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Neither did I. My girl-guiding knowledge stretched to Granny- and reef knot. What a mine of information this quiz is!

It's Friday, it's quiz night. Time to give the old bumps of knowledge an airing: 1. What name is given to a joint of beef cut from the breast next to the ribs? 2. Which English king married Mary of Teck? 3. Yenisey and Irtysh are both major examples of which kind of geographical feature? 4. The Dome of the Rock was built in 691 by Abd-al-Malik. Where is it? 5. Which Cole Porter song was inspired by a leaky tap? 6. In boxing, what name is given to a class under 8 stone? 7. What is the more common name for aquaculture? 8. Which member of the British Royal family was born on 15th September 1984? 9. Which US President’s presidency was called the Thousand Days? 10. In which year was the Wall Street Crash? 11. Ryeland, Kerry Hill and Roscommon are all breeds of which animal? 12. Who played the title role in The Incredible Hulk? I’ll bet you didn’t know …. There are 4,000 different types of knot. Answers on Thursday next week.