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1. Ruling on the use of pagers by MP’s, which
Commons ‘Speaker’ once said “I
can have no objection to instruments that merely vibrate”
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Betty Boothroyd
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2.
Which ‘Empire’ purported to celebrate its 2,500th
anniversary in 1971 ?
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Persian
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3.
Which New Zealand-born schoolteacher became the focus of anti-police
protest after his death at an anti-fascist rally in London’s Southall
district ?
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Blair Peach
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4. Computing, what does the acronym U.S.B.
stand for ?
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Universal
Serial Bus |
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5. It derives its name from an old ball-game,
which London thoroughfare in 1807 became the first street in any city in
the world to be lit by gaslight ?
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Pall Mall
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6. On 1st February 1949, which form
of rationing ended in Britain ?
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Clothes
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7. In 1943, which Field Marshal surrendered
Germany’s 6th Army at Stalingrad, the worst single defeat in
German military history ?
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von Paulus
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8. Madonna’s son is called Rocco. What is her daughter called ?
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Lourdes
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9. Near which city is Roodeye Field – scene
in 1540 of Britain’s first ever recorded horse racing meeting ?
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Chester
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10. Which city will celebrate its famous Love
Parade on 14th July 2001 ?
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Berlin
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11. Glenn Miller was given the first gold disc,
for selling more than one million copies of which recording ?
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Chattanooga
Choo Choo
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12. In which US desert does the annual
‘wicker’ Burning Man
take place ?
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Nevada
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13. In which North Cornish resort does the
pagan ‘Obby Oss’ procession
take to the streets on May Day, accompanied by ale-quaffing locals ?
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Padstow
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14. In which month of 2001 is the Leonid Meteor
shower expected ?
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November
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15. As of 22 December 2000 and to the nearest
50k, how many Turkish Lira could you get to the £ (pound sterling) ?
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950,000
(967,492)
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16. Above which number house in Downing Street
do the Blairs live ?
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No11
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17. It was superseded by the Galleon, what name – beginning with the letter C, as in Charlie
- was formerly given to a large, armed merchant sailing ship ?
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Carrack
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18. Which element, atomic number 98, is named
after a State in the USA ?
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Californium
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19. Who was the British Governor of the
Falkland islands at the time of the Argentine invasion in 1982 ?
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(Sir) Rex
Hunt
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20. Which knot was/is most commonly used to
shorten a rope ?
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Sheepshank
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21.
What name is given to a churchwarden's assistant, who shows worshippers to
their seats in church, is it A. Sextan, B. Sidesman, or C.
Verger ?
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Sidesman
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22. What does the ‘D’ in the abbreviation
USDAW stand for ?
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Distributive
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23. Beginning in Britain with a pension granted
to Ben Jonson in 1616, which (annual) office or title did the US
Government create in imitation in 1985 ?
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Poet Laureate
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24. In the cartoon strip ‘Peanuts’,
what type of dog is ‘Snoopy’ (apparently)
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Beagle
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25. The flag of which country is a yellow cross
on a blue field, the junction of the cross being found nearer to the ‘hoist’
than the centre of the ‘fly’
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Sweden
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26.
Also known as false
topaz, what colour is the gemstone citrine,?
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Yellow
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27.
Arriving for talks in N. Ireland in 1998, which national leader said “Now is not the time for soundbites. I feel the hand of history upon
our shoulders” ?
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Tony Blair
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28. Icterus
is the Latin (from the Greek) name for which medical condition ?
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Jaundice
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29. What sort of creatures might be raised in a
Broiler House ?
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Chickens
(for roasting)
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30. Which 19th century British
engineer made a device for generating an electric charge by turning glass
discs in opposite directions ?
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(J.) Wimshurst
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