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Which animal is known to have regularly swam in the Thames in the 1200s? |
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A polar bear |
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A lion |
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An elephant |
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A llama |
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4.
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Several famous races take place annually on the Thames. The Henley Royal Regatta has taken place since 1839. In which year was the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race inaugurated? |
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1688 |
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1772 |
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1829 |
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1956 |
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5.
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For approximately the last 475,000 years, the Thames has followed its current course through what is now the heart of London. Prior to that, where in relation to the capital did the river run? |
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North |
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South |
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East |
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West |
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6.
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What happened for the final time in or on the Thames in early February 1814? |
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The Lord Mayor’s Show took place on the Thames in barges |
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A person drowned |
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A submarine navigated it |
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The Thames froze over |
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7.
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Whose funeral flotilla sailed from Greenwich to Westminster in 1806? |
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George IV |
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The Duke of Wellington |
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Admiral Lord Nelson |
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Florence Nightingale |
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8.
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What is the difference in height between the Thames at high tide and low tide at London Bridge? |
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0m |
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1m |
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4m |
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7m |
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During the Roman Empire, the Thames was known by a different name. What was it called? |
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Tems |
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Tamigi |
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Tamise |
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Tamesis |
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10.
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The River Thames is tidal from its estuary up to which point? |
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Henley |
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Chelsea |
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Teddington |
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Windsor |
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