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1. Land's End is Great Britain's most southerly point?
2. "Minack" in Cornish means a stony or rocky place. What open-air structure that uses this name is located near Lands End?
3. Poldhu is a small area in south Cornwall situated on the Lizard Peninsula. For what "first" is it famous?
4. Which west Cornwall village burnt to the ground in 1595 by the Spanish, is now famous for its Christmas lights?
5. What historic port near St Austell in Cornwall has been used extensively for TV and film shots that require authentic backgrounds of a sailing port?
6. Which English monarch ordered Pendennis and St Mawes Castles to be built to guard Falmouth harbour entrance from attack?
7. Cornwall is home to a number of Standing stones and unusual geological rock formations. Which of the following such structures is not man made?
8. What meteorological phenomenon occurring in the southwest leads to heavy showers developing over high ground?
9. In 1823 work begun on Bude canal to carry goods inland and back. To which town was the canal designed to go?
10. St Ives is known for its connection to art and artists, which of the following can be found there?
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