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1. Which Torquay-born author's lesser-known novels include "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" and "A Caribbean Mystery"?
2. Born in Exeter, Chris Martin is the lead singer of which band?
3. Which famous Devon-born explorer's feats include publishing "The Discovery of Guiana" which led to the myth of El Dorado, the lost city of gold?
4. Which of the following is NOT true regarding Samuel Taylor Coleridge who was born in Ottery St. Mary?
5. Plymouth-born Olympic athlete Tom Daley is a gold medalist in which sport?
6. Which Plymouth-born politician led the Labour Party to a historic defeat in 1983 and was nicknamed Worzel Gummidge?
7. Jack Russell, the Dartmouth-born dog breeder, had what occupation?
8. Born in Paignton, Jane McGrath and her husband Glen founded the McGrath Foundation which promotes advocacy for which cause?
9. Exeter-born Mary Carpenter was a social advocate whose biggest cause was what?
10. Which Devon-born saint is buried in Fulda Cathedral?
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