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Quiz of the week

1) Which band headlined the first Glastonbury Festival (then the Pilton Pop, Folk and Blues Festival) in 1970?

2) Calluna plants are more commonly known by what name?

3) Grizedale Forest is located in which National Park?

4) Which BBC offering is the longest-running children’s television programme in the world?

5) What mode of transport was reintroduced to the city of Manchester in 1992?

Riddle me this

Two fathers and two sons went fishing. They each caught a fish, but only three fish were caught. How can this be so?

1) T. Rex 2) Heather (or ling) 3) Lake District National Park 4) ‘Blue Peter’ 5) Trams. Riddle me this: They were grandfather, father and son

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