Todays Pre-Match Connections

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UK GEOGRAPHY - CONNECTION

1.
Thanet is a local government district in which county?
2.
Which is the most Northerly County of England?
3.
Basil Spence is most associated with the architecture of which British building?
4.
The poet Matthew Arnold described which city as 'The City of Dreaming Spires'?
5.
Blenheim Palace is the ancestral seat of which Dukedom?
6.
Which river merges with the River Thames underneath Blackfriars Bridge?
7.
Which sea area, as used by the Maritime agency for the shipping forecast, is south of FitzRoy?
8.
Jack the Ripper's murders took place in which area of London?
9.
In which two railway stations do trains between London and Manchester terminate?
10.
What is the connection between the answers you have as the previous nine questions?
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And when you have done No1 here is No2 :-

1.
The parents of the actress Natalie Wood were of which nationality?
2.
Who wrote the song 'Manic Monday' which was released by The Bangles in 1986?
3.
What is the name of the brightest star in the night sky?
4.
which flower was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963?
5.
What is pogonophobia the fear of?
6.
Bodega Bay is the setting for which 1963 suspense/ horror film?
7.
The Four Horsemen of the apocolypse aresaid to symbolize Conquest, War. Famine and which other?
8.
Which month did the band Earth,Wind and Fire sing about in1978?
9.
Which band formed in 1980 had Shaun Ryder as lead vocalist?
10.
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1.
Thanet is a local government district in which county? KENT ?
2.
Which is the most Northerly County of England? CUMBRIA ?
3.
Basil Spence is most associated with the architecture of which British building?
4.
The poet Matthew Arnold described which city as 'The City of Dreaming Spires'? CAMBRIDGE ?
5.
Blenheim Palace is the ancestral seat of which Dukedom?
6.
Which river merges with the River Thames underneath Blackfriars Bridge?
7.
Which sea area, as used by the Maritime agency for the shipping forecast, is south of FitzRoy?
8.
Jack the Ripper's murders took place in which area of London? WHITECHAPEL
9.
In which two railway stations do trains between London and Manchester terminate? EUSTON ?
10.
What is the connection between the answers you have as the previous nine questions?
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2. Who wrote the song 'Manic Monday' which was released by The Bangles in 1986? Prince
3. What is the name of the brightest star in the night sky? Sirius (Venus is brightest planet)
7. The Four Horsemen of the apocolypse aresaid to symbolize Conquest, War. Famine and which other? Death
8. Which month did the band Earth,Wind and Fire sing about in1978? September
9. Which band formed in 1980 had Shaun Ryder as lead vocalist? Happy Mondays
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rigger wrote:1.
Thanet is a local government district in which county? KENT ? Old …. Road
2.
Which is the most Northerly County of England? CUMBRIA ? Northumberland Avenue
3.
Basil Spence is most associated with the architecture of which British building?
4.
The poet Matthew Arnold described which city as 'The City of Dreaming Spires'? CAMBRIDGE ?
5.
Blenheim Palace is the ancestral seat of which Dukedom? Marlborough Road
6.
Which river merges with the River Thames underneath Blackfriars Bridge?
7.
Which sea area, as used by the Maritime agency for the shipping forecast, is south of FitzRoy?
8.
Jack the Ripper's murders took place in which area of London? WHITECHAPEL
9.
In which two railway stations do trains between London and Manchester terminate? EUSTON ? and Piccadilly
10.
What is the connection between the answers you have as the previous nine questions?Monopoly
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Selby White wrote:UK GEOGRAPHY - CONNECTION

1.
Thanet is a local government district in which county? Kent - Old Kent Road
2.
Which is the most Northerly County of England? Northumberland - Northumberland Avenue
3.
Basil Spence is most associated with the architecture of which British building?
4.
The poet Matthew Arnold described which city as 'The City of Dreaming Spires'? Oxford - Oxford Street
5.
Blenheim Palace is the ancestral seat of which Dukedom? Marlborough - Marlborough Street
6.
Which river merges with the River Thames underneath Blackfriars Bridge? Fleet - Fleet Street
7.
Which sea area, as used by the Maritime agency for the shipping forecast, is south of FitzRoy?
8.
Jack the Ripper's murders took place in which area of London? Millwall? - Whitechapel Road
9.
In which two railway stations do trains between London and Manchester terminate? Euston - Euston Road?
10.
What is the connection between the answers you have as the previous nine questions? They are Monopoly squares
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