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« on: October 12, 2016, 20:52:06 »
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For the record, I got 7 out of 10 right
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2016, 21:10:43 »
5 out of 10, but I rarely leave Devon or Cornwall.
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« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2016, 21:45:20 »
8 out of 10.
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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2016, 21:51:46 »
9 out of 10 . The park one had me stumped.
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« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2016, 21:55:13 »
9 out of 10, but with two lucky guesses - the park one also had me stumped.
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« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2016, 22:15:48 »
9 out of 10 here too. 2 lucky guesses, 2 or 3 educated ones. Didn't get the tree lined footpath.
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« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2016, 22:24:29 »
7/10 for me  Cool
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« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2016, 22:26:01 »
7/10.  

4 & 6-10 I recognised. Lucky guess for no 1.
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« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2016, 22:31:16 »
9 out of 10 and the one I got wrong was the one that's closest to home, in Reading!
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« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2016, 23:54:14 »
10/10 much to my surprise as two were complete guesses.
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« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2016, 00:14:13 »
10/10 with a couple of educated guesses (like the direction of the sunset in relation to the land!)
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« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2016, 08:50:44 »
8out of ten for me with a guess or two.
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« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2016, 09:10:27 »
8 out of ten (which included a few lucky guesses)
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« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2016, 09:58:42 »
9 out of 10 - got the first one wrong.
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« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2016, 11:36:18 »
90%. Me too on the park one.

This is why multiple choice exams are complete nonsense - I /knew/ about 3 of them, but was able to guess the rest given that the answer was in front of me.
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