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1 What is the national animal of Scotland?
A Unicorn
2 Which crop is constantly under threat from the California drought, with 80% of the world’s supply grown in the region?
A Almonds
3 On a UK desktop PC keyboard, which number shares a key with the percentage sign?
A Five
4 Where does an officer of the French Gendarmerie wear a kepi?
A Head (it’s the distinctive peaked cap with a flat circular top)
5 How does a prisoner die if sentenced to death by lapidation?
A Stoning to death.
6 Architects David Marks and Julia Barfield conceived and executed the construction of which London landmark?
A The London Eye
7 Base-2 is the Binary system of numbers; how is base 16 otherwise known?
A Hexadecimal (or just hex) (both important in computer science)
8 Which vehicle manufacturer makes the Juke and Note models?
A Nissan
9 How many alphabetical characters are there in the Roman system of numerals?
A Seven (I = 1; V = 5; X = 10; L = 50; C = 100; D = 500; M = 1000)
10 Americans still call it kerosene, but how is it known in the UK?
A Paraffin (The word ‘Kerosene’ was originally a trademark of North American Gas Light Company – kerosene is mainly used in fuel for jet engines in several grades, although the rest of the world calls it Aviation fuel)