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Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:15 am
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Default How well do you know the United Kingdom?

This is quite fun ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...d-Kingdom.html
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:19 am
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Oh dear. 47%
 
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Originally Posted by dbd33
Oh dear. 47%
Me too, but half of that was guess work.
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:30 am
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Originally Posted by Aviator
Me too, but half of that was guess work.
Ditto. 53 and I was guessing on most of them.

Not many people would do well on that quiz.

<sits back and waits for a smug response from OV>
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:37 am
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I think I'll stay schtum to save myself further embarrassment.
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:39 am
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40% (6) but I only knew 2 positively with a third being what seemed logical.

Never even heard of most of the places.

Why does the duke of Devonshire have a stately home in Derbyshire?
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:44 am
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Default Re: How well do you know the United Kingdom?

On a separate issue....

The limit on free access to the Telegraph. Last month I apparently exceeded the limit (is it something like 30?) and I was shocked I'd hit it enough to get that far.

This link involves one click and then 15 clicks for the questions. Might it be that this counts as 16 accesses?
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:44 am
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Default Re: How well do you know the United Kingdom?

If an additional choice of "I don't give a shit" was listed for each, then that's what my answer would have been for 66.7% of the questions.
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:51 am
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67%

I used to get around a lot, then i got married.
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 4:55 am
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73% but there were a few lucky guesses - the registration letter and the theatre location............
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 5:03 am
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Originally Posted by Simon Legree
I think I'll stay schtum to save myself further embarrassment.

I got 47% and I've never laid eyes on the place!
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 5:03 am
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Originally Posted by Aviator
Me too, but half of that was guess work.
Same here... but they didn't ask me stuff I knew.
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 5:07 am
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Default Re: How well do you know the United Kingdom?

Help! I'm 47% too, and that included a lot of guessing
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 5:36 am
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67%. A bit of luck involved.
 
Old Jul 15th 2013 | 5:46 am
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Default Re: How well do you know the United Kingdom?

Mrs. Castrian got 60% and is in a rather bad mood now.
 


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