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Q What is the coldest winter the UK has experienced? A In more recent times the Met Office points to the winter of 1963, which was the coldest since 1740, with temperatures dropping to as low as -20°C

1. In the carol ‘The twelve days of Christmas’, what does ‘my true love’ give on the 10th day? a. Maids a-milkingb. French hensc. Geese a-layingd. Lords a-leaping 2. In which royal residence was Queen

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1. Which 20th-century English barrister and judge was also a well-known Buddhist? 2. Which star of Hollywood’s ‘Golden Age’ was born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr in 1920? 3. What was notable about the Engli

JANUARY 1966

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