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1. Which Space Shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight on January 28, 1986?
 
Atlantis
Challenger
Colombia
Enterprise

Disintegration of the entire vehicle began after an O-ring seal in its right solid rocket booster failed at lift-off
 
 
2. The Cheviot Hills are a range of rolling hills straddling the border of which countries?
 
England and Scotland
England and Wales
France and Belgium
France and Germany
 
 
3. Lord's Cricket Ground is home to which county cricket club?
 
Kent County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club

Lord's is home to the world's oldest sporting museum
 
 
4. Which actor didn't star in Mamma Mia?
 
Colin Firth
Hugh Grant
Pierce Brosnan
Stellan Skarsgard
 
 
5. Who captured York in 866 AD?
 
The Angles
The Normans
The Romans
The Vikings
 
 
6. The London Eye carries how many sealed and air-conditioned egg-shaped passenger capsules?
 
24
28
32
36

At a height of 135 metres (443 ft) it is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe
 
 
7. Which planet is the fifth from the sun?
 
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
 
 
8. The A57 goes over which Pass?
 
Hardknott Pass
Snake Pass
Woodhead Pass
Wrynose Pass
 
 
9. Which island was used as a staging post for the British Task Force during the Falklands War in 1982?
 
Alliopes Island
Arcturus Island
Ascension Island
Ascent Island

Ascension Island was first inhabited in 1815, when the British garrisoned it as a precaution after imprisoning Napoleon I on St Helena to the southeast
 
 
10. In which year did Margaret Thatcher become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
 
1978
1979
1980
1981
 
 
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