Countryside quiz

Each month we publish a quiz in our Countryside newsletter. This month's questions were...

1.      What name is given to smooth yoghurt, which translated from the French, literally means 'fresh cheese'?

2.      What is the name of the straits between South East Ireland and South West Wales?

3.      Which semi-precious stone is famously found around the North Yorkshire town of Whitby?

4.      What information does the technique of carbon dating aim to provide?

5.      If an animal were ruminating, what would it be doing?

6.      What kind of vegetable are Kelvedon Wonder, Little Marvel and Hurst Green Shaft?

Here are the answers!

1. Fromage frais

2. St George's Channel

3. Jet

4. The age of a rock or fossil

5. Chewing the cud

6. Peas

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