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1. The 1999 commemorative £2 coin celebrated the Rugby World Cup, hosted that year by the UK. Where was the final of this huge sporting event held?
2. With an edge inscription that reads "Your Noblest Shippe 1511", a 2011 minting of the UK £2 coin celebrated the 500th anniversary of the maiden voyage of which ship?
3. With the edge inscription "There Is No Doing Without Money", from the novel "Northanger Abbey" (1818), whose life is celebrated by a 2017 commemorative UK £2 coin?
4. What was the subject of the 2007 UK £2 coin which depicted the date 1807, showing the zero as a broken chain link?
5. 2014 saw the minting of a £2 coin celebrating the 500th Anniversary of Trinity House. What is Trinity House dedicated to safeguarding?
6. In 2016, three commemorative £2 coins were issued, all honouring the same man. If I tell you that the coins represented comedy, history and tragedy, can you guess his name?
7. In 2018, the 200th anniversary of the publication of which novel was celebrated with a UK £2 coin having an edge inscription of "A Spark of Being"?
8. The three branches of the UK military have all had commemorative £2 coins issued in their honour, but which was issued first, with an edge inscription of "The Sure Shield of Britain"?
9. A 2010 minting of the £2 coin featured a human pulse being taken, surrounded by rays of light. Which nursing icon did this coin commemorate?
10. Many different people have designed commemorative £2 coins, but the first woman to so was Yvonne Holton, for the 2007 issue. Which coin did she design?
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