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Five questions about clothing – Quick Quiz answers

By Kay and Dave McMahon | Published: 30 November 2011

We gave you the names of five garments and asked you to tell us what they are and where they come from. Here are the answers:

A dashiki is a colourful embroidered man’s shirt, and is worn extensively across West Africa (the word itself is from the Yoruba language). A very similar garment, the Madiba shirt, has been made famous by Nelson Mandela. An áo dài is a long tunic, tight-fitting on the upper body but with long side vents on the
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A night at the opera – water sleeves and pheasants’ tails

By Dave McMahon | Published: 30 October 2011
Cantonese opera is an elaborate, elegant and beautiful spectacle - as Kay and Dave found recently when they were treated to a performance at The Pavilions pool villa resort in Phuket.
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Five questions about airports – Quick Quiz

By Kay McMahon | Published: 30 October 2011
Quick trivia quiz. We list five notable people who've given their names to airports and see whether you can identify the cities served by those airports.
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Five questions about airports – Quick Quiz answers

By British Expat | Published: 30 October 2011
Answers to British Expat's Five questions about airports Quick Quiz
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Five questions about Malaysia – Quick Quiz answers

By Kay McMahon | Published: 27 September 2011
Answers to British Expat's Five questions about Malaysia Quick Quiz
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