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Horse & Hound
|December 02, 2021
As the annual hunt quiz gets underway, Tessa Waugh’s competitive side comes to the fore, but an English teacher and a team of retirees put paid to her plans of winning
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QUIZZES are a bit like Marmite – you either love them or you hate them. Every year the North Northumberland hunt supporters hold one in a village hall with the obligatory raffle (bring on the Matchsticks and the Crabtree and Evelyn gift set) and a mass of questions to get the brain humming. I think it’s fair to say that this popular event has been the same for 40 years and that is part of its charm.
This story is from the December 02, 2021 edition of Horse & Hound.
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