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Issue 1637

Bradley Walsh: Which 19th-century prime minister had “Dizzy” as a nickname?
Contestant: Margaret Thatcher.

Walsh: What does the ‘St’ mean in the title of someone who has been canonised?
Contestant: Shot.

Walsh: The young of which flying mammal is called a pup?
Contestant: Seal.

Walsh: Which Peruvian city was founded as “the City of Kings”?
Contestant: Paris.

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