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Quiz of the week

1) What general term is used to describe a creature without a backbone?

2) Worcestershire Beacon is the highest point in which range of hills?

3) Who played the title role in Doctor Who when the television programme was revived in 2005?

4) Worsted fabric is made from what material?

5) What was used to carry out the execution of Anne Boleyn?

Word of the week

Pugnozzle (verb) To move the upper lip and nostrils in the manner of a pug dog

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