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Modern, Thriving Society Flashcards

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longest mainland distance

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John O’Groats (scotland) to Land’s End (England) - 870 miles

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what languages is spoken in Wales, Scotland and NI?

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Welsh, Gaelic, Irish Gaelic

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whats population of UK in 2017?

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66 million

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who is spiritual leader of church of englnd? who picks the leader?

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Archbishop of Canterbury. Monarch can but usually it is the PM and a committee appointed by the churcuh

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which saint days is taken as bank holiday?

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St Patrick day (ireland) 17 March and St Andrew day (scotland) Nov 30

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what church is the official coronation church and burial place for monarch?

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Westminster abbey

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what is the day before lent starts called?

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pancake day or shrove tuesday

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another name for festival of lights

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Diwali

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what is Eid al Fitr

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celebrates end of Ramadan

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what is Eid ul Adha

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celebrate prophert ibrhaim sacrifice of a son

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what is Baisakhi or Vaisakhi?

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Sikh festival celerbates the founding ot the Sikh community

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12
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when is mothers day?

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3 weeks before easter

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when is fathers day?

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third sunday in June

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whats/when bonfire day?

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Nov 5 - to celebrate when group of catholics led by guy hawkes failed to kill the protestant king with a bomb in house of parliament

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whats/when remembrance day

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Nov 11 - commemorates those that died in WWI. re popopies was the flower found on the battlefields

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16
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sports that began in Britain (5)

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circket, football, lawn tennis, golf, rugby

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years britain hosted the olympics? what year was paralympics hosted in uk

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1908, 1948, 2012, 2012 (paralympics)

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who inspired paralympic games?

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Dr Sir Ludwig Guttman from Stoke Mandeville Hospital who encouraged ppl with sinal injuries to take part in sports.

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Roger Bannister (sport)

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firs man to run a mile in under 4 minutes

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jackie stewar (sport)

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one formula 1 three times

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Bobby moore (sport)

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football captain in 1966 that won world cup

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Sir Ian Bothman (sport)

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cricket player and captain

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (sport)

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gold medal in ice dancing at the olympics

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Steve Redgrave (sport)

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gold medal in rowing

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Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson (sport)

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paralmpic athlete in wheelchair - broke 30 world records

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Dame Kelly Holmes (sport)

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gold medal in running at the olympics

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Dame Ellen MacArthur (sport)

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yachtswoman, fastest person to sail around the world

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Sir Chris Hoy (sport)

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Scottish cyclic won gold and silver at olympics

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David Weir (sport)

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paralmpic athlete in wheelchair - won 6 gold medals and won london marathom 6 times

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Bradley Wiggins (sport)

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cyclist won tour de france and olympic gold medals

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Sir Mo Farrah (sport)

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Distance runner - won gold metal at the olympics

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32
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Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill(sport)

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athlete won various metals at the olympics

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Sir Andy Murray(sport)

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Tennis Player won US Open and Grand Slam and Olympics and Wimbledon

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34
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Ellie Simmonds (sport)

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swimming paralympian

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35
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whats the most famous test matches in cricket

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the ashes

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36
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when did the UK win the world cup

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1966

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37
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whats the most famous rugby union competition and what countries are involved?

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six nations competitions - england, scotland, wales, northern ireland, italy, france

38
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whats the most well known rugby league/club

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Super League

39
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what are three famous horse racing events

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royal ascot, grand national, socttish grand national.

40
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what is known as the home of golf?

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St Andrews in Scotland.

41
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First tennis club location

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leamington spa

42
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famous tennis tournaments

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Wimbledon - also the olderst and only grand slam played on grass

43
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first person to sail around the world

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Sir Francis Chichester

44
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first person to sail around the world without stopping

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Sir Robin Knox Johnston

45
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Famous motor car competition

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Grand Prix

46
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Whats the Proms

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8 week summer season of orchestral classic music. played at the royal albert hall

47
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Who wrote “Water Music”, “the Royal Fireworks” and “Messiah”?

