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Thomas Eaton

1 What did The Times put on its front page for the first time in 1966?

 2 What spread is celebrated by a sculpture in Burton upon Trent?

3 In what city is the New Bridge actually the oldest?

4 What footballing duopoly was last broken in 1985?

5 How was Indian activist Phoolan Devi described in a film title?

6 Calf lymph was a vaccination against which disease?

7 Which battle did William III defeat his predecessor, uncle and father-in-law at?

8 Used to record archaeological finds, what is the PAS?

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