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The first in a short series of articles, which are partly technical (going into a little bit of detail about how the family archive of photos, 8mm home movies, and audio tapes was digitised), and [more…]

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Original questions without answers can be found here All questions 1 mark each, unless otherwise indicated. Bonus Points where indicated. If Puffins prefer, they can download and print out the questions and answers by clicking [more…]

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Have you, your family and friends been paying attention this year? Here’s your chance to find out, with GP’s news quiz featuring 150 topical 2024 questions. Doing the whole quiz in one go might be [more…]

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Let’s start with an apology. The title of this article alone will be enough to provoke a sudden and dangerous rise in blood pressure amongst many readers, and for that I am extremely sorry, but [more…]

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The manifestos came thick and fast throughout June for the General Election being held on July 4th 2024. 100 parties are involved, standing anything from 635 candidates to just one, with only eight parties fielding [more…]

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What do you or your family know about Easter, and how it’s been celebrated over the years? 120 Easter questions, with the answers at the end. Doing the whole quiz in one go might be [more…]

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What do you or your family know about Christmas, and how it’s been celebrated and portrayed over the years? 120 Christmas questions! Doing the whole quiz in one go might be a bit much for [more…]

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The End of the Road for Electric Cars

2nd November 2023 NeverUpToTheJob 3361 Comments

Imagine the following scenario….. In the beginning, all cars were powered by electricity, which was stored onboard in huge, heavy batteries. The cars were acceptable for use on short journeys, but on long journeys they [more…]

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