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- Q: In which video game did the character Mario make his 1981 debut?
A: Donkey Kong. Known as the heroic carpenter named “Jumpman”. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto, he had to rescue his girlfriend Pauline from a giant ape while avoiding falling barrels. He wasn’t officially named “Mario” until the 1982 sequel, Donkey Kong Jr. - Q: The slang for a police officer is “cop”. What is it an acronym of?
A: Constable on Patrol. - Q: When ITV launched, it aired as its first commercial for which product?
A: Gibbs SR Toothpaste. There was no specific “second” commercial because ITV’s first ad break on September 22, 1955, featured a randomised block of 24 different advertisements drawn by lot. - Q: What is the name for the triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches?
A: A gable. The entire wall section from the eaves up to the roof apex is commonly referred to as a gable end or gable wall. - Q: Which tropical shrub is used to make a reddish-brown hair dye?
A: Henna (Lawsonia inermis). - Q: Until the 18th century, which country supplied almost all the world’s diamonds?
A: India. For over 2,000 years, the Indian subcontinent held a global monopoly, primarily sourcing these gemstones via alluvial mining from the fabled riverbeds of the Golconda region. - Q: Which band featured as the first pop star effigies in Madame Tussaud’s London wax museum?
A: The Beatles. The museum updated their outfits and hairstyles several times throughout the 1960s to match their shifting eras. - Q: Who uses a swizzle (or “swazzle”) as an essential part of his act?
A: Punch and Judy puppeteers (traditionally known as “Professors”). It produces the high-pitched, rasping, and squeaky voice of Mr Punch. - Q: Where on the body does a monarch wear a diadem?
A: Head. It’s an ornamental headband or circlet worn as a symbol of royalty. Not a tiara, which is a semicircular, jewelled headpiece that arches upward. A diadem is an ornamental headband, circlet, or circular crown. - Q: Be prepared is the official motto of who?
A: The Scouting movement, which includes the Scout Association (Boy Scouts) and the Girl Scouts. Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell devised the motto in 1907.