{"id":3276,"date":"2020-05-16T17:25:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T17:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2020-05-16T17:25:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T17:25:16","slug":"the-river-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3276","title":{"rendered":"The River"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is a while since I had a song title from The Boss!<\/strong><\/em> One of his powerful ballads and as relevant now as when he first recorded it. Thought I would have that as the title as all the quiz questions today are on Rivers. The River Severn<\/em> <\/strong>dominates much of the Gloucestershire landscape and today I have been on \u00a0two cycle rides and seen the river from two different perspectives. I went out this morning up onto the Cotswolds and the river does look like a gigantic silver snake twisting across the Vale with the sun reflecting off it. A late afternoon ride with Clare saw us riding alongside the river which looked surprisingly tranquil today! What I do like living so close to the river is that you appreciate the subtle differences in its appearance. Last night I went out to the River to Bird Watch so I watched the sun setting (Beautiful) but saw few birds!<\/p>\n

Picture below is of some old Story Teller about to go to his first gig in London a few years ago!<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Wildlife<\/strong> Quiz Answers:<\/p>\n

a) The largest species of penguin is the Emperor\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> b) A group of giraffes is a tower<\/strong> <\/span>-what a great collective noun that is!\u00a0\u00a0 c) A young pigeon is a squab<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 d) The three species of snake in the UK are Adder, Grass Snake<\/strong> <\/span>and Smooth Snake\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong>e) An Ant<\/strong> <\/span>has the\u00a0 biggest brain in proportion to its body<\/p>\n

Today’s River Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n

a) What is the largest city on the Rhine?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 b)\u00a0 What river flows through the Australian city of Perth<\/strong> <\/em>(often gets mentioned on TMS)\u00a0\u00a0 c) What is the Thames<\/strong> <\/em>sometimes known as near Oxford?\u00a0 d) What English county<\/strong> <\/em>is the source of the Thames?\u00a0 e)\u00a0 What is the longest river in New Zealand<\/strong><\/em>?<\/p>\n

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