culinary delight for the British market and never utilised the actual factory in Fray Bentos.
9 Previously used as a royal residence, Frogmore House is located within which larger crown estate?
A Windsor – Standing about half a mile south of Windsor Castle in Windsor Home Park, Frogmore House has been a Royal Residence since 1792.
10 In which English county is the World War II decryption base of Bletchley Park?
A Buckinghamshire – it is situated within the town of Bletchley, now part of Milton Keynes