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George Frederick Handel (german born, UK citizen)

48
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who wrote “the Planets” and its adaptation used for “I vow to thee my country”

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Gustav Holst

49
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Who wrote the Pump and Circumstances Marches?

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Sir Edwar Elgar

50
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Who wrote “Facade” and “Belshazzar’s Feast”?

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Sir William Walton

51
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what theatre production has had the longest run of any show in history and where is it played?

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“The Mousetrap” by Dame Agatha Christie. Played in West End since 1952

52
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which famous operas make fun of popular culture and politics by Gilbert and Sullivan?

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“HMS Penafore” “The Pirates of Penzance” and “The Mikado”

53
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Andrew Loyd Webber and Tim Rice collaborated to make what famous musical theatre productions (3)?

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“Jesus Christ Superstar” “cats” “phantom of the opera”

54
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what is recognised as one of the most prestigious visual art awards?

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Turner Prize

55
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What is an example of a norman castle keep?

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the white tower in the tower of london

56
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what is Inigo Jones architect famous works?

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Queens house at Grennwhich and Banqueting House in Whitehall, London

57
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who was the architect of the new St Paul Cathedral

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Sir Christopher Wren

58
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who influenced the development of architecture in the UK, Europe and America

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Scottish architect Robert Adam

59
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gothic style architecture inspired the design for this famous building and train station

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big ben and st pancreas station

60
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what is the site of the annual remembrance day service attended by the queen, politicians and ambassadros?

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The Cenotaph in Whitehall

61
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what novel was voted the country best loved novel?

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Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

62
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what is the Man Booker Prize?

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awarded for best fiction novel from commonwealth, ireland or zimbabwe.

63
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famous Jane Austen books

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“pride and prejudice” and “sense and sensibility”

64
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famous Charles Dickens books

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Oliver Twist and Great Expectations

65
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famous Robert Louis Stevenson books

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Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde

66
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famous Thomas Hardy books

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Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude Obscure

67
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famous Sir Arthur Conan Doyle books

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stories about Sherlock Holmes

68
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where are famous poets buried or commemorated?

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poets corner in westminster abbey

69
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each countries flower

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England - the rose
Scotland - the thistle
Wales - the daffodil
Norther Ireland - the shamrock

70
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traditional food in each country

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England - sunday roastand fish and chips
Scotland - haggis
Wales - welsh cakes
Norther Ireland - ulster fry

71
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famous british actor that starred in silent movies for his tramp characters

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charlie chaplin

72
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two highest grossing British film franchise

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harry potter and james bond

73
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oldest working film studio

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Ealing Studios

74
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fine for watching tv without tv license

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£1000

75
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what is tv license money used for?

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to pay for BBC TV and radio

76
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what does pubs stand for?

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public houses

77
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if you are 16 can you drink alcohol?

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you can drink wine or beer with a meal in a hotel or restaurant (including eating areas of pubs) if you are with someone over 18

78
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age to gamble

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18

79
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age to play national lottery

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16

80
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how many national parks are there in England, Scotland and Wales?

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15

81
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when was national trust founded

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1895 by 3 volunteers

82
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what is big ben a nickname for

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the great bell of the clock at the house of parliament. some call the clock big ben as well.

83
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what is the clock tower of house of parliament called

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Elizabeth tower in honour of queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee

84
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where is the Eden project located

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Cornwall

85
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what famous castel dates back to middle ages?

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Edibnburgh Castle

86
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what is the Giant’s causeway and where is it located and how old is it?

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land formation of columns made from volcanic lava. located in north east coast of Northern ireland. age 50 million years old

87
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highest mountain in wales?

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snowdonia

88
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who built tower of london?

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william the conquerer when he became kind in 1066

89
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who gives tours at tower of london

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Yeoman Warders AKA Beefeaters

90
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what is england largest national park

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lake district

91
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what is the biggest strecth of water in lake district

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windermere

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