Read your way around the world
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English & maths
Read your way around the world
Phileas Fogg ( and Michael Palin ) went Around the world in 80 days . You can take things at a more leisurely pace and read your way around the world with our selection of fiction and autobiographical works from around the globe .
Travel from Mississippi to Japan via Pompeii from the comfort of your armchair .
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Did you know …?
The dot over the letter ‘ i ’ is called a tittle .
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English & maths
LRC staff entered Marketing ’ s recent competition to support the English & maths campaign . Winners still to be announced .
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It ’ s that time again to get the grey cells working . A prize awaits the winner . All entries to your LRC by Tues 18th April .
1 . In which ocean is Easter Island ? 2 . Which is the only Shakespeare play that mentions Easter ? 3 . Who wrote the songs for the 1948 musical film Easter Parade ? 4 . Which bird laid the largest known egg ? 5 . What is the record for most yolks ever found in a chicken ' s egg ? 6 . In which year was the word chocolate first recorded in English ? a ) 1558 b ) 1604 c ) 1666 d ) 1708 7 . How many times round Britain would all the chocolate buttons sold in a year in the UK go ? a ) Once b ) x 3 c ) x 10 d ) x 20
8 . In which year was the Good Friday Agreement signed by the British and Irish governments ? 9 . Who wrote Green Eggs And Ham ?
10 . Alice follows the White Rabbit when he hurries into his hole , and she thereby finds Wonderland . What does the White Rabbit do for a living ?
Congratulations !
The winner of the Winter edition quiz was Carol Gregory from Finance .
Answers : 1 . Slade 2 . Michael Caine 3 . Snowflake 4 . Charlie Chaplin 5 . Raymond Briggs 6 . Turquoise
7 . Igloo 8 . Advent 9 . Hark the herald angels sing 10 . Christmas
GCSE & FS Maths
Be prepared !
Calculators and maths sets for sale in the LRCs .
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