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1. In which years did the Spanish Civil War take place?

2. Where in Belfast would you see reference to the International Brigades?

3. Where did the battle of Barossa take place?

4. Which American journalist covered the Spanish Civil War and wrote “For Whom the Bell Tolls?”

5. Which village in Spain has contacts with Robert the Bruce?

6. Which famous painting by a Spanish artist depicts the bombing of a northern city in Spain on 26 April 1937?

7. Name one connection Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland has with Spain?

8. Name one Spanish Galleon which sank off the North Antrim coast?

Hey Diddle Riddle

1. What has to be broken before you can use it?

2. What question can you never answer yes to?

3. A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?

4. If a zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo, and two pairs of babies are born for each one of the original animals, then (sadly) 23 animals don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?

5. A tree doubled in height each year until it reached its maximum height over the course of ten years. How many years did it take for the tree to reach half its maximum height?

6. Four cars come to a four-way stop, each coming from a different direction. They can’t decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. All 4 cars go, but none crash into each other. How is this possible?

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