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What happened in 1922?
The Cutty Sark was bought by a retired sea captain called Wilfred Dowman.
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What is a composite construction clipper?
A sailing ship made from a wooden hull and an iron frame.
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What happened on the River Clyde?
The Cutty Sark was built there.
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What happened in 1869?
Captain John Willis has the Cutty Sark built and it was launched later that year.
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What impression do you get about clippers in paragraph 3?
Clippers were being used to transport tea as much and were instead being used to transport wool.
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What happened in Dumbarton?
The Cutty Sark was launched from there.
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What difference did steamships make?
A huge difference - they were considered more modern and more popular so clippers weren't used so much.
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List 3 things you have learnt about clipper sailing ships
very fast; cargo transportation; mid-19th century; yacht-like vessels; 3 masts; built to supply growing demand for tea from China
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What happened in 1954?
The Cutty Sark was taken to a dry dock at Greenwich (London) for general display and as a tourist attraction.
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fairy
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fairy
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Go to last place!
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Which phrase in the text means the orders for tea from China were 'urgent'?
growing demand
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Other team wins 20 points!
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Double points!
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Other team loses 20 points!
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Lose 15 points!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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Take 20 points!
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rocket
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What was the Ferreira
The name given to the Cutty Sark after it was sold to a company called Ferreira in Portugal.
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