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The city of Glasgow straddles which Scottish river? River Clyde In which independent Caribbean state would you find the Great and Little Abaco Islands? The Bahamas In the Bible, what was Lot's wife turned into for disobeying God's order not to look back? A pillar of salt In the Bible, which was the first bird to be released from the Ark? Raven What is the name of the area of Jerusalem's Western Wall where Jewish pilgrims mourn the destruction of the Temple? Wailing Wall In Christianity, what 'E' is the name given to the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ? Easter In the Bible, apart from Cain and Abel, who was Adam and Eve's other named son? Seth Which is not a naturally occurring fibre - abaca, flax or abalone? Abalone Digitoxin and digitalis are derived from which flowering plant? Foxglove In which South African city are the Malay Quarter and the Castle of Good Hope found ? Cape Town What is the first In the series of books by CS Lewis where four children go through a wardrobe into the land of Narnia? What 'T' is a pungent herb of the mint family, whose dried leaves are used to flavour a wide variety of foods? The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe Thyme What 'A' is a small plot of rented land used for growing vegetables and flowers? Allotment When Oedipus blinded himself and left Thebes, which of his daughters acted as his guide until his death? Which Ancient Egyptian God was the son of Isis and was often depicted as a falcon-headed man? bbc.co.uk/peoplesquiz Antigone Horus
Were British band UB40 formed in Wolverhampton or Birmingham? Birmingham Which pop star recorded the album 'I've Been Expecting You' in 1998? Robbie Williams Which French saint led a battle against the English and was burned in 1431 for witchcraft? Joan of Arc Which area of Russia, famous for its freezing winter conditions was used to exile political and criminal prisoners? Siberia What name is given to the effect of a sudden switch of time zones in air travel? Jet Lag The singer who had UK hit singles in the 1960s and 1980s, with the song 'Higher and Higher' was Jackie… who? Comedian Bernard Cribbins had a 1960s UK hit single entitled 'Right Said…' who? Fred Wilson Which pop group had UK-hit-singles with 'Love Action' and 'Mirror Man' in the 1980s? Human League Which German composer wrote the cycle of four operas 'The Ring of the Nibelung'? Richard Wagner What is the name given to electric power generated by moving water? Hydroelectric Power Sockeye is a variety of which fish? Salmon Which term is used to describe the lowest temperature that can theoretically be attained? Absolute Zero Which city's famous School of Art building, was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh? Glasgow What 'A' is both a European capital city and a US city in New York state? Amsterdam How many plagues were inflicted on Egypt in the book of Exodus? Ten bbc.co.uk/peoplesquiz
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