Tes Quiz: 14 August 2020

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14th August 2020, 12:01am
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Tes Quiz: 14 August 2020

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  1. What is the current name of the toy company formed by Herman, Hillel, and Henry Hassenfeld in 1923?
  2. Released in 1963, what was the first number one album for The Beatles?
  3. What is the name of Peppa Pig’s brother?
  4. Which company makes the Milkybar chocolate confection?
  5. What type of creatures are small fry?
  6. In which city did the pilgrims start their journey in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales?
  7. How many boroughs are there in New York City?
  8. For his portrayal of which character did Daniel Day-Lewis win his third best actor Oscar in 2012?
  9. In what sport might you take part in a Puissance high-jump competition?
  10. Also the name of a Shakespeare character, who was the cousin and rival of Duncan I who was killed in battle on 14 August 1040, and succeeded him as King of Scotland?

QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Hasbro 2. Please Please Me 3. George 4. Nestlé 5. Fish (recently hatched) 6. London 7. Five (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and The Bronx) 8. Abraham Lincoln 9. Equestrian showjumping 10. Macbeth

Questions set by John Cunnane

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