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2 days ago

The word sauna comes from which language? The Saturday quiz

Egypt had three seasons; 'sauna' is Finnish; filibuster named for a pirate; Japanese spider is a crab; The Hay Wain; Hadrian's Wall; female African presidents.
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3 weeks ago

What links a US hare, a fat-free diet and the Peasants' Revolt? The Saturday quiz

1 What is the UK's only (mainly) German-language No 1 single? 2 What three verdicts are available in Scottish criminal trials? 3 Which 70s film had the tagline Hell, upside down? 4 How long is a chiliad? 5 Which Byzantine empress was a bear keeper's daughter? 6 Steel Dragon 2000 in Kuwana, Japan, is the world's longest what? 7 Which big cat's name come from Quechuan? 8 Which lawn game was a medal sport at the 1900 Olympics?
History
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