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QUIZ

Thomas Eaton

1 Whose exile from Florence was revoked 687 years after his death?

2 Which football teams contest the Z Cars derby?

3 Jacqueline Duhême helped which artist with their cut-outs?

4 Which ostrich was The Beano’s first cover star?

5 What has GEBCO mapped since 1903?

6 His Imperial Majesty’s Reign is which country’s national anthem?

7 Which two elements are named after continents?

8 Which toy began life as a wallpaper cleaner?

What links:

9 Vesta Tilley; Ella Shields; Annie Hindle; Hetty King?

10 Black; Eastern green; Western green; Jameson’s?

11 60m; 200m hurdles; standing long jump; cross country?

12 Keneally; Carey; Pierre; Flanagan?

Bolivia (1904) and Ethiopia (1993)?

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