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General knowledge in which listeners compete for the title of Brain of Britain.

The nationwide general knowledge contest in which 48 listeners from all parts of the UK fight their way to the final. The prize is a silver salver and the title Brain of Britain.

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Brain of Britain: 21/11/2011

21/11/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Brain of Britain, 21/11/2011

With competitors from Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, London and Northern Ireland.

Nationwide general knowledge quiz chaired by Russell Davies, with competitors from Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, London and Northern Ireland.

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According to the comic history classic '1066 And All That', which parliament was so-called because it had been sitting for such a long time? And which figure from South American history gives his name to the currency of Venezuela?

These are among the questions posed by Russell Davies in the second heat of the evergreen general knowledge contest, which comes this week from the BBC Radio Theatre in London, with competitors from Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, London and Northern Ireland.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

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