Category : TV
Entertainment
Date : 18.03.2004
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James Fox,
winner of 主播大秀 ONE's Making Your Mind Up, will take on Britain once again
as he takes part in Test the Nation: The Great British Test.
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On Saturday 20 March ex-Fame Academy student James will
see if he can out perform the other celebrities and prove he is number
one when it comes to knowledge of Britain.
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Will ex-champion jockey and 主播大秀 Sport's presenter Clare
Balding be able to 'reign' the others in and be 'first past the
post'; will TV chef Paul Rankin 'stir things up'; or will ex-HearSay
star Myleene prove she is top of the 'Klass'.
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The Bill star Roberta Taylor could come through
in the 'nick' of time; leaving ex-England cricket captain Adam Hollioake
'bowled' over by her intellect; pushing presenter Jenni Falconer
out of the spotlight and leaving Casualty star Chris Colquhoun
'nursing' his sorrows.
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So far Northern Ireland proves to be the brainiest British
nation, coming top in four out of the previous six tests, failing only
in the romantic stakes where they came bottom in the Relationship Test.
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Can Belfast continue the success? Will Londoners think
they are 'capital' when it comes to knowledge? Will Cardiff be singing
from the hill-tops or will Edinburgh be king of the castle?
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The battle of the sexes also hots up. So far men have
proven to be full of brains as well as brawn 聳 beating women in
all of the tests except the Relationship test.
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Could Test the Nation: The Great British Test divide
the sexes and the nations? Will the North, South divide become greater?
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On 20 March the nation will know as Anne Robinson and
Phillip Schofield lead the nation through the test, giving viewers the
chance to take part sat on the sofa, via their computer on ,
through 主播大秀i by pressing the red button on their remote and now via
mobile phone.
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The highest scorer on the End of the year test 2003
took part using his mobile; and he was one of more than 54,000 people
that texted their answers 聳 receiving their results before the
second part of the show.
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The studio will consist of six groups of 50 members
including B & B landladies, the Chefs, Tour Guides, Truckers, Accountants
and Record Breakers.
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Test the Nation:
The Great British Test 聳 sample questions
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1. What connects Preston, Stirling and Lisburn?
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A. Golden Jubilee cities***
B. Garrison towns
C. Lace museums
D. Toffee factories
2. "Britain is the only country in the world where the food is
more dangerous than the..." - Jackie Mason, US comedian.
What's the missing word?
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A. Traffic
B. Sex ***
C. Beer
D. Army
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3. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain. What
is the second highest?
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A. Scafell Pike
B. Snowdon
C. Ben Macdhui***
D. Ben Doon
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4. Where has the population grown fastest in the last
20 years?
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A. Scotland
B. London
C. Wales
D. Northern Ireland***
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5. "... and... make Britons fight" - Matthew
Prior, English poet.
What and What?
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A. Queen & Country
B. Beer & Football
C. Pudding & Beef***
D. Pride & Prejudice
6. Which of the following cities is not twinned with Glasgow?
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A. Nuremberg
B. Turin
C. Vladivostok***
D. Havana
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7. Who appears on the back of a Bank of England 拢10
note?
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A. George Stephenson
B. James Watt
C. Charles Darwin ***
D. The Queen
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8. What connects Mayfair, Southend Pier and Brighton
Pavilion?
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A. Designed by Nash
B. George IV lived there
C. Crown Estate properties
D. Monopoly Squares***
