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Quiz of the week

1)What’s the name of the wetland area east of Norwich, Norfolk, that has more than 125 miles of navigable waterways?
2) The Kennel Club recognises only three labrador colours: which ones?
3) Which 18th-century Scottish philosopher is considered the father of economics?
4) What animal is Shere Khan, the main villain in Kipling’s The Jungle Book?
5) What’s the name for a male swan?

Word of the week

Focary (noun) Someone who tends the hearth or the fire

Cabinet of curiosities by David Profumo

IMAGINATIVE taxidermy is considered ghoulish by some (Mrs P is

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