general knowledge

[honey01]

1.in n ireland you will find 4,scotland 3 and england 1 of every day item?
2.what do john virgo,susie dent,richard osman and wincy willis?
3.name 3 commonwealth countries starting with the letter"c"?
4.born in the late 19th century in scotland he was a journalist,secret agent,author, footballer and a british diplomat in moscow and prague?
5.who is the only batsman to score identical hundreds in both innings of a test match?
6.per cubic metre which is the heaviest of the following metals-lead,platinum,gold and iron.
7.which of the following cities is the odd one out and why?, ottawa,canberra,istanbul,islamabad,pretoria and wellington.
8.which type of tree grows further north than any other tree species?
9.find the odd one out and explain what the others all have in common.bedford,leicester,tavistock,nottingham and manchester.
10.in medieval times a name was often attributed to a trade.what trade was associated to the following names--milner,leech and barker.

[Dinkypuzzled]

3. Canada, Cameroon andd Cyprus.

[boxtops]

7 i have no idea if this is right, but Instabul was called Constantinople - is it the only one which has had a change of name?

[boxtops]

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[aussiepom]

borders

[jno]

I think Istanbul is the only one that was once a capital and now isn't; the rest are the other way round.

[Zacs-Master]

2.what do john virgo,susie dent,richard osman and wincy willis?

Have in common?
Eat for breakfast?
Like about London zoo?