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Burns and buildings

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February 6th 2011
So Sunday, I had my first pub quiz experience. It was just me and Ada on a team and we lost...badly. But hey, it was hard! Especially when some of the questions were British knowledge. Anyway, t'was fun. Tuesday, we went to the Burns Supper and it was set up all nice and fancy. There was a band playing traditional Scottish music and a bag-piper. Haggis, tats, and neeps were served for dinner and c ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more