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1. The County of Lincolnshire has been the birth place of several outstanding British personalities. One of the following was born outside the county but has a standing connection by association. Do you know which one?
2. Banbury is the town featured in the nursery rhyme, 'Ride a Cock Horse'. The 'Fine Lady' of the nursery rhyme may have been Lady Godiva, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry, or perhaps Queen Elizabeth the First who came to view the newly erected stone cross. Do you know where to find Banbury?
3. Ale was drunk in England from about the 10th century but hops, originally used in dyeing, weren't generally added to beer till the 14th century. At the same time, a somewhat unusual liquid was being used to baptize Herefordshire children because it was cleaner than most water. Do you know which alcoholic beverage this was?
4. Buckingham Palace is one of London's main tourist attractions. It is the official administrative headquarters of the Royal Family and contains the offices of their staff, as well as being the family home. Do you know how many rooms this London landmark possesses?
5. Most visitors travelling to London by car find themselves circling the capital via the M25 motorway, passing through many counties en route. Originating from 'Home Circuit', a type of peripatetic court, the 'Home Counties' is now a general term used to describe the group of counties that surround London.
Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey - which Home County is missing?
6. Situated in the West Midlands and not too far from Wales, Shropshire, a predominantly rural and less densely populated county than most, was known as Scrobbesbyrig in the 8th century. What is an alternative name for Shropshire?
7. Holme Fen National Nature Reserve, an area evolved from the peat flatlands of Cambridgeshire, contains much rare flora and fauna indigenous to this landscape. It also has the largest silver birch woodland in the country, but do you know what else is unique about this reserve?
8. Somewhere in England is a town with a 'War of the Worlds' connection. Where is there a Martian, a Crashed Pod and Bacteria Trail?
9. The mother of a well-known actor was evacuated to Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk during the war due to heavy bombing raids in London. This celebrity was born there on October 26 1942 and the London accent is a bit of a give-away.
10. Solihull, a town located in the West Midlands, near Birmingham, is famous for the production of the 'Range Rover' and for the start of the career of comedian Jasper Carrott whose vehicle was, of course, the 'funky moped'.
What are people born in Solihull, West Midlands sometimes known as?
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