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- Q: Which company held the trademark for “Ethernet”?
A: Xerox Corporation. A team of engineers at Xerox PARC created the technology in 1973. - Q: What four-wheeled device do people use the most, excluding cars?
A: Shopping trolleys (carts). Followed by office chairs and skateboards. - Q: In Greek mythology, what did they call a half-man, half-horse?
A: A Centaur. Occasionally, hippocentaur, collectively called the Centaurs or the Ixionidae. - Q: In English common law, to when does the legal term ‘time immemorial’ apply?
A: 6th July 1189. The start of King Richard I’s reign marked the limit of legal memory. The Statute of Westminster 1275 established this fixed date under King Edward I. - Q: From which language does the word commando originate?
A: The Afrikaans word kommando, which itself traces back to the Portuguese word comando (meaning a “party commanded” or a unit under a commander), ultimately stemming from the Latin commandare. - Q: Once scarce, which pudgy doll came with its own birth certificate?
A: Cabbage Patch Kid. Each Cabbage Patch Kid was designed to be unique and came with its own official birth certificate and adoption papers, featuring a unique name and birth date, which allowed children to “adopt” them rather than buy them. - Q: In ancient Greece, Aristotle claimed that all matter on Earth consisted of which four elements?
A: Earth, water, air, and fire. He combined these elements with four basic qualities: hot, cold, dry, and moist. - Q: In which fictional Welsh village does Fireman Sam operate?
A: Pontypandy. A portmanteau of the real Welsh towns Pontypridd and Tonypandy. - Q: What is the name for the grotesque carved spout usually projecting from the gutter of an old building?
A: Gargoyle. If a similar grotesque carved figure is purely decorative and does not serve as a water spout, it is strictly called a grotesque (or a chimaera) rather than a gargoyle. - Q: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia refers to what fear?
A: Long Words. It is also commonly called sesquipedalophobia. The 36-letter word combines Latin and Greek roots as wordplay, making the condition’s name intentionally long and ironic.