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1 Which one of the following is not a crop? Mangold-wurzel, kale, Kohi-rabi, sinter
A Sinter, which is a kind of rock
2 Sloes are the fruit of which shrub?
A The blackthorn
3 By what other name is the windhover also known?
A Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
4 What is the main type of rock that forms the upland of the North Downs?
A chalk – Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite
5 What is a barrow, an area covered with a large mound of earth?
A ancient burial place covered with a large mound of earth
6 What is the collective name for a group of rabbits?
A Nest or colony
7 Which country’s motto is: ‘E Pluribus Unum’ (out of many, one)?
A The United States of America
8 What’s a ‘Walter Mitty’?
A A day‑dreaming fantasist – a character in James Thurber’s first short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
9 What, according to the old schoolboys’ joke, is the meaning of coup de grâce?
A A lawn‑mower – it actually means stroke of mercy
10 Named after an American hat‑maker, what is a wide‑brimmed, high‑crowned felt hat called?
A Stetson