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Quiz of the week

1) Of how many cells is an amoeba made up?

2) What is the name of the log that is tossed in the Highland Games?

3) Back, blanket and buttonhole are all types of what?

4) By what other common name is the plant belladonna often referred to?

5) In which year was the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II celebrated?

Riddle me this

Which insect is made up of one quarter of a bear and one half of a deer?

1) One 2) Caber 3) Stitch 4) Deadly nightshade 5) 2002. Riddle me this: A bee

My selection here shows Balaton Bumm—a nice Nestlé bar from Budapest—Spain’s iconic Bonka coffee (‘natural toast’) and a close-run from Amsterdam named after its 1679 founder, Wynand Fockink. I would have cherished a takeaway carton from the Thai restaurant named Hitler Chicken, which got into hot water with KFC for its bold logo depicting Col Sanders as the Führer.

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