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1 What is the word for the letter ‘M’ in the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet?
A Mike
2 Which Adobe software product creates portable document format files (PDF files)?
A Acrobat
3 What is five hundred and five in Roman numerals?
A DV
4 How many old pennies were there in a guinea?
A 252 – A guinea is 21 shillings, it is still in use today, mainly in the equestrian world, but is now worth 105 new pence.
5 In the 1963 song by Peter, Paul and Mary, who was the friend of Little Jackie Paper?
A Puff the Magic Dragon
6 A 9-square-mile triangle located between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell in West Yorkshire is famous for producing which vegetable?
A The Rhubarb Triangle
7 Which UK charity named after an 8-year-old who died in 1979, runs a bone marrow register?
A Anthony Nolan (died of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome leukaemia) – it’s helped over 22,000 people receive a lifesaving transplant.
8 Jimmy Wales launched which ongoing project on the web in 2001?
A Wikipedia
9 What is the name given to a ‘yes’ vote in divisions in the House of Lords?
A Content (Not Content opposes) The corridors to the left and right of the Chamber in both Houses serve as division lobbies when either House divides for a vote. A Member’s vote is counted when they walk through either one lobby or the other.
10 What sort of exhibits can you see on display at the museum in Crich, Derbyshire?
A Trams (The National Tramway Museum – there is also a small museum dedicated to letterpress printing)