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1 Austin is the capital of which US state?
A Texas, largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties.
2 Which seaside town’s ban on Borat-style mankinis has helped it see a fall in crime and drunken anti-social behaviour?
A Newquay
3 In which county is Hinckley Point Power Station?
A Somerset, situated near Bridgwater.
4 In which US State was the first atomic bomb detonated?
A New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, at the Trinity test site near Alamogordo.
5 Which country’s President resides in a mansion called the Casa Rosada, the Pink House?
A Argentina, Casa Rosada, which translates to “Pink House” in English
6 In which river estuary is the base of the UK’s Trident-armed nuclear submarine fleet?
A Clyde (Faslane), on the west coast of Scotland.
7 In which English county is the Prime Minister’s country residence, Chequers?
A Buckinghamshire
8 In which borough is London’s O2 Arena?
A Greenwich (referred to as North Greenwich Arena in context of the 2012 Olympics)
9 Which power station building was adapted to become the Tate Modern Art Gallery?
A Bankside, Herzog & de Meuron were the architects responsible for the original conversion of the former Bankside Power Station.
10 What is the only British city that begins with ‘T’?
A Truro (Cornwall – Queen Victoria granted Truro city status in 1877) (Cornish: Truru)