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U.K. General Knowledge MC #7

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1. Corstorphine,Gorgie and Morningside are all neighbourhoods of which Scottish city ?
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Dundee
Aberdeen
2. In what year was medicinal Cannabis legalised in the U.K. ?
2016
2018
2017
2019
3. The Zebra crossing on the cover of The Beatles album "Abbey Road" is in which city?
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
London
4. How old was William Shakespeare when he died ?
48
52
54
50
5. Harry Potter's home address was in Little Whinging in which county ?
Surrey
West Sussex
East Sussex
Berkshire
6. The US TV programme "College Bowl" was known as what in the U.K.?
Blockbusters
It's a Knockout
Going for Gold
University Challenge
7. "Pedwar" is the Welsh word for which number ?
1
4
3
2
8. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was born in which city ?
New York
London
Johannesburg
Hong Kong
9. Queens Park, Regents Park and Piccadilly Circus are stations on which London Underground line ?
Circle
Jubilee
Bakerloo
Metropolitan
10. The first draft of "Magna Carta" was in which year ?
1245
1215
1230
1275
11. Queen Elizabeth II trained as what during World War 2 ?
Nurse
Postal Sorter
Carpenter
Driver and Mechanic
12. What drink according to advertising is "Made in Scotland from Girders !" ?
Irn-Bru
Bells Whisky
Tizer
Buckfast Wine
13. Used balls from the Tennis Tournament at Wimbledon are recycled to be used as what?
Surface of horse training paddocks
Safety buffers in vacuum pipes
Field homes for the Eurasian harvest mouse
Noise reduction pads on church bells
14. The Crown Jewels are kept where?
Windsor Castle
Tower of London
Buckingham Palace
British Museum
15. Fingal's Cave is on which Scottish island ?
St.Kilda
Iona
Luing
Staffa
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